Today is Granny Georgina’s birthday. While we won’t reveal how old she is, sixty as the number of things that we love about her listed below may or may not be significant.
Sir Nigel D
1. I love her smile.
2. I love her blonde hair.
3. I love her her patience.
4. I love her impatience.
5. I love her child-like naivete.
6. I love her her honest to goodness common sense.
7. I love her handwriting.
8. I love her determination.
9. I love her love for her family.
10. But, most of all, I love her taste in men.
Simon Andrew
11. She is selfless.
12. She is hardworking.
13. She isn’t quick to get angry or stressed.
14. She is considerate and careful.
15. She is a good steward of possessions.
16. She sees the positive side of people.
17. She isn’t interested in gossip and makes a noise to acknowledge she hears what is being said but doesn’t wish to comment.
18. She is energetic.
19. She doesn’t use 200 words when 20 will do.
20. She has a servant heart and shows she loves people through cleaning or gardening.
Sally Olivia
21. I love the way mum potters about in the kitchen in the evenings until it is sparkling clean.
22. I love the way mum always thinks of others before herself.
23. I love the way mum has always encouraged us to go to church.
24. I love the way mum says mm, mm, mm, when she talks on the telephone.
25. I love the way mum cuts the hedge.
26. I love the way mum gels her hair to look all trendy.
27. I love the way mum looked after Marco.
28. I love the way mum lets me squeeze into bed next to her on special days like her birthday and mothers day even when I am no longer a little girl.
29. I love the way mum has worked to earn loads of money to pay for me to do so many exciting clubs and activities and have great family holidays.
30. I love the way mum smiles and squints too! I love my mum very, very, much.
Emily Clare
31. I love that she collects postcards from every place she visits.
32. I love that she doesn’t know her left from right.
33. I LOVE that she looked after Marco and Toby for so long and took them on the train.
34. I love that she taught the children’s groups at EFCC even though it was a hassle sometimes.
35. I love that she likes camping so much.
36. I love that she continues to work on the computer even when it drives her crazy.
37. I love that she wanted to work in Africa.
38. I love that she enjoys the details in life like counting how many cars there are on a train as it drives past.
39. I love that the contents of her letters and emails are so random.
40. I love that she is the only one to consistently comment on my blog.
Hannah Polly
41. I love her smile, her beautiful eyes and rosy cheeks!
42. I love her selflessness.
43. I love her enjoyment of nature.
44. I love her cuddles.
45. I love her laugh.
46. I love the way she has taught me so much.
47. I love the way she gets excited about unexpected things – like freshly cooked play dough!!
48. I love the way she hordes everything and therefore always has what you need!!
49. I love her potato cakes!!
50. I love the way she loves me. I love her!! She is like sunshine.
Beau-fils
51. I love that she insists that “commingled” is not a real English word.
52. I love that she once made me go dumpster-diving near the Theydon Bois station.
53. I love that she speaks French.
54. I love the face she makes when someone says something stupid. (She’ll probably make it when she reads this line.)
55. I love her sense of wanderlust.
56. I love how she swoops around, even if not doing anything super important.
57. I love that she wears Christmas sweaters.
58. I love that she allows her kids to poke fun at her.
59. I love that she loves me.
60. I love that she married Sir Nigel D.
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