Such a great read as always. Thank you Imogen. I loved reading the stories of your grandmother’s life. You made the character on the road so real I feel as if I’ve met him myself. I also love Black Shuck. Here in Somerset we have the Gurt Dog, who looks very similar to Shuck but is actually a kind hound who protects children and guides them home if they get lost.
Thank you Amanda, that’s lovely of you! Yes, you have actually preempted my part two coming next time, as I discovered there is often a softer side to these seemingly threatening giant beasts. Isn’t it interesting how there are similar stories in such different parts of the UK? I love the sound of your gurt beast.
Imogen, it’s so lovely that your mum and Grandmother kept such amazing notes and photos of their families lives. I suspect that it’s quite rare to have so much detail. I love that your mum kept a poem you had typed at such a young age. An excellent poem it is too and definitely worth all the time it must have taken you to write. Thank you for all your wonderful posts, I really enjoy reading them as well as your videos of your garden, you are becoming a very modern chronographer.
Nikki, what lovely and generous things to say - thank you. It really does mean a huge amount to me to know you enjoy the bits and pieces that I post. My mum was inordinately proud that she actually finished her book and feels good to be able to share some of the memories she set down which are, I think, well worth preserving as that generation slips away. I know she would be delighted.
Thank you Martin! My mum’s very substantial legacy of ‘things’ has certainly been a mixed blessing but I’m very grateful that she preserved some of the relics of days long gone. They’re a rich resource for writing and pondering
I really love the fascinating insights into your grandmother's world, thank you for sharing. That poem you wrote as a child is lovely, what a precious keepsake is that typed piece!
Thank you Geneviéve for your kind comment. I had no idea that my mum had kept so much stuff, although I certainly found out when it eventually came to sorting out her house. The sad thing is that so many old photos were unlabelled so it’s unlikely that anyone will ever know who these people were. Still, there’s something very evocative about hundred-year-old photographs even unidentified - a glimpse into a lost world
Such a great read as always. Thank you Imogen. I loved reading the stories of your grandmother’s life. You made the character on the road so real I feel as if I’ve met him myself. I also love Black Shuck. Here in Somerset we have the Gurt Dog, who looks very similar to Shuck but is actually a kind hound who protects children and guides them home if they get lost.
Thank you Amanda, that’s lovely of you! Yes, you have actually preempted my part two coming next time, as I discovered there is often a softer side to these seemingly threatening giant beasts. Isn’t it interesting how there are similar stories in such different parts of the UK? I love the sound of your gurt beast.
Imogen, it’s so lovely that your mum and Grandmother kept such amazing notes and photos of their families lives. I suspect that it’s quite rare to have so much detail. I love that your mum kept a poem you had typed at such a young age. An excellent poem it is too and definitely worth all the time it must have taken you to write. Thank you for all your wonderful posts, I really enjoy reading them as well as your videos of your garden, you are becoming a very modern chronographer.
Nikki, what lovely and generous things to say - thank you. It really does mean a huge amount to me to know you enjoy the bits and pieces that I post. My mum was inordinately proud that she actually finished her book and feels good to be able to share some of the memories she set down which are, I think, well worth preserving as that generation slips away. I know she would be delighted.
What a lovely mix of fascinating information!
Thank you Martin! My mum’s very substantial legacy of ‘things’ has certainly been a mixed blessing but I’m very grateful that she preserved some of the relics of days long gone. They’re a rich resource for writing and pondering
I really love the fascinating insights into your grandmother's world, thank you for sharing. That poem you wrote as a child is lovely, what a precious keepsake is that typed piece!
Thank you Geneviéve for your kind comment. I had no idea that my mum had kept so much stuff, although I certainly found out when it eventually came to sorting out her house. The sad thing is that so many old photos were unlabelled so it’s unlikely that anyone will ever know who these people were. Still, there’s something very evocative about hundred-year-old photographs even unidentified - a glimpse into a lost world
Oh those unlabeled photos are so frustrating!
Yes, and there are even a heap of them in an envelope marked ‘to be labelled’ !