{"id":3869,"date":"2022-08-25T10:17:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T10:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/?p=3869"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T16:27:25","slug":"from-all-the-family-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/?p=3869","title":{"rendered":"From all the family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings we thought you might enjoy this poem. If you have a Granny or a
\nfriend who has a Gran, who you think may enjoy the poem, please do send it
\nalong.<\/p>\n

Best wishes from all the family and Ted.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Granny.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

A Summer’s Day on Maybury Hill, with dew fresh on the grass,<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe sunrise thinly warming up the misty greenhouse glass.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe moment still I capture. I can see the Lilac tree,<\/em><\/strong>
\nIts mauve and heavy scents now bring it back to me.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Blackbird, on the wooden fence, beside the apple tree,<\/em><\/strong>
\nWhere berries, black and tasty, were just too high for me.<\/em><\/strong>
\nI’d wake to Granny’s ‘cooing’. I’d know that something’s up<\/em><\/strong>
\nAnd sure enough we’d go downstairs and know our luck was struck.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThick toast slices, all prepared, with Granny’s special jam,<\/em><\/strong>
\n(That only ever tasted right when Granny makes them, as she can.)<\/em><\/strong>
\n“Now, John And Nicky, today’s a treat,<\/em><\/strong>
\nWe’re having breakfast on the swinging seat!”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Excited, Pyjama’d we went out to the lawn<\/em><\/strong>
\nAnd marvelled at the glory of the breaking Woking dawn.<\/em><\/strong>
\nAnd after eating Toast and Jam or ‘Soldiers’ dipped in eggs,<\/em><\/strong>
\nWith dressing gowns wrapped tightly around our chilly legs.<\/em><\/strong>
\nIt’d be “Start a Story Granny”, the unison of two voices,<\/em><\/strong>
\nAnd sure enough you’d start with one of many choices.<\/em><\/strong>
\n“There was Johnny Poo and Nicky Poo who both lived in the wood.”<\/em><\/strong>
\nThen would come a story that would always end up good.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe days in Woking passed in harmony so fine,<\/em><\/strong>
\nThat were it not important one would lose all track of time.<\/em><\/strong>
\nFrom Freddy’s musty tool shed to Roses that she named.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe ‘Mount’ was Granny’s Kingdom.\u00a0 It’s memories her domain.<\/em><\/strong>
\nIf it’s Blackberry Picking or Bonfire day,<\/em><\/strong>
\nBrewing some brew or a walk down the way.<\/em><\/strong>
\nOr a Trip to Woolworths to get some more sweets,<\/em><\/strong>
\nThese were a few of my Granny’s treats.<\/em><\/strong>
\nIn fact it’s hard now to think of those days what was best.<\/em><\/strong>
\nEven down to the smell of the wool of her vest.<\/em><\/strong>
\nExceptional cooking is rare so it seems.<\/em><\/strong>
\nFor nothing was ever like her ‘Runner Beans’<\/em><\/strong>
\nPeople talk of their Granny’s, in fact often they boast.<\/em><\/strong>
\nBut I know that mine is nicer than most.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

And I also know this.\u00a0 That wherever I’ll be,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I have always known that she would love me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

John Mappin\u00a0 \u00a0Feb 1992<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In fondest Memory of Ida Lilian Cole (1903-1998) who told me my first story<\/em><\/strong>
\nand whose love of Children and Life Embodies Camelot Castle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

www.camelotcastle.com<\/a><\/p>\n

www.tedstourton.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings we thought you might enjoy this poem. If you have a Granny or a friend who has a Gran, who you think may enjoy the poem, please do send it along. Best wishes from all the family and Ted. Granny. A Summer’s Day on Maybury Hill, with dew fresh on the grass, The sunrise […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3869"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3869"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3874,"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3869\/revisions\/3874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.camelotcastle.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}