Trees and shrubs I love to see in my garden
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» Gay_Klok - carol
I found this interesting, hope you all do. part of my and Tasmania's background:In 1945 I was waiting for the paper work to go through for our (my daughter and I) trip to America to join my husband.
I decided to take my Mother on a trip to Tasmania before I left. It was one of those trips I had put off due to the intervention of the war. I had heard of the beauty of Tasmania and just had to see it.
It came up to my expectations, so lush and green. The size of the flowers were unbelievable. One bus trip we went around a neighbourhood that had the most amazing dahlias.
By the way, you may remember this: The plane that was supposed to land after ours hit the bridge on descent and all were killed. (That is if you are old enough to remember, upon looking at your photo you were probably much too young
We had come from Melbourne through a terrific storm and had to fly higher than normal and I thought my head would explode---my daughter, 6 months old, was screaming so I know her ears were hurting. This was not a good introduction to
my first plane ride. Of course, there and then, we decided to take a boat home. Not knowing what that would entail!
We took the train to Launceston and the boat across Bass Strait to Melbourne. All of us being extremely seasick!
Then we had the long train ride to Sydney.
There was one incident that was amusing, (as I look back on it). My daughter was at the stage where she was saying "Mummum and Daddad. The bus stop near where we were staying was near an Army barracks and as we waited for the bus there were also a group of soldiers. My daughter started reaching for them saying "Daddad!" Of course they nudged one enough and made a joke as to whose baby she was. It was embarrassing at the time.
Well, thank you again for your information
Regards,
POSTMUM
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» Gay_Klok - I was alive
but young. I do not remember anything about the plane crash though. I was born in Sydney and we moved to Hobart when I was three years old. I became a border when 4 for two years. In 1945 I was 8 years old!The old "Taroona" boat that sailed overnight between the North of tasmania [Hobart is in the South of the island] was the best ship in the whole world for making people seasick. I only travelled in it once, when I was leaving Australia to marry Kees in Canada, with all my wedding, engagement and 21st Birthday presents packed in large trunks. Had to go by ship, all the way. Even took all my books with me and I was an avid reader from quite a young age!
Today the ship is quite luxurious, even state rooms with single beds!
Story of babies timing.
My father built a beautiful home [I lived in it from the age of 12 until marriage] which had a long private driveway up to the house and 52 acres of bush. When Kees and I returned to Hobart with our first baby, my father subdivided a small area of the bush so we could build our home. There were no other houses built for quite a few years.
I spent the next 4 years being pregnant. many times I would walk from the house we built up to the parent's home. I was coming back from one of these expeditions with one baby in arms, one in my tummy {LOL] and Michele, aged 3 walking beside us. Building was going on in the subdivision street. Electricians were there and house builders. Quite a crew and they were having a smoko, sitting beside the road in a piece of bush. Michele waited until we were just walking beside them and then asked "But HOW does the baby get in there, Mummy?" The workmen put down their sandwiches and thermos flasks and stared at me.
Now, I had always answered the children's questions immediately but this time I said very quietly, "I will answer when we are in the house" and then Michele asked, over and over again, "Why, Mummy?" Why wait, Mummy?"
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» Classicalmuse_k - WRONG MAN(men)
WHOA! Wait just a minute! When this predicament happened in Tasmania, I had not even seen my father............so how was I to know what my father looked like? The things that get blamed on little kids!-- posted by Classicalmuse_k
» Gay_Klok - Welcome
is it classic??? Sorry, didn't read the name properlyThat's your mother's story and she is sticking to it {lots of laughs]
Glad to see you here, it seems your mother and I are wrinklies but both enjoy immensely younger company!
Hope you will spend a moment to stroll around the house/garden
have you been back to Tasmania or Australia?
-- posted by Gay_Klok
» CarolWallace - We call her CMK
But Classic has a nice sound to it. (And I can see your point, Erin. ;-) But I also enjoyed Postmum's story and would also love to know how you ended up here!-- posted by CarolWallace
» Classicalmuse_k - Why am I here?
Carol, didn't you receive that Alcatraz goody that I sent? That was one of the steps towards the desert........-- posted by Classicalmuse_k
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