Tag: Birthday cards
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Saturday 1 December 1973
My 76th birthday, had 16 cards. Had a poor day re water works got up during Sat to Sun night 9 times. Weather very cold. Notes Grandad was born on 1 December 1897. Hence, this was his 76th birthday. Grandad was unwell at this time with prostate-related symptoms. These culminated in surgery in January 1974,…
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Tuesday 8 May 1973
Ethel’s birthday she had 27 cards. I had a garden fire, burning the rubbish blown off the trees Monday April 2nd. Notes Ethel refers to my grandmother Ethel May Cecilia Parkin. Grandma was born on 8 December 1901, see Chapter 16. So, in 1973, she turned 72. Grandma and grandad’s house had large lawns at…