Memory Lane

 

Once again far to long between posts tut  tut,no reason just slowing down(ano domini) though I am still sewing and knitting ,and attending my meetings for the Residents forum...Now Maurice has been on holiday this week and since it is my Birthday next week, he asked me, was there something I would like to do?.....So  we set off to the village where I was born and grew up,My Brother John and his wife Julia still live there,so we combined the trip with a visit see to them,  

My sister in law Julia celebrates her Birthday the day after me so I made her a quillo ,below is the cushion .

 

 

Out of proportion !Camera angles !,below is the quilt part ,It's bigger than it looks honest

Now is there a special place you like to go in your memory?you know when you are lying in bed at night thinking nice thoughts before you go to sleep .Well to combine the visit to John and Julia ,we set off on a trip down memory lane , 

Here's me in front of the house in which I was born ,in the room behind the bedroom window nearest to me,  Hmm still no blue plaque!  

My old school

In this building ,which has been beautifully restored, was my Dad's Barber shop .It didn't look like this ...

At the Alter where I was married,to Mick all those years ago ,Mick died 30 years ago . 

 

And even further back in time,here I am sitting in my place in the choir stall  

In front of the organ

I would watch the bellringers coming down this spiral staircase opposite the choir stalls, after calling the faithful to the service ,before the service began ...

Here is the font ,I was Christened here on Easter day 1941 ,

The top plaque ,in memory of the fallen in the second world war my uncle J W Giddings

Rest in Peace Uncle Jack

 

 

Kings Cliffe is in the Diosece(sp)of Peterborough  

Out side the Church ,Wedding Pictures were taken here

NOW  ....we come to the memory lane bit ,...although it was a bonus to find the church open .After leaving the Church you could go home the convential way ,walk or by car ,on the road ,but at the back was a lane that went the length of the West Street part of the village ,with little allys /jittys /ginnels ,up to the main road ,this is the memory I had wanted to revisit ,and do you know it had barely changed...

 

 

After all our adventures ,we came back the road way, and took a picture of the house we moved to when I was about 10 ,and from where I was married  in 1959 

 

 

 

It was a lovely sunny day still abit cool ! ,after all the snow and winds etc that we have had recently ,makes me think Spring is just around the corner ,

 

As ever love Jan xx

 

Baby Bella Rose

Look who is less than seventeen hours old ,my new Baby Great Granddaughter Bella Rose .

Isn't she beautiful ?and look... she likes the quilt, I made for her She weighs 8.05,and though she was very late ,she has been well worth the wait

 

                                          Can you tell I'm a very Happy
                                   GreatGrandmother?

                                                        Love Jan xx

Anxiously waiting

A nice Sunny Sunday(though cold) here ,hope its good where you are. Blogger messed up with my last entry ,I put pictures on the post,and of course words, but blogger refused to save the words .

I am expecting to hear I have a new baby Great Granddaughter any day now and it is so exciting she is to be called Bella Rose ,isn't that lovely

I'm keeping my fingers crossed (not easy when you are typing hee hee )

Remember

I have tried and tried to post this entry all day,Yesterday evening I watched the Royal British Legion service of Remembrance on TV ,her majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were there and many members of the Royal family .During the service familys of people who have been bereaved through the war ,paraded in Wives Parents and Children,Prince Edward(the queens youngest son ) was seen w  

 

 

 

 

August Post

Hi everyone,Once again a long time between posts,I have had laptop problems ,well disasters really ,mine is deceased ,and the company one I have ...well I'm not sure if I should be hand cranking it .....or maybe peddling it to make it go faster ,(as in bicycle peddles )though the other meaning of the word might be an option !and of course you know what happens when your laptop dies ? all your pictures graphics etc die too ,if you don't back up your stuff ,and me well I'm always meaning to do that~ tut tut  ,will I ever learn ?any way the chap who declared life extinct on the old Lappy thinks he may be able to retrieve some of it ,heres hoping....

