Thursday, 25 March 2010

Olga Olive 01/10/1919 - 23/03/2010

• Rosy cheeks and weathered face.
• Toast for supper.
• Crochet blanket on the sofa.
• Floral dresses and cardigans.
• Murray mints and Bulls Eye sweets.
• Lavender lotion.
• Head scarves and rain caps.
• ‘Our Ollie’.
• Train rides.
• Thin hair and Kirby grips.
• Hand washing clothes.
• Knitting Aran jumpers.
• Shopping bag.
• Bosoms that rest on the dining table.
• Smell of soap in the bathroom.
• Cup of tea.
• Sensible brown shoes.
• ‘Men!’ (Followed by a sigh.)
• Ironing knickers.
• Chats at the table.
• Puzzles.
• Castles.
• Gardening.
• Box of buttons.
• Summer.
• 'Eee by gum!'
• Lemon Curd.
• Love.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Haha - not just cups of tea, she would use the same teabag ALL day! My favourite though, was her frequent useage of "Eee by gum." And she would never leave the house without her headscarf securely tied! Remember the laundry spinner she had - we used to love doing that! She always had marmalade and lemon curd too. Ummmm. I wish I could come over to say goodbye. I will have to dream it in my sleep, being 6 hrs behind you on Monday. Hope it all goes well.x.