tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post5613352768624718373..comments2023-10-29T07:55:01.156-05:00Comments on yogurt & granola: Saying Goodbye to Grandma EnglandCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15039881630435975423noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-76073368346656981272008-01-17T13:54:00.000-06:002008-01-17T13:54:00.000-06:00Hi Dan & CatherineMy name is Marion, cousin of Dav...Hi Dan & Catherine<BR/>My name is Marion, cousin of David and Christine, daughter of Frank who was Auntie Enid's (Grandma England) oldest brother. I was at the funeral today at Newton Reigny and there were so many people there, all with a special reason to miss her. It was a wonderful occasion. I am now 63 and although I could only see her now and again, Auntie Enid never once forgot my birthday or a card at Christmas - always with a letter of catching up and always with questions about me, my children, my mother. You see everyone was important to her in a special way. I will never forget her kindness to me. Much love to all your family at this sad time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-70336422698584044672008-01-15T08:30:00.000-06:002008-01-15T08:30:00.000-06:00So sorry for your loss and So sorry for the distan...So sorry for your loss and So sorry for the distance of family during this time. "Blessed are those who morn, for they will be comforted". Matthew 5:4<BR/>May memories be your comfort during this difficult time.<BR/>Love you all! Aunt BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-27712293276556058152008-01-14T15:25:00.000-06:002008-01-14T15:25:00.000-06:00Dan and Catherine, beautiful reading through your ...Dan and Catherine, beautiful reading through your blog and memories of Grandma England. Love you guys!Rob and Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226978190039474093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-88108216639241866532008-01-14T02:14:00.000-06:002008-01-14T02:14:00.000-06:00Thinking of you both. I know how hard it is to los...Thinking of you both. I know how hard it is to lose someone when you are far away. She sounds like an amazing woman.Ruth's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789737451339663572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-49072701683596041412008-01-13T22:32:00.000-06:002008-01-13T22:32:00.000-06:00I am so very sorry for all of you to lose such a w...I am so very sorry for all of you to lose such a wonderful member of your family. Grandma England sounds enchanting.Heidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409844966813816495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-40679693648835612182008-01-13T21:35:00.000-06:002008-01-13T21:35:00.000-06:00so very sorry to hear of your loss. hugs to you an...so very sorry to hear of your loss. hugs to you and your family.Tina Leavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903745713391219366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-62964588803049820412008-01-13T18:50:00.000-06:002008-01-13T18:50:00.000-06:00So sorry about the loss of such a wonderful indivi...So sorry about the loss of such a wonderful individual. It's so hard to say goodbye to a loved one, even when that loved one is ready to go. <BR/><BR/>xoxoKnittymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837846276017661188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-9251985610839822752008-01-13T14:58:00.000-06:002008-01-13T14:58:00.000-06:00I'm sorry to hear about Grandma England - it sound...I'm sorry to hear about Grandma England - it sounds like she was a fabulous person. My thoughts are with your family.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-80259917174319502742008-01-13T14:44:00.000-06:002008-01-13T14:44:00.000-06:00Dan and Catherine, So sorry to hear this news. I ...Dan and Catherine, <BR/>So sorry to hear this news. I only met her once, but feel honored to have had that opportunity. She sounded like an amazing woman! I know you will take comfort in the memories...<BR/>Love, MisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-43208034627528422342008-01-13T14:43:00.000-06:002008-01-13T14:43:00.000-06:00These are a few of the memories I'm going to cheri...These are a few of the memories I'm going to cherish most from the few visits to Grandma my family made across the Big Pond. <BR/> <BR/>Lilliput Lane: Grandma had a sort-of collection of these stone/plaster houses and they were positioned strategically throughout her garden. And her garden was BEAUTIFUL! Picture plentiful English rains; close-cropped lawns; bountiful greenhouses with tomatoes, peas, you name it, and the requisite cows and sheep making noise from across the stone wall. <BR/><BR/>The Coal Shed: Across the door into Grandma's kitchen was a door to the working shed where my grandma used to do laundry and my grandpa some of his indoor-friendly projects. Wind your way back past the laundry machinery and the plant-potting area and you came to the spot where they stored their coal. Even years later I can hear the sound of the sliding door to get in there. And the familiar and comforting smell of the shed is something I'll never forget.<BR/><BR/>Scones, Fresh Milk, Rock Buns, Angel's Delight. I was only able to share one of these four bona-fide Grandma Winners with Catherine when we visited. Grandma knew what she was up to in the kitchen. And she knew how to keep full the stomachs of her teenaged grandsons out hiking on the fells for the day.<BR/><BR/>"Caww." I come from a family of jokers. But my Grandma wasn't really one of them so my dad must have gotten it from his dad. Anyway any time after I'd made a joke or, quite frankly, been a little sassy to my parents in front of Grandma she'd make this noise of disbelief. <BR/><BR/>"He's Only fifTEEN." My parents packed me off to live with my English relatives one summer during high school. My closest cousin is only 6 months older than I and we have a lot in common. After being pen-pals with one another throughout elementary school and junior high it was great to live with him that summer. We stayed at his house, at Grandma's, and at Bennett Head Farm and had all kinds of adventures and sometimes misadventures too. At any rate, we came THIS close to convincing my aunt and great aunt to let us go to this club for teens--I think it was called "Blues." But then my Grandma found out. The quote was her response to the family. My cousin Matthew and I found something else to keep us busy instead of the club. <BR/><BR/>Grandma, you'll be missed but certainly not forgotten.<BR/><BR/>XXOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31485000.post-13705982367390970572008-01-13T14:35:00.000-06:002008-01-13T14:35:00.000-06:00I am so sorry for your families loss.I am so sorry for your families loss.Kim Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15582728131377008415noreply@blogger.com