Saturday 14 August 2021

Happy Families

 I found another box of photos as I was sorting out stuff for today's Village Yard Sale.

Here's my Mum in November 1984 holding a newborn Steph [screaming her head off!]  can see some similarities between baby Steph and baby Jess. 

And yet another pair of photos of Rosie and Liz [or is it Liz and Rosie?] both aged 5½

Steph sent me pictures of George at nursery, doing practical science - he is staring so intently up the pipe, waiting for the ball to roll down! And here he is doing a self portrait [he has the hair colour and paint smock colour just right!
Steph is the artist in the family, I hope her son has inherited her gift. My friend Carolyn said that when you have grand-children, it is like 'falling in love all over again' I get what she means. Rosie, George, and now Jessica bring so much joy. I could never have imagined this before. 
I did find one old photo that brought back happy memories. It was 1978 - we were newly engaged and one evening we went for a walk in the park. I decided to have a go on the swing . I love swings, and there were no children around. I was full of love and joy, hope and dreams for the future...[but how is it that my legs appear not only slimmer, but longer too?]



 















7 comments:

  1. Practical science looks like good fun.

    Wish they would have yard sales around here

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    1. Yard Sales are more fun than Boot Fairs, I think. People seem more relaxed when they are sitting in their front gardens

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  2. lovely look back! I would not have known that the term 'happy familes' could be anything but a phrase had I not read DE Stevenson and learned that this was a game of old played in the UK!

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  3. Lovely pictures and the family resemblances between mothers and daughters are striking! George seems to be having a lot of fun, too!

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  4. So cute to see little George doing his artwork and with the lovely hair just like Rosie's. It really doesn't seem all that long since he was a baby, does it?

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    1. He has grown up so fast. I cannot wait to see him again

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  5. Those heels! No wonder your legs look longer!

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