I first met Sally in October 1969 when we started at Lady Margaret Hall. She was the first person I felt at ease with and we were soon putting exaggerated Oxford accents around the polished corridors of the college. We shared our life stories and many an essay crisis at midnight. Our friendship has continued over nearly fifty years and I will miss her phone calls, the visits to London and to Winchester, her kindness, her fun, and her very loud laugh.