Lorne and Dorothy Antonette were married in Toronto, moved to Chalk River, lived in Tiverton, and then moved to Kincardine.

And Wednesday night, they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary, surrounded by a group of friends at Boston Pizza.

They met when Dorothy came to Toronto from England in the late 1940s.

"She lived just up the street from me," recalls Lorne. "I had an old '31 Pontiac and a rod kept going on it so I was working under the car when she walked by, and I whistled at her.

"I chased her for five years until she decided I was a keeper."

They were married Feb. 7, 1953, in Toronto.

He worked for Avro Canada until it was closed, and then he worked for CP Rail, making 59 cents/hour. "My first raise, I got two cents/hour, up to 61 cents/hour. The maximum I made there was 77 cents/hour."

Dorothy worked for the compensation board in Toronto.

In 1963, Lorne got a job with Ontario Hydro, and they moved to Deep River. He worked as a mechanical maintainer, and later did training.

In 1967, they moved to Tiverton, and Lorne retired in 1983. They moved to Kincardine in 1987.

They spent their winters in Arizona for 12 years, and liked travelling, taking a jaunt to England twice.

They had one son, Robert "Bob," who died in 1991.

Now, at the age of 89 (in his 90th year), Lorne enjoys making wood carvings. His first one was of a "Red Tailed Hawk."

And he and Dorothy, 86, love eating at Jean's Family Restaurant in Kincardine where the staff is like family.

So, how do you stay married for 65 years?

"It's been a struggle," says Lorne.

"And the rest is unprintable," quips Dorothy.