02-04-2023, 07:16 AM
I think some of us will never sit back and take things quietly Jan, we'd rather die on our feet doing what we love best.
I love your grandmothers stories. It just underlines how important they and what they leave us really is. My Scottish one was bowled by a delivery van crossing Princes St in Edinburgh, she was 98, still living alone, and self sufficient. Even then it took her another six weeks in the Royal Edinburgh to finally give up. She was a tiny woman, even shorter than me, but ruled with an iron frying pan apparently. My Dad adored her and swore that leaving her to come to NZ was the hardest thing he ever had to do. As a soldier that confession was quite a compliment to her. She came to see us several times, and played Mother in Law to my Mum, much to our hilarity each time. They were both strong willed ladies and not good companions in the kitchen, lol...
I love your grandmothers stories. It just underlines how important they and what they leave us really is. My Scottish one was bowled by a delivery van crossing Princes St in Edinburgh, she was 98, still living alone, and self sufficient. Even then it took her another six weeks in the Royal Edinburgh to finally give up. She was a tiny woman, even shorter than me, but ruled with an iron frying pan apparently. My Dad adored her and swore that leaving her to come to NZ was the hardest thing he ever had to do. As a soldier that confession was quite a compliment to her. She came to see us several times, and played Mother in Law to my Mum, much to our hilarity each time. They were both strong willed ladies and not good companions in the kitchen, lol...