Comments on: My grandfathers story…

By: Alan

Alan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:44:32 +0000

Thanks Fiona – that would be fantastic!

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:13:20 +0000

Just read your lovely story Alan. I have a friend who lives in Winnipeg so will get them to look and see if there are any Gandy’s out there.

By: The Puppet

The Puppet — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:05:19 +0000

I really loved reading your story so much that I read it twice!
I’ll come back to read what you’re writing from time to time!

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:18:30 +0000

…..and Auntie May is pouring Dad a whiskey (his medicine!) in the Celestial understairs pantry while my mum’s not looking

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:50:48 +0000

That’s probably exactly what they would say…

By: Jan McDonald

Jan McDonald — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:21:57 +0000

Oh Alan, this made me cry – I can remember my dad telling me the story of Auntie May and Uncle Tom and thinking how romantic it was. I absolutely ADORED Uncle Tom, for all the reasons in your blog – I was a small, shy child (which will surprise people who know me now!) and loved to sit quietly on his knee listening to all those stories – I remember when I started riding when I was 6 being so excited telling him about it all on the weekly visits with my Dad, cos I knew he understood the way I felt as a child about horses.
I think you’re right about Auntie May losing the will to go on after he went – I can remember her taking my dad with her to the spiritualist church after Mum died, and thinking there were two desperately lonely people who’d lost the most important people in their lives, just looking for a sign that one day they’d see them again.
I hope the four of them are together now, watching us telling the world about them and thinking “whats all the fuss about then?”

By: Bob Cunningham

Bob Cunningham — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:26:09 +0000

I loved reading your grandads story Alan.