tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post116962632853205805..comments2014-08-13T13:14:14.054+01:00Jeremy[email protected]Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169707677379386892007-01-25T07:47:00.000+01:002007-01-25T07:47:00.000+01:00a beautiful set of memories. i'll look forward to the book!Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169657420074870722007-01-24T17:50:00.000+01:002007-01-24T17:50:00.000+01:00Hey Fred - don't confuse my granddad (who never ever gambled) with my great-granddad (who lived and breathed it)..Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506241936615649754[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169657168383628282007-01-24T17:46:00.000+01:002007-01-24T17:46:00.000+01:00Seems the apple does fall far from the tree!<BR/><BR/>A grave-digging, religious man with a gambling streak. My kinda guy. So tell me, what happened to you, J? ;-)Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169641154874562422007-01-24T13:19:00.000+01:002007-01-24T13:19:00.000+01:00It just goes to show how precious family is and how we miss family members terribly when they....irrespective of our relationship with them.<BR/><BR/>May your granddad's soul rest in peace, amen.Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169638427632450862007-01-24T12:33:00.000+01:002007-01-24T12:33:00.000+01:00gosh that's odd! He always dug the graves in Lapley, often working alone with a spade (it was much more common for two men to do the job).<BR/><BR/>I'd love to know who you are and a bit more about your memories (this piece is part of a book I'm writing on memory). Email me if you like: [email protected]Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07506241936615649754[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169638105869626402007-01-24T12:28:00.000+01:002007-01-24T12:28:00.000+01:00I have my own memory of your grandad. I lived in Wheaton Aston and on one of my many adventures away from the village (my Raleigh Winner racing bike took me to Church Eaton and beyond...) I watched with curiosity a man who I'm now fairly sure would be your grandad digging a grave in Lapley churchyard. He was an older man at that time, unaware he was being observed. It was the most sustained effort and hard graft I'd ever seen or have seen since. still regularly recall this!!Anonymous[email protected]tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686769.post-1169631728117068592007-01-24T10:42:00.000+01:002007-01-24T10:42:00.000+01:00Gosh, your grandad sounds awesome!My Talking Beginningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05202527376661534311[email protected]