debris4spike | Remembering A Grandfather

This week's challenge on

photo_scavenger is "Military"

Most of you know that I have followed one of my Grandfather's footsteps during WWI.

However, I have a second Grandfather!

He served from the end of WWI and into the mid 20's, and then was in the reserves until the mid 30's. In 1923 he wasn't well and spent some time in convalescence, and so he started this picture of his regimental badge. After he married, my grandmother finished it. She gave it to me and I had it framed, and it now hangs on my hall wall.

Yes, he was in The Coldstream Guards.

In fact, the way my grandparents met was "brilliant". My Grandmother & her friend had taken a day off work (they both lost their job over this), and went up to "town". They were in Trafalgar Square and saw two soldiers marching across the area ... apparently my Grandmother said to her friend that she really fancied one of the men ... so they deliberately stopped them, and chatted them up. They were late back to guard duty at Buckingham Palace, and got in serious trouble ... however, my grandparents had a "date" booked for the coming weekend!!!!

For the English, I shall add that Grandma was an Essex Girl ... so I think she may have invented the phrase!!!!

Sadly he had a serious stroke when I was 4, although he didn't die for 10 years, I never knew him as a person. Mum & Dad assured me that he was a really lovely gentleman.

So there we are - I managed to answer the prompt, and remember a bit of family history.

You can tell that nothing else is really happening her today. Although I have already had a walk, so that's positive.

Right, I shall see what you are all up to, but before that -

6. How often do you write a cheque (check) to pay for something these days?
Last year I wrote one. One of the charities I support still prefers cheques.

Catch up soon x