My Nana (Dad’s Mum) passed away on Thursday May 7th. She had a stroke (they think) and went very quickly. She was 93. (I think. Oh, I feel awful not knowing, but I just can’t remember right now!)
I’ve been asked to give the eulogy. I feel really honoured – I’m looking forward to it, even though I know it will be hard… but there are so many good things about her life. I have so many happy memories of her (and my Grandpa, who died in 1997).
She was funny and compassionate and strong. She valued learning and having a go at things, from building bookshelves to learning to knit for her baby son while her husband was away for the War. She taught me to make her prize winning scones. She never had a teddy bear as a child (because she was born during the First World War) so at age 50 something she rescued a darling old nearly furless bear from the tip, sewed him new clothes, and that was her bear. She never had a paid job, but she worked hard all her life looking after other people – whether family or the charities she supported. Her favourite colour was green (which we’ve been asked to wear for her funeral. I like that.)
(She wasn’t actually a bikie – LOL!! A local group of motorbike enthusiasts visited the retirement village where she lived in 2002, and she happily posed for this picture… it was the photo on my wall calendar for all of 2003!)
Her funeral is next Thursday in Leeton, NSW. I’ll be travelling down south on Tuesday; then heading over to Canberra to catch up with some friends over the weekend before flying home Monday.
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I’m so sorry for you Caity but your Nan sounded like a very feisty old lady. A bit like my Mum who will be 90 this November. I think those who went through the wars had great spirit. And if you give a eulogy as good as the written one above then you will have done good!
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Condolences on the loss of your Nan; what wonderful memories she has left you.
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Dear Caity,
So sorry to hear about your Nan. She had a warrior’s heart that one!!!
I think a lot of the craft shows are starting to loose their ‘zing’ a bit, as they charge like wounded bulls. The other mob, for example, charge over $3000 for a piddling stall. Promise the earth and deliver very little. There were a few regulars missing from Canberra last year. There was also a lot of grumbling from the regulars the year before.
It’s not like the Canberra venue costs a fortune to hire. Then they get the wonderful double dip of charging both the stallholders and the paying customers coming through the doors.
It really does make me see red that the locals don’t really get a foot in the door, unless you are prepared to lose a shitload of money. You have to move an incredible amount of stock to cover the cost of the stall, staff costs, food, etc. etc. Oh, plus the fact that everyone wants a ‘bargain’. No one wants to pay your regular retail price.
Arrrgggghhhh.
Don’t get me wrong, I love these shows. But I’m damned if I’m going to throw good money after bad to line the pockets of they who must not be named…
I make more money out of making stuff to sell at the Canberra Quilters Sales Room!
Hope your trip is not too hard on you
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I’m so sorry for your loss… I can see she was one of a kind, a great Woman.
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