Sayings and doings of 25 years ago. IT WAS unclear if departing Post Office owners would send back a letter from America, reported the East Lothian Courier on January 26, 1996. Thursday was a red letter day for Ross and Louise Searle when they arrived in Aberlady to stamp their mark on village life. The Searles, from Glamis in Angus, have taken over the local Post Office from the previous owners of three years, Derek and Gloria Hutchinson – who now plan to travel the globe. The Hutchinsons are taking early retirement as they both near 60 and aim to start their voyage in America, and work their way from West to East, dropping in on friends who are scattered around the world.