Photos of Gran

Very special photos of a truly beautiful person, inside and out.  How privileged I am to have had her as my Gran.

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Favourite spiritual music

Nostalgic Music: My favourite songs from musicals

I absolutely adore musicals. The first musical I ever saw on stage was South Pacific and it made a big impact. Dad had the record of "Joseph and His Technicolored Dreamcoat" and I was mesmerised by it (and would later, at school, star as "Pharoah" in this musical.)  At school, I also starred as an orphan in "Oliver!" and loved all the songs.  My musical watching reached its zenith in London where I saw many of the great musicals on stage.  I also love watching movie musicals.  Here is a list of my favourite songs from musicals.

Nostalgic moments from my childhood: Torvill and Dean

Torvill and Dean were a couple I was captivated by as young teenager. The 1984 Olympics, which I remember was one of the most revolutionary moments in figure skating. Torvill and Dean changed the entire nature of the sport of ice dancing through this daring performance. Prior to this, it had been formal ballroom dance transferred to ice; they transformed it into ballet on ice. Pure genius.  A great article about this performance by the BBC.

 

After scanning the family photos

Can’t believe the amazing job you’ve done on collating all the family history on your blog! Thank you so much. I’ve spent a lovely snowy morning scrolling through them all. I’m certain I’ve never seen much of it and listening to Dad’s voice on tape was amazing. Hopefully it will be treasured by the next several generations. I know how much effort it took for Jill and I to come up with limited memoires.

Much love as always, Trish

Thanks Trish for your lovely email.

I had such fun going back over the old photo albums, going back over old memories, capturing it all. The older I get, the more precious it all seems. Getting intimate with Gran and Gramp's lives, for example, is a way to keep them alive. I'm haunted by the idea that inevitably one day we will all be completely forgotten, all our precious moments and experiences "lost, like tears in the rain."  Maybe my blog is a primal urge to delay that.  Irrespective of all that, I do love all the curating and recording, it makes me happy.  And I look forward to looking back on it all when I am old and grey and feeling grateful for the amazing life I've lived and the beautiful friends and family I got to share the journey of life with.

G

Beautiful photos taken by Jo

Jo is mastering her flower macro photography with the use of a lightbox. Sublime!

A wonderful message from Connie's grandson

I forgot to blog this beautiful message from Connie's grandson, Bakhe, that he sent Jo in November of last year. I love the message so much.  Through her generosity, Jo has changed a life.

Exams are finally over and my journey in De Grendel has came to an end 😭I just want to say I'm thankful to you for all the years and support I have received from you 🫀🔥

You've been such a blessing to my life from primary straight up to high school 💯u have taken care of me as ur own 💯 I'm thankful to God for blessing me with you Aunty Joanne in my life 💯🔥God bless you 👊❤️❤️and I'll continue making you proud.

🥹 Thank you 💯💯💯