My father used to own a shop beside the river

Many of my earliest memories originated there

The shop is still there but has been repurposed

It is now used by an estate agent

Behind the shop where the stables used be

A block of three riverside apartments were built

They are actually rather nice and built with care

I own the ground floor apartment which was bequeathed to me

A small single story cafe faces and is reached by a small path

It is very popular and is well run by Mike and Dawn

I am not aware of the names of the couple who live above me

But I know that the chap works in the fashion industry

Local gossip notes that he is often in Paris and Milan

Dawn has told me that she has seen the girl wearing gorgeous dresses

And that she is frequently on their terrace tanning her perfect legs

A Christian Group own the top apartment but they are rarely there

For some reason a glass lift with views over the river was added

It has an obvious function but I do think that it was added for effect

A feature that I do like is that each apartment river side

Has an illuminated sign noting the number of the apartment

They are rather out of place and unnecessary but softly chic

I think that both my parents would have liked Summerland