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Skin and Blister!
Hello
Auntie Pat, Mum's favourite skin and blister is on her way to visit us tomorrow. She lives in Birmingham and is coming by train to stay for a whole week....yipeee..... i am sooooo pleased as it will be such a good tonic for Mum. We are keeping it a surprise, mainly because if Mum knows her sister is coming she will have me cleaning the bungalow from top to toe!! we live in a small cosy bungalow and there is not enough room for dust to lay idle (yeah right!) Everywhere is clean and tidy, crikey how much mess can there be when i am at work and Mum is in bed all day........ now if Tris was at home you would think his entire squadron had come home with him!!! Mum and Pat are really like two peas in a pod they will so enjoy being with each other and i am going to try and use this opportunity to get them talking about old times (i shall use my tape recorder to get it all down) - reminder to self: buy batteries..... well you know what happens don't you :o) My Auntie Pat is the one in the family that knows everything about everyone, its such fun getting her to talk about old times. And i do want to record as much family history as possible, i find it fascinating..... i get my love of history from my father....... he has been on my mind a lot lately and this last week when i was at home it felt like there was someone else besides Mum and i in the bungalow.....you think someone is standing behind you kind of feeling.....you think you see something move out of the corner of your eye.....i'm sure its my Dad, he is here to comfort and look after me, i just feel it. Anyway i'm feeling tired, i've had a few late nights this week and i think its catching up on me.
Nighty nite :o)
PS i just had a thought - Helen and you Mark (being overseas readers of my blog) may not understand the term 'skin and blister' its rhyming slang for 'sister', people that lived in London and born within the sound of Bow Bells (which was a church) were known as Cockneys and they spoke rhyming slang..... another example is: up the apple and pears=stairs....... tho i remember when i was a child my father (who was a yorkshire man) would say to my brothers and i at bedtime... 'c'mon kids up the wooden hill' !!! I expect i have done nothing but confuse you now ....lol......
Speaky soon :o)
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Hi Jayne , Twayna snet me over to check out your journal! I was laughing about the house having to be clean from head to toe if she knew what was coming, my mom is the SAME WAY!
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Ang -
Big hello to your auntie Pat :-) Is that where rhyming slang comes from?? See it's not just your readers across the pond that you educate ;-) I love history too!!
Jen xx -
Hello Auntie Pat!! Awww,it will be sooo nice for your Mum to see her sister.Ggret idea to get them on tape. . lovely for years to come and family tree etc.I so wish I had asked more questions.
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Jayne I am so happy for you that Aunt Pat is coming to stay ~ it will be a real tonic for Mum ~ and give you a little respite ~ would love to see Mums face when she arrives ~ I am sure your Dad is there to comfort you both ~ I know the feeling of someone being beside you who is no longer here on earth ~ I love the London rhyming slang but do remember "Up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire ~ Heading for the land of dreams ~ when I look back on my happy childhood days ~ like yesterday it seemed etc etc ~ Mum always sang that to us children before we went to bed ~ LOL ~ that brought back some lovely memories ~ Ally x
25/10/06 21:08
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