My first friend, Jenny went to Godde today.
Eyes wont stop stinging..........................
My letter to her sister below.
Dear Peggy
Its tough times mate. I feel for you guys. I just wanted to let you know I love your sister like a sister, because that was what she was to me. Id been searching for her since 2005 and only found her on facebook 23/12/08. I wanted to tell her what she meant to me and how she helped me at the beginning of my life when I had not had anyone else befriend me. She was my first friend and I have the letter home from the Kindy teacher to mum who explains the start of our friendship and how my behaviour improved immediately. It was probably 1964. All through school she was there, my role model who I adored. There is a kindy photo of us two talking and a later one in 1970s where we are laughing together in the school photo. I remember one incident in the beginning where we were going on an excursion and Jenny forgot to put her undies on and had to tell Mr Millwood to go back so she could put them on. Laugh!!! And when I was about 11 she told me that I was pretty, up to that time Id thought I was ugly. Then how she gave me a couple of dancing lessons in our laundry so I could style up at our disco. I'm not surprised at the vocation she ended up in. Making people feel good about them selves, its her natural gift. That gift will continue with me because I hold them in my heart and it wasn't until I got older I realised how much she influenced me. Well I named my doll, my chook, my dog after her and intended to call my first daughter Jenny too. The only regret we both had is that we didn't spend enough time together after school. I also regret that I couldnt come to her 50th. But it was great to be back in touch and meet up with her in Darwin, that darlin brave girl.... Whos name pulses through my life in such a whimsical way.
Eyes wont stop stinging..........................
My letter to her sister below.
Dear Peggy
Its tough times mate. I feel for you guys. I just wanted to let you know I love your sister like a sister, because that was what she was to me. Id been searching for her since 2005 and only found her on facebook 23/12/08. I wanted to tell her what she meant to me and how she helped me at the beginning of my life when I had not had anyone else befriend me. She was my first friend and I have the letter home from the Kindy teacher to mum who explains the start of our friendship and how my behaviour improved immediately. It was probably 1964. All through school she was there, my role model who I adored. There is a kindy photo of us two talking and a later one in 1970s where we are laughing together in the school photo. I remember one incident in the beginning where we were going on an excursion and Jenny forgot to put her undies on and had to tell Mr Millwood to go back so she could put them on. Laugh!!! And when I was about 11 she told me that I was pretty, up to that time Id thought I was ugly. Then how she gave me a couple of dancing lessons in our laundry so I could style up at our disco. I'm not surprised at the vocation she ended up in. Making people feel good about them selves, its her natural gift. That gift will continue with me because I hold them in my heart and it wasn't until I got older I realised how much she influenced me. Well I named my doll, my chook, my dog after her and intended to call my first daughter Jenny too. The only regret we both had is that we didn't spend enough time together after school. I also regret that I couldnt come to her 50th. But it was great to be back in touch and meet up with her in Darwin, that darlin brave girl.... Whos name pulses through my life in such a whimsical way.
3 comments:
I am so sorry my dear, my heart is hurting for you. Xx
That's a beautiful letter from the heart. She was obviously a beautiful person who left her mark in this world.
Wish I could have know her. The way you write she must have been most remarkable. Remembered in prayers always.
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