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Granny died.
August 25, 2018 at 7:44 am
Born in 1910. Toughest old bird on the planet. Also very private. Lived "alone" proudly until the end.* I bought her usual load of cat food yesterday, (my contribution to her maintenance) then sat at home and looked at it for a while. Cats were spoken for years ago, but the current cat servants can buy their own cat food. It will be a couple of months before I have to buy Fancy Feast again. Somewhere in Ireland people are sad without knowing why.
No point to this, just mental clearance.
*Her little house was on a cousin's property with a covered walkway between the houses.
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RE: Granny died.
August 25, 2018 at 7:48 am
Sorry for your loss. My own great-granny died prematurely at 104.
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August 25, 2018 at 8:03 am
Bessie Shannon really did die prematurely - she got run over while crossing the road on her way to market. Lived on her own, did her own cooking and housework, etc. My da (her youngest) liked to say, 'There's no telling how long that mean auld bitch would have gone on if left to herself.'
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RE: Granny died.
August 25, 2018 at 8:15 am
One of my cousins is working on a collection of songs she used to sing, many taught to her by the 1st gen., songs they learned in Ireland in the 1800s. She also used to sing incredibly obscene songs she learned while working as a munitions worker in WWII.
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RE: Granny died.
August 25, 2018 at 10:38 am
Sorry to see this. It happens to all of us, but there's never a good time for it.
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RE: Granny died.
August 25, 2018 at 10:42 am
Sorry to hear. Best to you and yours.
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RE: Granny died.
August 25, 2018 at 10:49 am
Sorry for your loss
One of my cousins died 2 days ago. He was only 36. AIDS got him.
Loss is never easy.
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