Moments in Time 4

Two more photos taken at about the same as the last one - all during the family's visit to us in Scotland:


Kath on the right again - this one obviously taken at Balmoral.



I think this was at the docks in Aberdeen - me with my little bakelite brownie camera in hand! Must say, I'm loving finding these photos.

The thing I can remember most about this visit was a blazing row (unheard of in our family) between my dad and my grandmother on the topic of me having braces on my teeth because they were starting to protrude. My grandmother said, "Leave her as God made her," and my father disagreed entirely. It turned out I had a crowded mouth and had to have a tooth removed at the top on each side, followed by the usual painful period of braces. But I'm very glad my dad went ahead and did what he knew was right!

Framed Art Prints and Posters by Patricia Howitt @ Artflakes

Kunstdrucke, Leinwanddrucke, Gallery Prints und Poster von Patricia Howitt

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Moments in Time 3

Here's another family photo spanning three generations that I've just come across and really like:



Left to right: My nana (Ken's mother), a lady I can't remember, Ken's sister Ena, me and Kath. I just don't know exactly where it was taken, but I know it was somewhere near Aberdeen, when the family came up to visit us and we went to see Balmoral. I like the way Kath's got her hand on my shoulder.

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Moments in Time 2

Here is another frozen moment - my mom (on the right) and my dad's twin sister Ena, sitting together on a wall, somewhere - probably before my mom and dad got married. Her pose is almost identical to another striking pic I have of her sitting on a wall in London, which I have misplaced (I hope temporarily).


It's great getting these photos out and looking at them again - it's almost as if time doesn't exist - and it's a great way to bridge those years that in many ways I'd rather forget.

My dear neighbour's wife is suffering from dementia and sometimes when I see her she reminds me of Kath - and like Kath she has her bad days and her good days. I think it's much harder for a man to cope with this stuff than for a woman, so I visit often and let him get it off his chest to me.

I went in a couple of hours ago after doing some shopping, and he is coming over tomorrow to help me change the belt on my waterpump. I think a bit of time away does him good, and I am and have always been eternally grateful for the help he has given me over the years.

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