Re: Our Ancestors #4

[aspin]

Here goes bet its too big this time Elizabeth

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Sorry all must try later

Elizabeth

[PaulaToo]

Don't give up, you'll get there in the end. We can be patient.
Paula

[PaulaToo]

Had to put this on.
'Emma' the best little bone shaker ever.
My Father, myself and my friend, with Emma, our little Austin 7
We thought we were so special with that little car, and she was a beauty.
Dad got her, held together with string and bits missing, for ten bob. He took care of the mechanicals, Mother did the 'soft furnishings.' She never let us down, not Emma. She was the best.
Oh, and who took the photo, Mother of course, and she hadn't been on her famous parsnip wine, the tilt is natural we were on a hillside.

[Emmeline]

Hi Paula - I just adore the photo and the story and have brought my husband in to have a look as an Austin 7 was the first car he ever owned. This has stirred up some memories......... thank you.
When we were first married we had a Model A ( this was in the 60's ) - we called her Hinemoa ! 

[PaulaToo]

Hi Emmeline, I think our Emma was probably old enough to be the granny of your Hinemoa.  She was a grand old car, though.
I remember one year when we had torrents of rain and there were puddles laying everywhere. Oh the flooded car engines!
Emma with her big wheels, sailed on regardless going through the puddles as if she was on stilts and leaving the modern cars stranded.
Of course us kids thought it was great fun.
Bet some of those drivers with their nice posh vehicles ground their teeth a bit to see us.

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This is my McKenzie family
I was born after my grandmother McKenzie was born her she is just before her death with my granda ,uncle Pearson ,Uncle Gordon And niece Bella Shand

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This one too big
Elizabeth

[PaulaToo]

Don't worry about it, Elizabeth. There are some big ones on here as well.
Have you thought of putting that picture on the Photo Restore thread, they could take that scratch out of it for you.
And they like um big over there
Paula