england1970s – Pearls of the NHS

Meeting Grandma

My English Grandma was from Portsmouth. She was petite with velvety soft pink skin, thick wavy silver hair that was always short and the brightest blue eyes. She liked to wear Navy with a white shirt underneath, usually with a broach or neck scarf. “Oh your Grandma said she thought I looked like a Princess!…ItContinue reading “Meeting Grandma”

Argos

I had romantic ideas of the gift of a watch “Where did you get your Nurses watch from Mum?” “Argos in Basingstoke” “Oh”