We had a station wagon when we were young. Both parents drove it. In fact, they took turns driving it. Here it is. Thereās part of the bay my dad swam. He swam at the furthest tips of the bay.
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Iāve got a couple of photos my dadās parents too. Here is my paternal grandparents from England with their garden in the background. Apparently they were both avid gardeners. They had gardens at their house and had a community garden in town also.
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I said I didnāt have any and aunts or uncles but I did. My mom had too brothers who died young. One was a professional football player and in England football is more like soccer. He was killed getting a football kicked in his stomach. My other uncle was killed in the war, and her father was in the war and got captured so spend 5 years as a Prisoner Of War. My momās mom had Multiple Sclerosis so died young.
Looking through these pictures I think I see a possible great aunt. This is my grandmother in the rocking chair with the striking silver hair. Thereās another woman who looks similar in appearance and age. That may have been my great aunt.
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My dad did rally racing with his uncle Jim so I had a great uncle as well. My dad always drove fast . Really fast but he was a good driver. My mom didnāt like my dadās family so we werenāt allowed to talk about them but my brother and dad would fly there every once in a while to visit. He continued his car rally driving with a friend he met from where he worked. His name was Derek. They did a lot together including canoeing. Here they are canoeing together. My dadās in the front.
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Both my parents were very active. My dad played tennis a few times a week in the nice weather here but also when they went to Florida which they did for some 30 years.
My mom swam also and did yoga and tai chi. We always had a dog and my mom walked and fed the dog (s) and fed the birds and cats before she left for work. She walked the dogs as soon as she got home from work also. Our pets were always well cared for as were we.
My dad was an avid Gardner. He learned to grow roses from his mother. My grandparents grew most of their fruits and vegetables. My dad had a few gardens and this one at the front / side of our house was where his irises and roses grew. It always smelled nice out on the patio. Plus we had a big sliding glass door where the sun shone through. This picture was taken before were put in the sliding glass door.
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