tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post2694447002223863390..comments2024-03-02T14:38:56.824+00:00Comments on A Cottage in Totteridge: NinetyCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06261361267003919807noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-90615303273019051842012-09-12T16:53:53.818+01:002012-09-12T16:53:53.818+01:00Lovely to hear about your Granny. My husband's...Lovely to hear about your Granny. My husband's mother was born in 1890 (she died in 1988 just a week short of her 98th birthday) and she could recall the soldiers going off to the Boer War singing Goodbye Dolly Grey, the song of the day. Not only that, she was in her late 20s when she was working in a munitions factory in World War One. Her memories of London as a young girl, with horses and carts taking presidence over the new motor vehicles, were wonderful to hear.<br />Margaret P galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-77778873289765359012012-09-05T00:50:17.679+01:002012-09-05T00:50:17.679+01:00Hello Charlotte, I am setting up a new blog which ...Hello Charlotte, I am setting up a new blog which will be 'Invited Readers Only', please if you would like to follow my new blog contact me by my email, as I have to send you a request. Ann annhilary@bigpond.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-77701890669187256862012-09-04T06:45:02.430+01:002012-09-04T06:45:02.430+01:00You're so blessed to have a wonderful grandmot...You're so blessed to have a wonderful grandmother (Happy Birthday!). I never had a grandmother, nor the homey kind of life I always dreamed of as a kid...I think that might be why I collect & make "grandmotherly stuff" now. I just watched an old '40s Rita Hayworth movie in which she was an entertainer in London during the WWII bombings, with scenes just like your grandmother describing of coming home and the home being gone. We are so fortunate for all who fought for freedom before us.<br />Oh, and Rebecca & Jane Eyre are some of my very favorites! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-35306659661951931312012-08-29T21:38:46.750+01:002012-08-29T21:38:46.750+01:00Happy Birthday to your Granny. Loved reading her s...Happy Birthday to your Granny. Loved reading her story. I knew most of my great grandparents, but my favorite Granny lived to be 104, and was amazing too!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327067076971964167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-55044189874259555142012-08-29T07:02:11.658+01:002012-08-29T07:02:11.658+01:00Happy Birthday to your Granny and what a lovely po...Happy Birthday to your Granny and what a lovely post, it is lovely to hear of her life and they were so remarkable in the life they had to face at such a young age.<br />Enjoy the week<br />JillxJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624731220833585981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-67627362449115941352012-08-29T06:28:02.844+01:002012-08-29T06:28:02.844+01:00Wondering if you had thought of videotaping her te...Wondering if you had thought of videotaping her telling her history so that you will have a record of your delightful granny?<br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-69691684142553468252012-08-29T01:45:24.510+01:002012-08-29T01:45:24.510+01:00Wishing you Grannie the happiest of birthdays!
Wha...Wishing you Grannie the happiest of birthdays!<br />What a lovely post :o) The rose is gorgeous.<br />Rose H<br />xRose H (UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03502158211136467582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-12738407353233665232012-08-29T01:06:06.690+01:002012-08-29T01:06:06.690+01:00what a lovely post....I'm always so interested...what a lovely post....I'm always so interested in the WWII era....it's amazing what people lived through and how brave they were through those awful times.<br />Happy Birthday to your granny....and many more<br />gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250349597409532916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-2574865152094593092012-08-28T20:54:11.482+01:002012-08-28T20:54:11.482+01:00Hope your granny has a wonderful day. Its lovely t...Hope your granny has a wonderful day. Its lovely to listen to the memories isnt it? Try and write them down if you can because one day they may otherwise be lost forever.As a keen family historian I am trying to write down anecdotes and other (not necessarily important) information about my family that my parents tell me. It is forever a work in progress but one of the reasons I also write my blog is so that my future generations will be able to read and see photos about me and my family.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462752559193522943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-4477780175169254632012-08-28T17:26:37.506+01:002012-08-28T17:26:37.506+01:00How I loved your post! I too owed much to my Grann...How I loved your post! I too owed much to my Granny (she raised my sibling and myself) and my love of books emanated from her own literary thirst! She could never own enough books and read until her death at age 93. <br />She too lived through wars, WW1 as a teenager, then WW2 as a young mother of 4 but the experiences left her none the less with more spunk you can imagine!<br />Making do was the only way to go, she embraced life with gusto and whilst she never became a play writer as she hoped (she left school at age 9)she was an inspiration for many, learning multiples languages, traveling around the world and always writing in her diaries!<br />Thank you for reminding me of a most lovely lady and blessings to your Granny on her birthday!Noelle the dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805639450753772211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-70200871353886409872012-08-28T14:12:41.368+01:002012-08-28T14:12:41.368+01:00Hi Maria,
Thank you! Yes, the rose is from my gard...Hi Maria,<br />Thank you! Yes, the rose is from my garden and it has the most amazing scent.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261361267003919807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-39014346034911681462012-08-28T13:52:10.574+01:002012-08-28T13:52:10.574+01:00A beautiful post, best wishes to your Granny. Love...A beautiful post, best wishes to your Granny. Love the rose, it's gorgeous. Is it from your garden?Maria (viola33)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13259580691611945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583806582324214154.post-87534647865254011342012-08-28T10:20:27.224+01:002012-08-28T10:20:27.224+01:00This is such a beautiful post Charlotte, Happy Bir...This is such a beautiful post Charlotte, Happy Birthday to your beloved Granny. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com