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Eulogy for GrandmotherWith the little things. Its the little things that make up a year, and the years which make up a life. Its the little things that make up the memories. And I have an abundance of those. Sitting on the green couch auditory modality to stories. Stories from her childhood, from the war years and beyond. Stories of playing with mice in the attic of the house -- her refuge as none of her siblings would go up there, stories of being tied up and gagged with a pickle in the mouth and shoved nates a cupboard by an exasperated hoaryer brother. Stories of shooting peas at the women in her contracts factory. Of being found invoke too early by her father one Christmas morning and being punished by having the presents taken away. Only she cried so much she was solelyowed to keep the doll. Of having well-nigh painful ailment and being carried propel and screaming into the ocean by Sally because Salt water will cure it. Of playing on a raft and having it sink. Everyone got off except May. They stood on the bank and watched it sink with May stubbornly repeating Im not going to swim. Grandma forever laughed so much telling that story Stories of the war. protect the patients from bombs by putting them under the stairs. But the mothers and newborn babies went under their beds. Of bringing corn back after a visit back home and carrying the two pieces round the wards so every soldier could have a bite. Of working with blind children. Of going out into streets abundant of rubble. (Were you scared, Grandma? No. I was always too busy looking after others to be scared.) Of meeting an Australian soldier during a dance in England. Of getting married. I was fascinated by those stories. She told them so well. Over and over. She never seemed to get tired of me asking. Christmas time. Luke, Grandma and I, then later Chlo and Laura. Lying in drive of the fire writing letters to Santa and note them up the chimney then racing outside to see the charred remains carried away by the breeze. Snooping around seek to find the Christmas stockings she made out of old orange bags. Pouring boiling water over almonds then shooting them out of their skins. They used to go all over the kitchen Eulogy for Grandmother Eulogies EulogyEulogy for GrandmotherWith the little things. Its the little things that make up a year, and the years which make up a life. Its the little things that make up the memories. And I have an abundance of those. Sitting on the green couch listening to stories. Stories from her childhood, from the war years and beyond. Stories of playing with mice in the attic of the house -- her refuge as none of her siblings would go up there, stories of being tied up and gagged with a pickle in the mouth and shoved behind a cupboard by an exasperated older brother. Stories of shooting peas at the women in her fathers factory. Of being found awake too early by her father one Christmas morning and being punished by having the presents taken away. Only she cried so much she was allowed to keep the doll. Of having some painful ailment and being carried kicking and screaming into the ocean by Sally because Salt water will cure it. Of playing on a raft and having it sink. Everyone got off except May. They stood on the bank and watched it sink with May stubbornly repeating Im not going to swim. Grandma always laughed so much telling that story Stories of the war. Protecting the patients from bombs by putting them under the stairs. But the mothers and newborn babies went under their beds. Of bringing corn back after a visit back home and carrying the two pieces round the wards so every soldier could have a bite. Of working with blind children. Of going out into streets full of rubble. (Were you scared, Grandma? No. I was always too busy looking after others to be scared.) Of meeting an Australian soldier during a dance in England. Of getting married. I was fascinated by those stories. She told them so well. Over and over. Sh e never seemed to get tired of me asking. Christmas time. Luke, Grandma and I, then later Chlo and Laura. Lying in front of the fire writing letters to Santa and posting them up the chimney then racing outside to see the charred remains carried away by the breeze. Snooping around trying to find the Christmas stockings she made out of old orange bags. Pouring boiling water over almonds then shooting them out of their skins. They used to go all over the kitchen