Sam Mullins

There could be a missing part, or more likely, it must be in the wrong place.

So it was into this lifelong will they or won't they between Ron and my home nation that Elaine first entered Ron's life. During the first decade that they were together, he'd make plans for them to lay roots in Canada. He'd fly there by himself and try and get established so that Elaine could join him. But it would never work out. He'd have visa issues or couldn't land a job and have to return.

So it was into this lifelong will they or won't they between Ron and my home nation that Elaine first entered Ron's life. During the first decade that they were together, he'd make plans for them to lay roots in Canada. He'd fly there by himself and try and get established so that Elaine could join him. But it would never work out. He'd have visa issues or couldn't land a job and have to return.

But he couldn't let the Canadian dream go.

But he couldn't let the Canadian dream go.

So if Elaine wanted a future with Ron, she knew that eventually she was going to have to join Ron's Canadian dream. So they made a long-term plan to finally get to Canada properly. They were going to take their time, work hard to save up as much money as they could. And when the moment was right, they'd go. Together. And nothing made Ron happier to think about.

So if Elaine wanted a future with Ron, she knew that eventually she was going to have to join Ron's Canadian dream. So they made a long-term plan to finally get to Canada properly. They were going to take their time, work hard to save up as much money as they could. And when the moment was right, they'd go. Together. And nothing made Ron happier to think about.

So this is Ron and Elaine in the year 1991. Still very much in love with a Canadian plan. But unbeknownst to them, everything was about to change. That year, Elaine was 31 years old and working as a receptionist at a fine art auctioneer's in Harrogate. One day she was on the phone behind the desk in the showroom when in walked a man she'd never seen before. A well-dressed man.

So this is Ron and Elaine in the year 1991. Still very much in love with a Canadian plan. But unbeknownst to them, everything was about to change. That year, Elaine was 31 years old and working as a receptionist at a fine art auctioneer's in Harrogate. One day she was on the phone behind the desk in the showroom when in walked a man she'd never seen before. A well-dressed man.

A man with whom she'd be linked for the rest of her life and beyond.

A man with whom she'd be linked for the rest of her life and beyond.

The piece that caught his eye was a pastoral Scottish scene by the artist Alfred Dobransky.

The piece that caught his eye was a pastoral Scottish scene by the artist Alfred Dobransky.

The man grinned, extended his hand and said, I'm David Davis.

The man grinned, extended his hand and said, I'm David Davis.

That's actually what brought him up to Harrogate, he said. He was looking at real estate and trying to get a feel for the area. But even for someone house shopping in an affluent spa town, he seemed like he had all the time in the world.

That's actually what brought him up to Harrogate, he said. He was looking at real estate and trying to get a feel for the area. But even for someone house shopping in an affluent spa town, he seemed like he had all the time in the world.

Sorry, you want me, art auction secretary, to work for you? Just based on us chatting right now?

Sorry, you want me, art auction secretary, to work for you? Just based on us chatting right now?

So Elaine was like, what kind of business are we even talking about here?