Wednesday, 11 June 2008

for Gran



it would have been my Gran's birthday today



she died when Miss K was only a few weeks old, she was her 7th great grandchild,



and Miss K's middle name is Rose, named after Gran.



when she died my mum asked if there was anything of Gran's I would like. all the mismatched cups and saucers had been thrown away, so I dug up this rosebush from her garden.

and it's flowering beautifully for her.
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12 comments:

  1. periwinkleJune 11, 2008 4:06 pm

    That's lovely, it would have been my grandads birthday soon so I know how you feel
    Lisa x

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  2. dragonflyJune 11, 2008 6:40 pm

    What a lovely thing to have to remember your Gran by - it's a gorgeous rose.

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  3. EmJune 11, 2008 9:59 pm

    I had a fushia I had in memory of my grandmother. It was her favourite and I struck it from a cutting. It didn't survive one of my moves. I miss both of them.

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  4. LizzieJaneJune 12, 2008 5:00 am

    I couldn't think of a more special treasure to have of your Gran, It is a beautiful rose.
    Kathy
    xxx

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  5. dottycookieJune 12, 2008 10:47 am

    How lovely, and what a beautiful rose.

    I have anemones in my garden from my late mother-in-law's garden and I think of her every time I see them blooming through the kitchen window.

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  6. TracyJune 12, 2008 11:40 am

    Lovely tribute to you Gran...and lovely rose. Can almost smell it...((BIG HUGS)) Oh, stop by when you can, I'm having a little gift giveaway :o)

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  7. GinaJune 12, 2008 4:04 pm

    A beautiful rose and a lovely way to remember your .. I lost one Nan when I was 15 and the other when pregnant with Jem..I miss them both very much.

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  8. Garden GirlJune 12, 2008 4:14 pm

    Lovely touching post,T, and I bet the rose smells beautiful! Love deep colour as well. I bet Miss K loves her middle name as well!x

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  9. ShirlJune 13, 2008 9:06 am

    What a beautiful rose and a wonderful way to remember your grandmother.

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  10. silverpebbleJune 13, 2008 4:47 pm

    A really lovely rose - a great way to think of her, especilly as it's flowering. It's so hard remembering grandparents you were close to and wishing they were still around. I have a perennial cornflower that was my Grandad's (also flowering now) and the contents of my Gran's button box. Just sewed a couple of the tiny vintage shell buttons onto my new baby's boottees. Really precious stuff.

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  11. Ragged RosesJune 13, 2008 7:05 pm

    That's lovely for the rose to be flowering now too. What a wonderful way to remember your gran
    Kimx

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  12. jacquieJune 14, 2008 4:45 am

    Beautiful...what a great way to remember.

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