great aunt

The Grandmother Diaries: Memories and Deaths

On: October 13, 2018

Two days ago, I found out that one of my favorite Great Aunt Jill had died. Her husband, my Nan’s brother, died while I was bursting pregnant with my eldest. I realized as I received the news of Jill, I have no actual memories of my uncle, even though heContinue Reading

The Grandmother Diaries: My “Great” Aunt

By: Live by Surprise

On: January 18, 2016

In: The Grandmother Diaries

With: 15 Comments

If you’ve followed my Grandmother Diaries, you’ve “met” my Gran. All my life (and most of hers), Gran’s younger sister Minerva lived a block away. I’m not quite sure how it happened…my Gran moved into the house she was in most the time I knew her after my Grandfather died.Continue Reading