I was humbled to be asked to write and deliver the Eulogy for my dear Aunt, who died recently. Her funeral in August was cancelled when a Covid lockdown was imposed, so family and friends finally gathered in November for her Memorial Service. Adie Hazel Southwell (Reid) 21 October 1928 – 5 August 2021 As…
Author: generationgap48
Retired farmer and educator. Now full time grandmother, still living on a farm in south eastern Australia. Writer and story teller with 4.5 wonderful grandchildren.
L-J
Most of my writing is spontaneous and cobbled together on the spur of the moment, when a topical issue prompts me or a memory teases me. By contrast, this piece has been forty years in the making ……….. Holding a new-born baby for the first time triggers a range of feelings and emotions, – the…
Poddy Lambs………
Wool is an amazing fibre, a fibre that has shown its worth and versatility since time immemorial, when ancient people first realised the qualities of the outer laying on the various skins of animals they hunted and slaughtered for food. As the eons progressed, the attributes of the pelt of a particular species became more…
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Happy Birthday……….
BLOGGERS NOTE: My Dad would be 102 today, and I sent a reminder to my children about this significant birthday. Significant – none of them knew their grandfather as he died before they were born, so being a significant date for them in these difficult Covid times is questionable. To help them understand and let…
I DO…
Is it OK to “celebrate” a wedding anniversary years into a “failed” marriage? This has often surfaced as a question when I look back over the many years of being on my own. Firstly, is “celebrate” the right word, and conversely, is “failed” helping or hindering the remembering process as these anniversaries surface? It is…
MY FATE – Reading for 5 July
Bloggers note: I am continuing my weekly readings despite not being able to visit or speak to my dear friend in hospital. Visitors are restricted to family and she is not up to talking on the phone. Her son calls each week with an update on her situation, but I am really starting to miss…
GIFTS – Reading for 28 June
Bloggers Note: Some of you are aware that I have been amateurishly trying to write – an on and off indulgence as I face the reality that I am just a pretty small cog in a huge world of talented scribes. I got all excited about doing a blog and have been helped along the…
CATCHING A WAVE BACK TO SHORE – Reading for 21 June
Bloggers note: The weekly readings I have been sharing with my friend and posting on this Blog, have covered many varied topics and have not really followed a pre-set course. I have been intrigued some weeks, where the “right” reading has jumped out of the pages of a book and been passed on and discussed…
No stone unturned
In amongst some bits and pieces that have kept me company over the years, I have mementoes from my childhood that still physically connect me with my wonderful grandmother. These tangible links take many shapes and remind me of my country heritage and those early years growing up on a farm, where the realities of…
REACTING – Reading for 14 June
Bloggers note: The constant barrage of social media and news broadcasts has continued during the week and it is difficult to find some quiet time. It must be so hard for a much older person to wade through the rising tide of differing opinions and beliefs that seem to be shouted at us these days….
Generation Gap 