Thursday, September 20, 2012
Cousin Ann
Cousin Ann - such a good, kind person.
Dabbling in family history has brought me closer to many of the family tribe on B's side, probably none more so than Ann.
This afternoon we went to see her.
She must now be the oldest living person on the family tree - the direct family tree anyway.
Sometimes she feels it too.
She is 84.......just about old enough to be my mother. But I don't see her as older generation - we meet as equals. And anyway she is the same generation as us.....such a wide generation in ages. The youngest of her cousins is only 52.
We chatted and shared gossip and views on anything that crops up.
She doesn't really know it.....but she is so wise and intelligent.
So sad that she is alone now, having enjoyed 60 years of life with Gordon.
We drank cups of tea and ate the home made scones which she had baked this morning for us.
We also had a tipple of sloe gin! Mmmmm! So warm and fruity!
Lovely afternoon.
Dabbling in family history has brought me closer to many of the family tribe on B's side, probably none more so than Ann.
This afternoon we went to see her.
She must now be the oldest living person on the family tree - the direct family tree anyway.
Sometimes she feels it too.
She is 84.......just about old enough to be my mother. But I don't see her as older generation - we meet as equals. And anyway she is the same generation as us.....such a wide generation in ages. The youngest of her cousins is only 52.
We chatted and shared gossip and views on anything that crops up.
She doesn't really know it.....but she is so wise and intelligent.
So sad that she is alone now, having enjoyed 60 years of life with Gordon.
We drank cups of tea and ate the home made scones which she had baked this morning for us.
We also had a tipple of sloe gin! Mmmmm! So warm and fruity!
Lovely afternoon.
