Inside the master plasterer’s domain amongst the quick lime at the back of their home in Enschede
From left, Truus nearly seven, Jan 3 years holding little Antoon who will be celebrating his 1st birthday in ten days time, Marie at the blackboard was nearly 9, and while the eldest Bernard was 11 years old.
‘You know, I’ve got to tell you a story what happened to my father some time ago.
Do you know that brick wall at the end of the courtyard? Well one day, it was already getting dark, when he saw a cat moving slowly on top of the wall close to his aviary and he got wild.
Just imagen, that rotten cat was after his beloved finches again. He hated cats lurking near his birds.
So smartly he got his airgun, as always close at hand, took aim and ..... froze on the spot.
He dropped the firearm and turned to us, aghast and ashen faced, the ‘cat’ on the prowl was the head of his neighbour moving about at the other side of the enclosure.’