tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post7483996829922221383..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: MEMORIES BEGINNING IN THE DISTANT PASTMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-33569818805150303092014-10-06T16:50:42.167+08:002014-10-06T16:50:42.167+08:00I guess you've got a good point there Geo. but...I guess you've got a good point there Geo. but his abdication didn't do a lot for Britain or the royal family at the time. It is also felt that his brother being forced to ascend the throne may have shortened King George VI's life by many years. He was not a well man and his stuttering must have been dreadful for him when faced with being such a public figure. On top of all that Edward was thought to be a nazi sympathizer. Whether that is true I have no idea but where's smoke there is quite often fire.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-44881414069676872582014-10-06T14:05:56.989+08:002014-10-06T14:05:56.989+08:00I have always thought Edward's radio announcem...I have always thought Edward's radio announcement--which I first heard as a child in the 1950s-- that he had renounced the throne for the woman he loved, was perhaps the most romantic thing I'd ever heard. It would be worth becoming a king just to say a thing like that.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-32308506327479504892014-10-06T02:24:56.520+08:002014-10-06T02:24:56.520+08:00Hari OM
You always give us something else to think...Hari OM<br />You always give us something else to think about, even with familiar facts, Mimsie so never fear - we'll be here! I think the veges one is a great idea; being vegetarian I know quite a lot and also from having lived in different countries. Some are strictly an acquired taste! It would be great to read bout them thru your eyes. YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-41888162815628505052014-10-05T22:48:37.137+08:002014-10-05T22:48:37.137+08:00I always get upset when folks over here talk about...I always get upset when folks over here talk about doing away with the Monarchy. I think it's a delightful tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-58921831826777808912014-10-05T16:42:40.842+08:002014-10-05T16:42:40.842+08:00Thanks Denise and of course this is part of the hi...Thanks Denise and of course this is part of the history of your home country. I found a few more interesting titbits in my research, some of which I felt left where it was. There are always people looking for scandalous doing of the rich and famous and that's not my cup of tea at all.<br />Look forward to reading about that fruit as it is probably foreign to me as well.<br />Thanks for dropping in.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-75440474348322779652014-10-05T16:40:34.434+08:002014-10-05T16:40:34.434+08:00Glad you enjoy this story River. I was so young a...Glad you enjoy this story River. I was so young at the time but, probably because mum was a royalist, I have always taken somewhat of an interest in their doings, but not the scandal.<br />I guess we all wanted to be princesses at one time or another but me, I never quite made it.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-20243612110324566022014-10-05T14:24:10.914+08:002014-10-05T14:24:10.914+08:00This was a terrific post Mimsie, beautifully writt...This was a terrific post Mimsie, beautifully written. I knew this as it was very much part of my growing up years. But you several bits that I did not know and I enjoyed how you wove in your own memories. Very, very interesting. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it. I look forward to your piece on vegetables. Funnily enough, I came across a fruit I had never seen before and will have a post about it already in the works ;)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-84772821312326695522014-10-05T12:53:42.825+08:002014-10-05T12:53:42.825+08:00I knew a little about what you've written but ...I knew a little about what you've written but not a lot, I knew Edward had left the throne to his brother when he went with his heart. And I knew that Princess Margaret was called Princess Margaret Rose. I never paid much attention to any Royals when I was young apart from briefly wanting to be a princess myself. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-78016297437566424112014-10-05T12:25:00.886+08:002014-10-05T12:25:00.886+08:00Thanks for paying a visit and so glad you enjoyed ...Thanks for paying a visit and so glad you enjoyed this story. I had of course to look up exact dates but that wee memory of particularly the coronation still exists.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-8233036491263721352014-10-05T12:24:12.274+08:002014-10-05T12:24:12.274+08:00Back in 1937 we were still very much part of Brita...Back in 1937 we were still very much part of Britain and with Mum and Dad being English the Royal family would still be very important to them.<br />I am glad you enjoyed this little story and although the event is a very distant memory for me, it is still there.<br />Thanks for your visit and I'm glad you will be back. xxMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-64780979936569320302014-10-05T12:22:25.115+08:002014-10-05T12:22:25.115+08:00Thanks for the lovely comments. I remember exactl...Thanks for the lovely comments. I remember exactly where I was when JFK was shot and killed and will write about that later.<br />You would remember that grandma was always very 'English' although she had adopted her new country wholeheartedly over the years. I will always remember her telling me that when the Commonwealth Games were being held in New Zealand that when it was neck and neck between England and Australia she found herself barracking for Australia.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-52685553473398577842014-10-05T12:20:02.401+08:002014-10-05T12:20:02.401+08:00Thanks for your visit Claudia and I am glad you en...Thanks for your visit Claudia and I am glad you enjoyed this snippet of memory.<br />I always thought Margaret Rose such a pretty name and I as sorry when the princess was older she dropped the Rose.<br />You could be right in saying your mum gave you that name.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-61372281449090356912014-10-05T12:18:37.102+08:002014-10-05T12:18:37.102+08:00Thank EC. I too think it would be hard being a Ro...Thank EC. I too think it would be hard being a Royal and I think our Queen is amazing the way she always looks so regal and keeps up with the work she is sheduled to do day in and day out.<br />Mum and Dad had only emigrated from England in 1920 and I think mum continued with her "Englishness" for many years. I am sure the reason I vaguely remember these events was because they caused a lot of talk in our home and I know Mum did make the coronation of King George VI quite an occasion.<br />Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-79942274426610121252014-10-05T11:27:20.302+08:002014-10-05T11:27:20.302+08:00I'm glad you shared this. I found it interesti...I'm glad you shared this. I found it interesting. My grandmothers Canadian. I remember her talking about the Royal family.Jason and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860762982914983418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-38359246023776356672014-10-05T10:08:10.102+08:002014-10-05T10:08:10.102+08:00Amazing what we're able to remember, even abou...Amazing what we're able to remember, even about those really young years. While I've known some of those details, they definitely weren't clear in my mind, so it's a good reminder of exactly what happened.<br /><br />I love the idea that in response to the coronation there was a dinner in your house to celebrate. I wonder if that was common place around the world or just something special your mum decided to do. <br /><br />Looking forward to more stories!Kamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528953307497710715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-36519135360393255932014-10-05T09:01:24.550+08:002014-10-05T09:01:24.550+08:00I found this interesting, especially the family co...I found this interesting, especially the family connection. Sure I could find this on the net, but you've done the research for me, written it well and added that twist to the tail with Grandma and the dinner. I remember being at Iona when Robert Kennedy was shot and the commotion it caused. Too young to remember JFK, but you would most likely have memories of how Australia reacted to that and the intrigue that followed. Look forward to seeing what else you find to connect us to. xxxKakkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376864098492915312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-9394941517861824702014-10-05T07:25:20.533+08:002014-10-05T07:25:20.533+08:00Being from the USA I find this very interesting, k...Being from the USA I find this very interesting, keep up the stories. My mother called me (informally) Margaret Rose, I wonder now if she though I was acting like a princess? Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-63852785578777547142014-10-05T04:42:16.120+08:002014-10-05T04:42:16.120+08:00The Royal family have a hard job. I cannot imagin...The Royal family have a hard job. I cannot imagine what it would be like to live in the public's eye all of the time. Particularly now.<br />I found this very interesting Mimsie, particularly that your mother had a special dinner for the coronation. I wonder whether anyone would do it now?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com