I remember a lady called Granny , who taught me about a piece ,chip and egg.
Granny taught me to cook , it was her that introduced me to the sense of community through food.
Mince and potato , kippers on toast , baked sweet potato pie.
Granny`s middle name was Lockhead , she had a curly haired dog named Lassie and spoke of places like Penay Lea and things like jilly jaws .
Granny always ended her days with tea and toast.
Jessie Mersey was a lady who could dance real fine and taught me the slosh , she was the lady who put out the rubbish on the last day of the year and shared the custom of the first foot in.
When Jessie became Granny , she knitted booties , jumpers and suits. Through Granny I learnt the magic of glycerine on the sore gums of teething babes and a warm cloth to an aching ear.
Granny was a lady with a million tricks involving match sticks , the favourite was one with a strand of hair , the boys thought her ever so smart.
She played a tickling game on their hands and feet about a teddy bear in the garden , and taught the boys that they really did have little pigs at the end of their feet.
On birthdays she always made a cake .
She was a master with a mashed up egg in a cup , and with milk and bread for a treat in a bowl.
As the boys grew and grew Granny was always there , greeting them with encouragement and praise .
The boys are now very tall and Granny is no longer here.
Jessie will live on through her gift of unconditional love and sense of fairness and decency which she instilled in all those she loved .
Granny taught me to cook , it was her that introduced me to the sense of community through food.
Mince and potato , kippers on toast , baked sweet potato pie.
Granny`s middle name was Lockhead , she had a curly haired dog named Lassie and spoke of places like Penay Lea and things like jilly jaws .
Granny always ended her days with tea and toast.
Jessie Mersey was a lady who could dance real fine and taught me the slosh , she was the lady who put out the rubbish on the last day of the year and shared the custom of the first foot in.
When Jessie became Granny , she knitted booties , jumpers and suits. Through Granny I learnt the magic of glycerine on the sore gums of teething babes and a warm cloth to an aching ear.
Granny was a lady with a million tricks involving match sticks , the favourite was one with a strand of hair , the boys thought her ever so smart.
She played a tickling game on their hands and feet about a teddy bear in the garden , and taught the boys that they really did have little pigs at the end of their feet.
On birthdays she always made a cake .
She was a master with a mashed up egg in a cup , and with milk and bread for a treat in a bowl.
As the boys grew and grew Granny was always there , greeting them with encouragement and praise .
The boys are now very tall and Granny is no longer here.
Jessie will live on through her gift of unconditional love and sense of fairness and decency which she instilled in all those she loved .
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