Saturday 1 September 2012

Look after the pennies.....

I am always reminded of my Grandmother at this time of year as it was her birthday. I was very close to her and loved her dearly. My Grandmother , Grandy as she was known, used a well known saying that has stuck with me a long time " Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves." She lived a long and happy life, passing away at 102 a few years ago in her sleep. We had a plaque made in her memory and put on a bench at the local Botanical Gardens where she liked to sit and think.



She lived life very frugally, but was always very impeccably turned out . Always a smart twin suit with a matching hat and Mappin and Webb snap handbag. Her clothes were good quality and she made them last years and looked after them well. I love that until the last week of her life, when we read a entry in her diary that said " not right, don't feel well, not sure why" she dressed carefully and put her make up on everyday. A bit of blush on her cheeks and a pink lipstick on her lips, and she always smelt of talcum powder......


Happy Birthday Grandy, and if I have inherited just a tiny amount of your style and grace then I will be content !  X


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    1. Ah Claire - what a lovely post - has brought a tear to my eye. What an inspirational woman she sounds and how lucky you were to have had her with you for so long? xx

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    2. Thanks Jenny - she was. I still miss her. She was such a sweetheart. Stubborn as hell though - probably where I get that from too! X

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  2. Lovely post you have created a lovely picture in my mind.

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  3. So sweet, I hope I end up being like your Gandy, she sounds wonderful and bless her diary entry xx

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    1. We didn't see this comment in her diary until after she passed away and it just explained everything - how she was coming to the end of her life and her body was just slowing down. She wrote something in her diary every day - even if it was just a few lines.

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  4. Lovely thoughts. Your Grandmother sounds a lovely lady - happy memories for you, and a good lesson for us all style wise (less being more!) x

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  5. oh my, I've just cried! How amazing that she was still writing a diary and that she was insightful enough to know she was ill. SOB!

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  6. Oh, she sounds like a beautiful, smart woman. Nothing like grandparents I say. Thanks for the smile, and Happy Birthday to your "Grandy". I

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