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Another from the prompt generator! The oldest person I know is my grandmother (dad's mum). She is getting on, though I couldn't tell you how old she is - 88 or so? Because she is dad's mum I barely ever see her now, maybe once a year, twice if we're lucky. I do worry about her as for years she was very independant and drove around attending different events - now she is basically housebound. On the plus side, she has a very large family who all take care of her, even when some of us can't. I think my cousin Lucy is her carer at the moment as she seems to be cleaning and such whilst at least helping my nana maintain as much independance as she can. Her mother, my great grandmother, actually lived to be 97, so we're not expecting my nana to leave just yet.
She lives in a lovely little bungalow in Caergwrle next to a large hill and a pond. I remember every winter we would get slabs of cardboard and go 'sledging' down that hill along with the local kids. In the spring time it was covered in sheep as a way to keep the grass cut and we would often see lambs there. It was also covered in bluebells and foxgloves. I remember going to the pond at the top of the hill with my grandad to collect tadpoles - I haven't been up there since he died in 1997. I also remember that I brought home a stickleback one day and attempted to keep it in a jar. I named it Thomas and tried to feed it goldfish food. I wasn't very happy to find Thomas dead the next morning!
I have lots of memories in my nana's garden too - I remember loving it as it was full of nature. It was actually not even that big, just a path around her bungalow and a little raised garden at the back but it was enough to attract a large variety of invertebrates and birds. I kept pet caterpillars and snails in her greenhouse, caught butterflies with a net (and released them in her room because I was a little shit) and loved sitting and drawing birds that visited her feeder. I also remember my great uncle Keith coming around and showing me his bird and animal books. I guess I never really realized how much spending time at my nana's inspired my love for nature, hm.
Another thing I really remember about being at nana's was pokémon! We used to watch it every time it was on and since we went to nana's every Tuesday at 4pm, we managed to catch it! I spent a lot of time there drawing, playing pokémon and playing in nature. And you know? I'm glad I'm writing this because I guess I realize how much I do miss my nana and how much she did for me. She's busy with her great grandchildren now and such but she really did care for me and my sisters and did an absolute fantastic job at being a nana.
It also occurs to be that I know... nothing about her life. I only know her as a nana. I know my grandad was in the war, but nana has never really spoken about herself. I might just ask her about that next time I see her.
She lives in a lovely little bungalow in Caergwrle next to a large hill and a pond. I remember every winter we would get slabs of cardboard and go 'sledging' down that hill along with the local kids. In the spring time it was covered in sheep as a way to keep the grass cut and we would often see lambs there. It was also covered in bluebells and foxgloves. I remember going to the pond at the top of the hill with my grandad to collect tadpoles - I haven't been up there since he died in 1997. I also remember that I brought home a stickleback one day and attempted to keep it in a jar. I named it Thomas and tried to feed it goldfish food. I wasn't very happy to find Thomas dead the next morning!
I have lots of memories in my nana's garden too - I remember loving it as it was full of nature. It was actually not even that big, just a path around her bungalow and a little raised garden at the back but it was enough to attract a large variety of invertebrates and birds. I kept pet caterpillars and snails in her greenhouse, caught butterflies with a net (and released them in her room because I was a little shit) and loved sitting and drawing birds that visited her feeder. I also remember my great uncle Keith coming around and showing me his bird and animal books. I guess I never really realized how much spending time at my nana's inspired my love for nature, hm.
Another thing I really remember about being at nana's was pokémon! We used to watch it every time it was on and since we went to nana's every Tuesday at 4pm, we managed to catch it! I spent a lot of time there drawing, playing pokémon and playing in nature. And you know? I'm glad I'm writing this because I guess I realize how much I do miss my nana and how much she did for me. She's busy with her great grandchildren now and such but she really did care for me and my sisters and did an absolute fantastic job at being a nana.
It also occurs to be that I know... nothing about her life. I only know her as a nana. I know my grandad was in the war, but nana has never really spoken about herself. I might just ask her about that next time I see her.
