tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post9178640507903305473..comments2023-06-25T05:49:00.672-07:00Comments on Haddock and Dill: November 1, 1952 A Few Minutes Rest, Eating the Loot, A Toad, Two Snails and One Qualified CandidateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-29607389516717801522014-10-13T09:17:44.173-07:002014-10-13T09:17:44.173-07:00Hello David! Thank you for writing and I'm de...Hello David! Thank you for writing and I'm delighted to hear from you. So glad you enjoyed this letter. I have a feeling that there were many "Grannies" who were pretty tough ladies. If you're curious about Granny Gibson, typing her name in the search box will bring up any letter in which she is pictured or referenced. <br /><br />Thanks again for your comments!Ann B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263483730433027795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-89412539663530515522014-10-13T07:46:17.175-07:002014-10-13T07:46:17.175-07:00Hello Ann, I found this account fascinating, it pa...Hello Ann, I found this account fascinating, it paints a wonderful picture of life at that time with some very poignant details. I found the tale of the toad in the basement quite amusing, especially the bit about not letting it free in case it got into the washer!<br />The most amazing item was that "granny" carried on working in the field after giving birth!! What hard lives people must have had.<br />She looks a very determined woman in the photo's, very similar to my own great grandma who also had a hard life. Thanks for sharing.David Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624125733408030479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-64506753158763006042013-09-28T02:02:10.888-07:002013-09-28T02:02:10.888-07:00Hi Ann my Louisa was 77 years old when she died. S...Hi Ann my Louisa was 77 years old when she died. She had been a sufferer of Type 1 Diabetes for most of her adult life. Treatment of Diabetes was very rudimentary in those days.The family all think Louisa would have lived much longer if she had the type of treatment available today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758926343154376267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-39366842414493872942013-09-27T13:54:55.307-07:002013-09-27T13:54:55.307-07:00Wow! I know that women were widowed at much younge...Wow! I know that women were widowed at much younger ages back then, but can you imagine caring for that many children? I think that generation of women must have been very, very hard workers and took whatever came their way. These stories always make me feel a bit lazy when I think of the huge responsibility our Great-Grandmothers had to endure. Did your Louisa live a long life herself?Ann B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263483730433027795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-58710003216661795962013-09-27T13:43:13.779-07:002013-09-27T13:43:13.779-07:00Isn't that amazing. Granny sounds like my Grea...Isn't that amazing. Granny sounds like my Great Grandmother Louisa who was my Great Grandfather George's second wife. Louisa looked after the 7 children from the first marriage (after wife no1 died in childbirth) and then she and George had 6 more children. George died fairly early in their marriage and Louisa was then responsible for their 13 children. All 13 survived into adulthood.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758926343154376267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-48451978710366603362012-10-13T16:01:05.444-07:002012-10-13T16:01:05.444-07:00Agreed! I think their stories are fascinating! T...Agreed! I think their stories are fascinating! Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment.Ann B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263483730433027795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799438278337342869.post-26046130081081900672012-10-13T15:42:05.510-07:002012-10-13T15:42:05.510-07:00Granny truly sounds like an astonishing woman. To ...Granny truly sounds like an astonishing woman. To think that she was able to give birth unexpectedly and then continue on as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. In any day and age, I think very few women (understandably!) would be able to that. <br /><br />Though I never got a chance to meet her (she passed decades before I was born), in some ways granny reminds me of one of my maternal great-grandmas, who was a very hard working woman of the great Canadian Yukon who raised nine children and was widowed when the youngest (my grandma) was barely a teenager. I admire women like both of these strong, wonderful grannies a great deal and love that we have people like them in our respective family trees. <br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.com