Alacaey and My Brother (with Nanny Ruth)
/image.jpg)
My Nanna Ruth is special to me and my brother - we’re always going to the playground to have some fun.
My Nanna pushed me on the swings, and she pulled the flying fox back to me, so I could go down again and again.
Arlo and Grandmother Shelagh
"1996 was the famous one hundredth anniversary of the Boston marathon, a 42 km run.
I was very sick that day and so disappointed as I had travelled a long way to run the special run.
I decided to attend the start even if I couldn’t finish, I did finish and received a certificate and a Boston marathon medal.
So sometimes it’s good to give things a try even if you think you are unable to do it."
David and Granny Lyn
When I was in hospital and something nasty was happening, Granny Lyn would start singing, “Five little ducks went out to play”- and instead of crying, I would giggle and start singing with granny. It was our super magic song. It’s like a flashback!
David and Tony
Grandad Tony’s saying:
“If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.”
(David talks about this artwork in the recording above in David and Granny Lyn.)
Elizabeth and Grandma Denise
Piggy-wig and Piggy-wee
lived on a farm,
and were so happy.
With corn to eat
And milk to drink,
Piggy-wig and Piggy-wee.
Ellie and Nanny Wendy
A memorable moment was when Ellie and her brother Liam stayed at ours...
We made pancakes for breakfast, and one day added sprinkles to make them colourful. This is now a tradition and we do it every time Ellie and Liam sleepover.
Finlay and Granny Diana
I love having fun with my grandson Finlay.
One of the best was going bike riding on a holiday at Ohope Beach.
I was wobbling a bit and he rode right beside me until he was sure I wouldn’t fall off and then we had great fun riding all around the neighborhood and beach front and even found a hill and went whizzing down it laughing all the way.
Fogaga and Len
When building and digging a hangi hole and fire, I always measure the hole with the basket the food is going in - to make sure it fits perfectly.
I stack the wood in a cross-hatch pattern and put the rocks on top.
The cross-hatch pattern helps the air-flow, which burns the wood fast to heat the rocks.
Hazel and Grandpa Madhusudan
Grandpa says:
“When I was a kid my father used to say a story about a jackel and a cat.
The jackel wanted to kill the cat
And one day the cat went into a hole
So the jackel covered the hole with wood and burnt the wood...
After he said that I started crying, and my father asked me what happened, I said, 'But how will the cat come out?'”
Hudson and My Sister
Someone who is special in my life my sister. She’s a bit older and she works.
She works. She works and she cares for us. I like to do games with my sister too.
Ivy-Lee and Nani
My Nani said:
To make roast gravy from scratch, use the leftover juices from your roast.
And when you mix the liquid into the water, her tip is to always use a whisk to mix them together and you will never have lumps in your gravy.
Jaiden and Poppa Dave
When Poppa was my age, he had a pet hampster called Chip. He would carry him everywhere in his pocket; they were best friends.
One time Chip was still in the pocket of Poppa’s school shorts and his mum nearly washed him - they all got a big fright!
Juno and Grandma Carol
When we lived in Nairobi, on the edge of Nairobi Game Park, we used to get hyenas in the garden at night.
My Dad would wake me up to see them outside my bedroom window.
Lillian and Nanny Tai
My Nanny Tai is important to me. She lives in her house and she goes to the park with me and we eat food together. We always eat pizza - cheese pizza.
Yum!
My Nanny is my Dad’s mum and my Nanny used to marry my Dad‘s Dad but my Dad‘s Dad died.
His name is called George, and I really liked him because he always cared about me.
Maria and Nanny Lester
When I am playing, Nanny says:
“Do not scream in that high pitch, or I’ll think you are in danger and come running. If you continue, I will eventually stop running - then if you are truely in danger, I will not be there to help.”
Like Aesop's fable - The boy who cried wolf.
“My Grandmother taught me this, and I taught your mother, and now I am teaching you!”
Max and Grandma
When my grandma was young her family was really poor, not even meat for a whole year.
When it is lunar new year eve, she will always wake up around 12am, holding lanterns made out of white radish to brighten the starry night*. What was she doing? Going out to watch the fireworks set off by adults was what she always waited for.
After the amazing fireworks, adults cook dumplings with minced meat that can only be eaten once a year for the whole family. This is another expectation what she has been looking forward to for a year.
Eating dumplings now is a very daily thing for us, and we don't have to wait until the Lunar New Year, so my grandma is very grateful and cherished to be able to enjoy the current life. But this memory has always been deeply remembered by my grandma.
*My grandma made the lanterns by
emptying the inside of the radish and putting an candle in it. TAA-DAA!
Nellie and Grandmother Naylyn
My Grandmother had a tradition that was passed on from her Grandmother.
Before Christmas they would bake meat pies, and in one of the pies they would place a silver coin, instead of the meat.
At the christmas dinner, whoever got the pie with the silver coin in it would have the happiest year ahead.
And we keep this tradition alive!
Have you ever got the silver coin Nellie????!!
Olive and GG
To Olive - love from GG.
A wise old owl sat in an oak.
The more he saw the less he spoke.
The less he spoke the more he heard.
So why not copy this wise old bird?
Listening is often more important than talking.
Rio and Grandma and Grandad
Grandad took Rio and Ari on a bike ride that started up on Coronet peak. It's a really hard ride especially on a little bike, mostly downhill where Rio’s little legs had to peddle at least 4 times faster than the adults who were riding electric bikes.
His first hill was a huge jump which he fell off and somersaulted about 3 times. He picked up his bike and yelled out to his older brother, “Ari- I made it!”
It was a long ride - about 26kms with many falls and jumping off on switchback tracks and picking his bike up at the bottom of zigzigs.
Roma and Grandma Sangrye
My Grandma Sangrye said:
“Do not blow a whistle at night. If you blow a whistle at night you will attract lots of scary snakes coming over to you!”
Violet and her Grandparents
From Violet’s Tipuna - 4 Grandparents...
A tip: Never stop learning.
- from Peter, Violet’s Grandy
A saying: A dream is a wish your heart makes
- from Val, Violet’s Gran
A memorable moment: A story of an amazing rescue mission of people stranded at sea after their boat was hit by a whale. Violet's grandad was on the Orion plane that helped them survive.
(Full story in the recording)
- from John, Violet’s Grandad
& A song: ‘I love you a bushel and a peck’
(Full story and song in the recording)
- from Sue, Violet’s Nana
Willa and Grandpa Paul
I remember being on our farm as a child.
The summers were hot so we would go to a swimming hole in the river. We walked across the long grass of the hay paddock, then over the bank of the river onto the big smooth river stones then into the cold fast flowing water.
Relief.
Bayswater Primary School
Scroll down or click on a name to begin reading.