Penniedarling

 Yesterday I was working on my 'Memories of Wollogorang' when I came to the bit about meeting David and I tried to remember what he said in his Speech at my 50th Birthday Party, it was funny and he didn't write it down so of course I had to watch the old Video which we both enjoyed enormously, I got what I needed but what I loved and remembered with so much love was the Speech my Dad Rip gave, he wrote it down for me thankfully so I thought I'd share it... It was a fantasmorgorigal Party that's for sure.  Enjoy!

Our Garage came  up trumps for the Cabaret that's for sure.
Tomos, Genevieve D and David H.

Labels: Pennie's50th, Ripley

 Well it is my worst swear word so I hope you don't mind...

PoopootoShirley.

This word came into our family way back in about 1957 with a story our Great Aunt Nancy told us about the time she and our cousin Sue were travelling on the top floor of a Double Decker bus through Piccadilly in London.

On the street below they noticed a largish young woman skipping along and lifting her skirt above her head every now then while Kicking up her Legs... and singing...  

- PoopootoShirley - PoopootoShirley - PoopootoShirley - PoopootoShirley - PoopootoShirley -

We will never know the story here, one can only speculate.

Nancy (aka Cranky) and Sue in Switzerland.

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Cranky, Sue Brown

I typed up all the letters I'd received from David from July 1966 to May 1968, put them into a book and gave it to him for our 40th Wedding Anniversary.  81 Letters.

 

Labels: 12/2021PAD, Letters

My Great Nephew Zayden!

My brother Tim with his grandson Zayden!

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Tim Rodd

 

Labels: Garden, Possum

Denise YVONNE Long, my first cousin once removed.

Denise YVONNE, Sue Watson, Rosie, Pam and Patricia. 

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Long Family, Phelan Family, Rodd

 

Labels: 12/2021PAD, Watson

Always loved Frangipani, I made these Leis for David and I when he headed off to New Zealand in 1967.

 

Labels: David and Pennie, Flowers, Garden

David's cousin William aka Bill, at Newport celebrating his 21st Birthday and below a several years later here with daughter Patty.

Walter Drumoyne Barnstable Rodd my Great Uncle - 1881-1964

William McBeth Long another Great Uncle - 1904 - 1918.

William James Long - my 1st Cousin 3xRemoved - 1861 - 1935.
 

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Evans, Long Family, Rodd Family

 I dreamt that I felt something on my knee, I moved it then I heard something drop... I woke up and quickly turned the light on but there was nothing on the floor and David was sound asleep, weird eh!

When I woke up in the morning and headed downstairs!!!!!!   YIKES!   That wasn't a dream, that was real!  PoopootoShirley!  

I knew what it was immediately, we've seen this around our garden for many a year, I headed downstairs to the kitchen...  Mmmmm...  
What the flippin' heck!  I only bought these beautiful fruits yesterday!
All over the kitchen bench was more of this... and ash as well.
I have to say, I am impressed with the peeling of this banana and eating it all.
More of this disgusting stuff on our precious over 130 year old four Generations High Chair! 
After searching all through the house upstairs and down,  opening several outside doors my Hero aka David Griffiths found it in my sewing room Yuck! 
Luckily David had made a barricade with some of my sewing stuff cause when this little critter tried to run back to the Kitchen, but out at last into heavy rain.

Labels: Possum

Virginia, David's Aunt by her marriage to Keith David's Uncle lived in Carmel, California.

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Viginia Evans

Yay!  Absolutely delightful few hours with a very yummy treat.
 

Labels: Charlie, Jackson, Nerys

More rellies.

 

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Rodd Family

Tomos our son.


Tom and Emma on North Head.

Tim my young brother with Pennie!
Toffee Apple stop on way to Queensland with our dad Ripley, sister Meredith and me!
On Rodd Island.
In Brisbane with all the family last Christmas.

Timmy T our Son in Law.
Very proudly wearing the jumper I knitted him'.
Charlie and Jack.
The family.

Tony my Uncle with his father Harrie.

With his two sisters and niece.

Tremayne, my Great Uncle.

 

Labels: 2/2022PAD, Cobcroft Family, Griffiths Family, Rodd Family, Tim Thompson