Very sadly my maternal Grandmother died this week. Jonty and I are flying down to Melbourne for the funeral. Nanna Smith, to use her full name, was a lovely, kind and sweet lady. Nan and Pop's house was always a welcoming, homely place where all of us grandchildren were made to feel safe and warm.
Pop Smith was a funny old man, short and round with false teeth he used to remove for our amusement - and become an ape!
Nanna taught me lots of womanly skills - cooking, sewing and knitting, and she was always bustling around the kitchen baking and cooking. All done with good humour and much humming of Bing Crosby songs. She was much loved by our big family and will be very much missed.
But as is the way of life after the old comes something new and so congratulations to Monica who has given birth to a baby girl! Much joy and celebration and who would have thought we would have seven children between us six years ago!
My thoughts are with you after this beautiful depiction of your grandmother.
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