Theme 02 of 13
Parents, siblings, grandparents, the people they grew up with.
Well that’s a wierd kind of question…… I was always told that I LOOKED like my Dad - to which he always replied that it didn’t matter too…
DadThe simple answer is a yes, but it is much more complicated than that. I was born in 1941 and my brother, Philip, was born five years later…
MumIt's hard to find a definitive answer to that one. As a young child you inevitably spend more time with our mother, so there is a closeness there.…
DadTraditions can mean different things to different people. Sometimes it is a fancy way of saying "I've always done it that way". In my mind a tradition is…
MumI think we got along.....I don't remember any arguments although I am sure there must have been some. Sheila is almost three years older than me, so I…
DadMy Dad was always known as Pop. As a small child I have few memories of him. We lived in Corsham, a small village in Wiltshire and he…
Mum photosI have so many things that remind me of my Dad...... many of them he brought back from his travels in Eastern Europe, some are more family ‘heirlooms’.…
DadMy memories of my grandparents are very mixed as both my grandfathers had died before I was born. Fred Burslem had died in 1939 and Fred Duck had…
Mum photosOh yes, many…… I was fortunate to know three of my four grandparents. My Dad’s father, David Currie, died in 1936 when Dad was 21. Family lore has…
DadI have thought about this for few weeks now and the answer is no-one. The fact is that you are constrained by the systems of the times. When…
MumThe answer to this one is, 'of course'. When we were younger I looked to my older sister as an example. We shared a bedroom all the years…
DadLike many questions that are posed, any answer has to be prefaced by "It all depends". So it depends on what sort of cooking. Mum is awesome in…
MumI was trying to think, there MUST be some family 'traditions'... but Curries never were ones for always doing things the same way just because that's the way…
Mum photosI have two recollections that involve hiding something... The first was when I was five and had just started school at Langside in Glasgow. The school gates were…
MumI like how when you get together or chat on the phone,you can always pick up as if you saw them yesterday, even though our lives are miles…
MumI remember sitting with my Dad, when I was teenager, in the kitchen, while he concocted a late night snack for Mum & I. He was endlessly creative…
MumFunny really, my parents were not prone to giving me advice…. I think they probably knew me well enough that unsolicited advice/ suggestions would not be well received….…
Mum photosMy dad laughed a lot, and sang and whistled. He had a lovely singing voice and used to sing silly songs to us [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rpBAZEVHmI](http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=2r pBAZEVHmI)....and love songs…
MumI suppose we need to define first of all what is meant by 'as a child'.........I will take it as being up to about age 10. Well, first…
Mum photosMy grandparents were known by their family names. I never knew my Grandpa Currie as he had died in 1936, before even my Mum & Dad were married.…
MumI think there IS a short answer to this one......probably my cousins. That said I am in close enough contact that I know that I could call any…