Friday, 20 May 2011

Flashback Friday

My first thoughts for this post went straight to my Grandad, my only surviving Grandparent. I was looking through an album of some old family photo's and I came across this snap. He has always looked the same to me throughout the years, almost never aging from when I was small.

Now he is 96 and terminally ill and looks so very different now. Grandparents play such a vital role when you are growing up and mine will be forever etched in my memory, many special times were had. This picture made me smile when I found it and I hope it will do the same for my Mum.







Cafe Bebe
Posted by Mummy and the Beastie at 09:28

8 comments:

  1. emsyjo20 May 2011 at 10:00

    A lovely photo, I've also blogged abut my Granddad today, they do really shape your life.

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  2. Mari20 May 2011 at 10:21

    A beautiful post and I do hope it makes your mum smile. It's hard watching our loved ones get old and recognising they won't be here forever. 96 is a grand old age, enjoy all the time you have with him xx

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  3. alyson andrew20 May 2011 at 14:26

    thats lovely sunshine a lovely testament to your grandad xx

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  4. mummydaddyme20 May 2011 at 15:43

    What a lovely post about your grandad. I am lucky to have all four of mine left but one set are getting very old and frail. As I know now Grand Mummy Beastie reads this blog so I hope that she will love the picture too! xx

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  5. Sarah aka MOIxx21 May 2011 at 06:55

    So sorry to hear that your Grandad is so ill! what a wonderful picture, we are so lucky when we have been sustained by great family relationships.

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  6. cafebebe21 May 2011 at 11:20

    Bless, that's lovely. I have some very similar photos. It is amazing how much they change. My Grandpa died in 2008 of Alzheimer's so I can definitely sympathise with your situation. It's wonderful to have these memories though! Hugs, love!
    Karin

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  7. Funky Wellies23 May 2011 at 14:48

    I have no grandparents left, and my Dad died too five year ago. It is lovely that your Grandpa is still around, and I am sorry to hear that he is so ill.

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  8. SAHMlovingit24 May 2011 at 11:03

    So sorry to hear your Grandad is ill. I don't have any Grandparents left now and I'm so sorry that they didn't get to meet MC. A lovely post hun.

    xx

    p.s. I've put your badge up on my 'blog love' page on my blog :)

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