Just a big thanks to Val, for letting me visit her for a couple of days in Brisbane and being kind enough to take me to the Australian zoo, seems funny to think that we didn't really know each other before the trip, the age gap we have of nearly 20yrs meant she was off at uni and getting married when I was born, and then she left to start a new life in Oz.
I really enjoyed my time with her, sharing family memories and swapping family photos as my dad was the last link to the past for us all, we are both very fond of our aunts husband...... dear Uncle Ray...who neither of us write to often enough ..haha something he seems to tell both of us. Anyway I think we had a good time and a fun time, just a few tears for me when she showed me an old cine clip of my Grampy who I adored but died when I was 5 I wasn't expecting to see him and it certainly was a lovely lovely moment
I really enjoyed my time with her, sharing family memories and swapping family photos as my dad was the last link to the past for us all, we are both very fond of our aunts husband...... dear Uncle Ray...who neither of us write to often enough ..haha something he seems to tell both of us. Anyway I think we had a good time and a fun time, just a few tears for me when she showed me an old cine clip of my Grampy who I adored but died when I was 5 I wasn't expecting to see him and it certainly was a lovely lovely moment
My dad and his brother Tom (Val's dad)
thank you once again for the photo frame, when I look at the photo you gave me of me stroking my kangaroo, I shall always remember a good time... xx
ps ...ironic that we found this picture of Val's Dad and his/my Dad's sister Floss on their visit to Val 20 yrs ago. (they were well into their 70's already)
Tom & Floss
