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Ethel Emily Edsell
nee Dickason born 1895 in Colac, Victoria , my nanna standing at
the rear of the picture , she loathed spiders.
When I was staying with her ,she screamed " Anne ! Anne ! a spider
! quick bring the fly spray !! agghhhhhhh!! I came running in thinking
it was huge monster of a thing.
Nanna used up all her fly spray on a tinsy spider in her wardrobe,
we laughed ,cried and laughed.
I enjoyed staying with my grandparents. |
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Nannas cake shop
in Heidelberg |
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Nanna out the front
of her Heidelberg home, she loved stray animals |
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Silas Gordon Edsell,
my pop, he had an accident involving a tram when he was 8 years
old , but that didn't stop him getting around on one leg.
Pop was a shoe maker, had a shop in Heidelberg, he could turn
shoes inside out with his bare hands .Whenever mum bought us new
shoes pop would like to inspect them. I remember one late afternoon
pop and I stood at the sink in his Heidelberg home, he showed
me how to make his delicious chop casserole with lashings of vegetables,
he told me never to forget the flour and butter, whenever I make
it today I think of us laughing together. He died when I was 11.
I'm still working on the restoration of this photo.
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One of Doc's water
colours, his home in Heidelberg, painted when he was in his teens. |
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Dad aged 19 during
WWII |
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Dad dressed up as
a Marx Brother.....I wish I had of been there ... |
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Dad and mum :-) |
Doc,my brotherWarren and myself
I love my dad X X :-) |
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Warren with his
favourite yellow truck, we would have hours of fun under the willow
tree, making roads in the dirt, having our lunch in the tree house
we made ...hmmmm that reminds me....I have a story about the willow
tree ....tell you later .....pssst... it involves a hammer and Anne-Maree
getting into BIG trouble !! :-) |
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Aged 6, mum made
my dress, it was a powder blue with white self flocking and a tiny
string of pearls around the neckline, I felt rather *special* when
I wore it. |
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Warren :-) |
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Geelong,Victoria |
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Thelma Grace McDonald,
mum ,'Ra Ra' born 13th December 1927 Portland, Victoria |
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Alan Gordon Edsell,'Doc'
born 20th July 1920 Melbourne, this photo was taken in October 1999 |
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Mum and Warren,
isn't he a cutie .I was in that pram one day, Warren was looking
after me while mum was busy making marshmallow, you guessed it Warren
fed me too much marshmallow !! ...... Funny thing is he's still
feeding people......but at least they get to choose what they want
~hmph~ |
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Nanna took us down
to the local fair on the Templestowe sports oval, and I won this
doll and promptly called her 'Mumma doll' .
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A very hot Christmas
day at the Heidelberg Town hall 1956 , Santa gave Warren a grey
Renault car and gave me a toy stove,I wasn't impressed with Santa,
he scared me ! |
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Our cousin Rodney
on the left Warren and I,we spent 3 months in Queensland 1957 school
lessons came via mail We had a pet kangaroo named 'Joey' |
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I love this photo
of Warren and I near our willow tree |
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"Foys" department
store Melbourne,Warren looked smart in his white shirt ,burgandy
bowtie and grey shorts. I loved this dress, it was pale pink with
white trim ,my little bag was made of white cotton,I kept my treasures
in it. |
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Warren and I at
Healsville Sanctuary, VIctoria |
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Warren and Alison
20th. December 1975
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After leaving Templestowe
High, Warren attended Blackburn Technical School,did his cooking
apprenticeship at 'William Angliss School' in Melbourne, later worked
at the Melbourne Hilton Hotel and moved on from there to Cairns
then on to Cooktown,where they built a lovely 'pole' home on several
acres of lush bush .
He now lives in Grafton,New South Wales ,with his family.
Warren is a very caring and imaginative cook, he works at the "Clarence
Motor Inn" 15 Fitzroy St. Grafton, NSW Australia, so if your in
the area pop in and enjoy a great meal ....don't forget to say "Annie
sent me !!"
Psssst ....his knickname for me is "Skinny" :-)
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Dad and mum 1994
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Mark Garry Clotworthy
born 21st November 1981, 5 weeks here.
Mark arrived at lunchtime |
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My little man
Mark had the most wonderful giggle at that age. What a CUTIE |
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5 months enjoying
his first Autumn |
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Mark and Mandy :-)
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Mark loved his 'space'
overalls I made him, they matched Doc's shirt |
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Mark holding Mandy
on her first day home May1984, he was so happy |
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Mark and I on one
of our many walks |
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Mandy adored her
Ted. |
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Mandy loved to dress
up |
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Happy as ! |
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Ho Ho Ho !!
Mark, thank you for allowing Mandy to continue believing in Santa
after you realised ' 'who' Santa was X X |
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Mandy and Mark 1990 |
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Mandy you are a
cutie !
We can see you Mark |
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Mark is here somewhere.....
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Kodak moment,Endeavour
Hills |
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Chatting |
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I love this one
of Mandy:-) |
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Lovely photo of
Mark and Mandy in Endeavour Hills |
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Mandy watching the
sunrise on Whirinaki Beach West Coast New Zealand January 1st. 2000
Alan ,Mandy and I had a wonderful time. |
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Midi 1997 by Mandy
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You captured Midi beautifully here :-) |
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Mandy ,Mark and
Midi 1998 |
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