I see this week it is open to choose whichever generation of grandparents you wish. I immediately thought of my own grandparents and knew this post had to be about them. I have posted pictures previously of them and this is a great opportunity to put a few pictures in one place as a memory page for my family and I.
As a few of you may know I lost my last remaining grandparent a few weeks ago and I feel very blessed to have had him around for so long. Somewhat hauntingly I have lost a grandparent every ten years. That’s life and I understand that, my Auntie made my Mum laugh by pointing out that they were next in line to fall off the apple tree! Sometimes you have to make light of what is sadly a fact of life.
Here are some pictures that I have in an album. I am regretful that I don’t really keep albums these days, especially ones of old photo’s. One day I will get round to properly buy ambien online from canada sorting them all out and printing off the vast amounts of photo’s stored on the computer.
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| With my maternal Nan |
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| My paternal Nan
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My paternal Nan will forever live on in my memories as being a super cool Nan. She never tired of playing tedious games with me and in her seventies she still loved the white knuckle rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. I am not sure I will be that cool, she was remarkable.
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| Both Nans with me |
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| Maternal grandparents |
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| All my grandparents with my very young parents |
Unfortunately I never knew my paternal grandfather as I was too young to remember. The picture above is the only picture I have of him. I know as much that he certainly lives on in my Dad!
Finally here is my Grandpa meeting Beastie shortly after he born. He was so very happy to meet him and I will forever be thankful they got the chance to meet.
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| Maternal Grandpa
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That's lovely. It's wonderful to have old photos of family…they are such precious reminders of all those special moments. x
What a wonderful series of pictures. you have some wonderful memoires there!
So many lovely entries to the Gallery this week and very moving and yours was the first to make me cry and I don't know why exactly. Just something about how fast life goes and how memory-making is so important
I love old photos and the memories they bring us. Lovely post. Nat
lovely photos and so true, I do wish I kept photo albums…. or even sorted out the photos from the computer!
Aww whatva gorgeous and touching post telling us about your wonderful grandparents. Check your Nan out still riding the White knuckle rides in her 70's that's brilliant. Really lovely photos too x
The White KNuckles ride in her 70's? That is one cool nan, I don't go in for any of that anymore as it makes me feel so ill.
We must all set a date in the calendar to spend time on old photos, it should be made law
I know, seems hard to believe now but she liked them, even my Dad bailed out more than her. I am getting wimpier the older I get!
I agree, I need a whole day to order prints and sit down and compile albums 🙂
Ah thank you. Hardcore Nan eh, it's lovely being young at heart 🙂 x
I hope you back up your photo's too! 🙂
Sorry to make you cry! it does make you realise how time runs away with us…x
Thank you 🙂
Thanks again for the RT 🙂 x
Where would we be without our photo's? x
Ahhh your post made me get tears in my eyes, I have held it together pretty well this week but your one got me. What lovely photos. Your Nan does sound super cool, I am sure I am going to be like that! 😉
By the way, nice haircut you had as a little un! hehe! x
You soppy thing! and my hair was playing catch up you know…when most girls had pigtails mine wasn't long enough because I was bald for so long! 🙂 x
Oh those 70's hairstyles – they could have been my family! Lovely blog by the way
Weren't they great? he he. Thank you 🙂
Lovely post and photos and you are so lucky your Grandpa got to meet Beastie. It's one thing I feel sad about that none of my Grandparents got to meet Mini Cheddar 🙁 xx
I really would have loved for The Boy to meet my Nan and Bampi, they'd have loved him.
What a super cool Nan! Gorgeous photos too, especially the one of your Grandpa with Beastie. Brought tears to my eyes xx
I don't think I knew that you lost a Grandparent a few weeks ago. Sorry honey xxx