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I'll be reading my Vampire books. I've got 2 and a half to go! :-D

pat you little witchypoo alway make me smile :-D :-D :-D :-D

Hi Dermot
My Fathers family
Grandad died 1957 when I was 5, my Nan (his wife ) died in 1993 I was 42.................. all my children remember her.

My Mothers family my "real " Grandfather died in 1963 in America(but he was divorced) from my Grandmother who died in 1986............. my children were young when she died only 7, 5 and 1yr old.

So they knew 2 Great Grandmothers.

I did not know mine at all. They all died before WW11.

But I had 3 more Grandfathers to my Mum's Mother(she married 4 times altogether !! Grandad (the one I knew best died in 1962 when I was 10, 3rd husband died in 1968, 4th husbsnd died in 1976 when I was 24(and already married). She unfortunately nursed the last 3 through cancer and was a very caring lady.

I did know all my paternal Great Aunts and Uncles there were 6 sisters and one brother.He died first in 1984 aged 72, then the Aunties in 1988, 1993(Nan), 1996, 2003 and 2007 aged 90. I still have one great Aunt living she will be 81 on Thursday this week.

It has been a miserable day here weather wise. Painted a wall in the bedroom this morning and knitting this afternoon other than when I was on the phone.

My parents are still being observed !!! Mum may go back to respite tomorrow......... Dad has to undergo a "procedure" and possibly in until Wednesday.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. Hubby should be able to take me on Tuesday, to visit.

Catch up tomorrow.

Linda :-) <3

Grandparents.

I have a' vague' memory of my Maternal Grandmother who stayed with us.
I have a' lasting' memory of my Maternal Grandmother when she died in our house. It was the first dead body I had seen......and I've never forgotten
it. :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

How I wish I had had Grandparents to tell me tales and cuddle up beside. Although my Mum did all that there must be something special about a Gran or Grandad.

I am nice and relaxed , tea over, dishes in the dishwasher, kitchen tidied.
Feet up and a glass of Irn Bru,,,,,,,,,,,,Magic ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

ok i think it is bed time

nite nite all xxx

Grandparents...

My maternal grandfather died before I was born.
My maternal grandmother died when I was 19, I was very close to her. I nearly fainted during the requiem and had to be taken out of the church.

My paternal grandfather died when I was 6, don't remember much about him.
My paternal grandmother died when I was 23, I was brought up across the road to her and often slept at her house. She was very good to me.

My grandmothers were both strong women who brought up very large families, and I'm proud to carry their genes in me.

Night everyone, sleep well.

eveing pauline im still here i decided to ask for a lookup
and very quickly got the answer

Get to bed, Shelly, it's Monday tomorrow....... :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Glad you got your answer........... :-) :-) :-) :-)

ok pauline ill do as im told im off now

nite nite xx

Morning everyone, hope your weekend went well.
Monday again, the weeks seem to be passing so quickly, will be Christmas again before we realise it.
I knew both my sets of Grandparents and my Great Grandparents on my Dad's side, I used to spend every weekend with my Great Grandparents and my Dad's parents, and several weeks of each year was spent travelling with them until I had to go to school, then it was just weekends.
I hope everyone is ok and not too many friends are poorly.
If you are going out today Go with God and in good health.
Jean xx :-) :-) :-)

Morning Jean and all others
Up earlyish to put the rubbish out before the men come.

Finished the jumper last night, just need to sew it together now and start a pile of warm clothing to send to Bulgaria in the Autumn.

Off to the Dr early this morning.
Little M is coming for a while this morning so her Mum & Dad can get some last bits sorted before they go to Singapore.

Hope everyone has a good day

Linda :-) <3

Good Morning All.

WET, WET, WET.

The Telecomms Tower has disappeared into the ether.

Back to work, another day in paradise. :-)

Hope everyone is well.

See you later.

Morning everyone,
another wet day here :-P :-P :-P Not too warm either.
Had to be up early to take my daughter to work as her quad bike is in for a service.
Hope you are all well, Linda enjoy your time with little M and hope your parents are on the mend.
Back later,

Cathxx

It is one thing to love when you feel love around you, when others understand you & are grateful for your person & gifts.

It is quite another matter when everything around you speaks of misunderstanding, jealousy, coldness & hatred.

That's why it is easy to post on this friendly thread.

Awwhhh.... Dermot, that's a lovely little speech,we sure are all friendly never had a bad word said against anyone on friendly, that's the reason we ALL get along nicely.....Lovely people we are . :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

I'm going into town this today to buy my grand daughter a watch, well in Primart !!! LOL........ her friends have got one it has to be white and it cost a whopping £4 .

I have friends coming on Wednesday so clean sheets to be done nice and fresh with smellies.
Stevey..... Its my retired Lt Col friend that was a director of music in the Army he's giving a speech to the Women Institutes in Tavistock right up his street !. now he's a real ladies man, gotta watch him BIG time .. LOL

Morning to everyone else.

Its not bad today a little overcast but the sun has been promised.

Awww, Dermot, what a lovely thing to say!

Morning all, it's quite nice here today, sunny and warm but breezy. I've got the bedding in the washer, it's a perfect day for getting it all dry.

Marilyn, is your granddaughter on holiday again?

No Pauline..

All came for dinner yesterday .... and got her Grampy well & truly around her little sweet fingers . :-D

Off for me bath.... Late today I have been reading all what I missed yesterday !!

It has been a rather depressing period for parents just recently. They stand accused, variously, of making children the unhappiest in Europe; of paying bribes to get children into decent state comprehensives & of being unfit for purpose.

It now seems that having a child makes parents fair game for even the most ill-informed & vindictive judgments by some. Just check out a few postings on other threads & on some 'down-market' TV broadcasts.

The absurd parental pressure makes me reflect on how things have changed since I was at school. There seemed to be more trust in parents back then - misplaced, admittedly, in a few cases but, by today's standards, a beacon of tolerance.

We have, it seems, grown more judgmental & suspicious of parents - bizarrely at the same time as Government Ministers & Church bodies endlessly extol the importance of the family & the 'big picture' whatever that is. The task of parenting is more like a minefield.

Tell me I'm wrong.

There are a lot of late birds on this thread!
In the early hours of Monday morning I was asleep- most probably dreaming of vampires and the like :-)
What a nice thing to say Dermot <3 Yes I like this thread as well.
Off to do some shopping- to get some cough sweets of al lthings :-( :-(

I totally agree Dermot.
When I did respite care for S.Services, a few years ago, we were told we were not allowed to sit the child on our knees,or give them cuddles after a fall, as it could be misconstrued (sp) as abuse.
There are many children who would love a cuddle from a parent, rather than a good hiding.
My children were bought up to respect their elders, and did not need a beating to learn this.
As a child, we respected police officers, teachers, priests, but were we wise to place this trust in them, I wonder. hmmm