When she was just three
Sick on the cushions – bright green!
North Berwick vividly adorned with horseplay and lore.
A blue cloudless sky in the days of the war
A father who smelt of engines and cigars.
Knowledge in every field, no exceptions or dues
Physiotherapy and nursing in Ediburgh’s view.
The border crossed and new experience lurked,
A teacher with a sports car and penchant for getting sunburnt.
Then the border twice over
When two became a source
Of four, and then ten and now five great grandchildren more
Rooted in 131 Stirling Drive;
Home of hijinks and snowballs through the blinds.
Tales of clothes exchanges
Of first meetings and last
Of experimental cooking
And the jungles of plants and cats.
The armchairs the place they’re imagined the best,
Granny and Grandpa where they found their rest.
Space for a small child or two
A guinea pig or three
Maybe a terrapin eating a sizeable leaf.
Glasses gone missing;
Lipstick askew;
Fluffy jumpers
But always enough space for two.
Tales as tall as the stack of books behind
Woven together in a novel bind,
Collections and fragments and a voice to be heard
We’ll always remember the way the stories unfurled.
Foxes well fed for the week ahead
Homes for all cats to find a comforting bed
Names for the robins, the mice and the toad
No small thing forgotten, from their humble abode.
Daphne, the name of the laurel tree
Freedom at last with the larks and the bees
Reunited now with her dearly beloved
Whether Grandpa, Brandy or Whisky we cannot judge!
Jennifer Damant (née Plowman)
24th April 2024
Granny, you will be dearly missed and never forgotten.
Sending all our love and thoughts to everyone today. We wish we could be there.
All our love xxxx
Holly & Michael xx
24th April 2024
To a wonderful Granny and Great Granny.
You will be deeply missed and fondly remembered.
Our thoughts are with everyone there today and are saddened that we couldn’t be there.
Sending all our love xx
“Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure”
Carly, Daniel and Logan xx
24th April 2024