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I'm watching Enrique Iglesias on MTV hits.

If my grandad were alive he'd say *his name is really Henry Church you know*

I know this as he used to call Julio.......Joe Church lol

I can almost feel him in the room xx

Hi Muffy, Only knew my Dad's mum. Dad's dad died when Dad was only 7, Mum's mum died when she was 5 and her dad died when I was 3 1/2 so only have 1 memory of him, that's sitting on his lap looking out of the front room window and seeing parachutists in the sky. Have lots of lovely memories of Nan though. If ever I see a packet of Woodbine ciggies I think of Nan.

Helen

My Gran used to say after we came out of the sea at Carnoustie beach "Do you want a chittery bite ?"
Ros xx

Evening McMuff Never new my grandmother on my side & very vague memories of me gramp,he died when i was very young

The black and white minstrel show, coal fires and an outside toilet with hard paper.
but my other grandmother died when she was 98 so memories are more up to date....she use to drink a lot and dance the can can lol

You know that chennile throws are popular at the mo, well I can remember Nan having a tablecloth made out of very similar material, it was a deep red colour. Nan used to have an outside loo and it was always freezing cold in there. I can remember Nan's mangle in the garden and when she did the washing it was in a Burco boiler and she used to use Blue bags.

Helen

Lavender and 4711 make me remember my grandmother

sadly remember very little of my grandparents - paternal ones died when I was very young as did maternal grandmother - never knew maternal grandfather

ooh yes ...one Nan wore 4711 and the other Lavender

Knitting machines, and the smell of fabric..magnolia trees and sheds

Yorkie granny, Pipe tobacco my maternal grandfather yes. and if I go anywhere someone has been pipe smoking I am back in their house Others are sweet peas, apples in the attic where they were stored for the winter( they had a large orchard). I learned to dressmake watching my grandmother and my mum without realising I was learning, woodsmoke and newly cut grass. The memories are endless. Elaine.

My Gran always used to go all around the table one by one when we visited for Sunday tea asking everyone if they wanted more tea.

We all said 'Yes please' in turn and when she got to poor old Grandad she used to say 'Anymore tea Jack?' and when he said 'Yes please' she used to say 'You bl**dy well would'.

My brother and I used to giggle and she would ask us what we found so funny.

She was a real character.

Linda

The smell of freshly milled wholemeal flour reminds me of going with my grandmother to her shed to get chicken meal to feed her free range chickens.
Her husband kept border collies which he trained to work with sheep. Seeing a similar dog now, reminds me of him.
I never knew my paternal grandmother but Grandad always greeted us by rubbing noses in Maori fashion. I've no idea what that was all about but it's a lasting memory of him. He died when I was 8.

Gwyn

Linda G that sounds very much like my Mum's parents lololol xx

oh thats easy muffs .....the smell of a pipe..im there sittin with my grandad again.thanks for the smile muff i needed that xx

I still have a small bottle of 4711 that was in my mother's things,and I have her little "dolly blue "in a little pot.I can't throw these things away.I have my maternal gran's brass trivet and copper kettle that sit beside our fireplace,and I can often picture her cleaning them.Her fireplace used to shine with so much brassware,and a lovely brass fender.There's nothing like an open fire on a cold day for feeling cosy,and with the firelight shining on all the brasses,it will always stay in my memory.
Sometimes she used to cover the oven shelf with a blanket to warm the bed,or a fire brick.
My granddad smoked "Gold Flake" cigarettes and his white hair was blond at the front with the smoke,and he liked going to the off license with a jug for draught bitter,and we would play cards like whist and newmarket for halfpennies.
My paternal grandmother was more distant,but my granddad was like a father Christmas with big rosy cheeks,and he grew lovely tomatoes in his greenhouse on his allotment,and he often had some little tomatoes in his pocket if we saw him on the street and gave us some,and they were so sweet.
He was a lovely singer as well.

I don't remember either of my grandads - one died when my mum was a teenager and the other when I was a baby.

But anything to do with saving money or food or anything reminds me of my paternal gran - I inherited her sewing machine and equipment and she never threw anything away so I have got all these old buttons and zips that she took off old clothing. I can't bear to throw them out in case they come in handy!

Sweets remind me of my maternal grandma - she had diabetes but loved sweets so much. She was always buying them for us. I am very much like my gran - I am hopeless at spending money on indulgences (I'm always struggling to really justify it!) - and I always imagine my grandma when I'm debating over buying something, and she's saying, "Treat yourself, get it spent" or something like!

its clover every time i see it i rememebr my nan when she got fed up of all he noise she would send us out side to look for a 4 leaf one xxt

Lived with my paternal Grandparents. - Being greeted home from school, on a cold day with a roaring fire, Gran in a big white apron, and a lovely plate of stew. The comfort of that big lap when things went wrong, and I poured my heart out to her.

Grandad taking me to Romford Market, to see the animals, and buying me a cheese roll at the Golden Lion Pub.

My maternal Grandparents, Gran buying me nice patent leather ankle strap shoes, and coming to see me with sweets.

Grandad, the smell of St Julian Pipe tobacco. and when I lived some times with them having my own little piece of garden, with him showing me how to plant seeds etc.

Coal Tar soap reminds me of my nan & grandad's kitchen in Deptford, they always had a bar on the go and I used to sniff it. I often, even now, when i pop into the supermarket, make a beeline to it and have a good sniff. I have never bought any myself tho, so perhaps I should so I can smell the soap whenever. Lots of other things remind me of them too tho of course.
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