Well what is the header picture all about ?
Remember ,we were the winners of the Regional Annual Report for tenants ....We had entered the catagory ,'Excellence in Annual Reports',so off we all went to Birmingham ,as we had now been short listed for the National award ,

Here we are looking forward to going into the dining room for dinner.See how we are supporting Angela,well it's only fair! she has guided us through this report ,she's the PA  to the Chief exec ,and publicity  manager and so  very clever . ..

A very Hilton hotel dinner  was enjoyed before  the presentations took place ,delicious it was... but we still left room in our tummys for butterflies ....

Ta Daaaa

and the winner is ............

Axiom Housing Association...

Every picture tells a story!!!! ,wasn't it clever of George to take this picture at just that moment ?

And below, on the stage collecting the award ,to very loud applause

 

And here it is....the prize we have worked so hard for

As ever lots of love Jan xx

  

For Dyliss

Before I retired  eight years ago ,I was a scheme manager  for the elderly  .Our residents all lived in their own homes  ,as the idea was to promote independant living,but they were able to alert me at any time during the day by means of a pull cord and when I was off duty ,through to a central control. As well as administration ,  I enjoyed visiting the residents,making sure they were OK , chatting to them and hearing their views on life past and present ,They would share with me family stories and often we would be looking at photograghs old and recent .

 One special lady was always a pleasure to visit ,always smart and attractive with her silver hair and lovely lilting welsh accent ,as I walked down her hall ,on the wall ,were pictures of her Grandchildren,and in particular ,a very athletic young boy  in various poses ,she was very proud of this little boy ,and would say ..'I wont be seeing Elaine(her daughter) today ,as she has gone to Huntingdon ,to take my Grandson training at the gym'  .

  Yes Louis Smith was Dyliss's Grandson ,and I can remember being impressed by Elaine's dedication,driving Louis backwards and forwards on the A1 ,from Peterborough to Huntingdon,for training sessions.

 Here is Louis ,all that dedication and training paid off,Sadly Dyliss died a few years ago ,but where ever she is now ,I know she is as proud now as she was when I knew her ,and whenever I see Louis on the TV ,I remember his Gran ...


So for Dyliss  and Elaine , Louis ,I am wishing you all the best..

As ever folks Love Jan xx 

Now ,What else have I done ?

Hmm put on the Bling and manicure my nails ,I have an invitation to give a presentation ,to residents who live in one of our Sheltered Schemes ....

As the present chairman person of A.R.F (Axiom Residents Forum ),I go along to explain ,what we are all about ,and how we can help .and how they can become involved.But before I go into my spiel about ARF ,I explain  a bit of history of Axiom Housing Association.

 Axiom was founded in 1967,by three Gentlemen .Michael Belton,Geoffrey Martin OBE and Alan Tapley.Around about this time,these three men were enjoying a pint in a Belgravia pub in London,and found they were all inspired by the BBC TV documentory Drama  'Cathy Come Home',I remember watching this and could relate to it ,I had a young family at that time ,and I could see many in the room nodding their heads as they too recalled this very touching  programe.

As I said these men were also moved by the then typical story and ,the uncrupulous exploitation of tenants in the Notting hill area of London in the 1950's and1960's.One infamous man in particular was ,Peter Rachman who  built up a property empire using mansion blocks for multi tenancies,he drove out( mostly white)sitting tenants,reletting properties to immigrants from the West Indies,from whom he charged exorbitant rents,it had  a major influence on Goverment policy makers at that time, and we suspect the future direction of Axiom housing Association .

It was the wife of one of these Gentlemen who came up with the name Axiom ,which means TRUTH

I am also on the board at Axiom ,where amongst other things we are passionate about good quality social housing at affordable rents.

I haven't included the whole of my presentation but you get the gist ...

.Most of all I enjoy being with my fellow residents

I have made so many wonderful friends

And am truly blessed

Here you see Humphrey,thanking me for coming ,it actually was my pleasure, and as my Mum told me to say 'Thankyou for having me'

With my love