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MargaretR · 17-10-2008, 20:23

My mother's mother died when I was 17. I went to her place for a few years at lunchtime when I was at secondary school so got to know her.

She had an abnormal fear during thunderstorms - sat in the corner trembling.
She tried unsuccessfully to teach her budgie, Billy, to talk, but tried endlessly.
She had a hard life with a useless husband - and threw him out and raised 3 children alone whilst working weaving.
I recall she played patience with cards for hours on end, smoked Woodbines, played dominoes and drank milk stout in The Globe.

An independant woman when that wasn't the norm - I admired her for her tenacity

17-10-2008, 20:23	#3
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 518 times Rep Power: 68671	Re: Grandparents My mother's mother died when I was 17. I went to her place for a few years at lunchtime when I was at secondary school so got to know her. She had an abnormal fear during thunderstorms - sat in the corner trembling. She tried unsuccessfully to teach her budgie, Billy, to talk, but tried endlessly. She had a hard life with a useless husband - and threw him out and raised 3 children alone whilst working weaving. I recall she played patience with cards for hours on end, smoked Woodbines, played dominoes and drank milk stout in The Globe. An independant woman when that wasn't the norm - I admired her for her tenacity __________________ Last edited by MargaretR; 17-10-2008 at 20:28.