My Gran is 90!
Monday, 30. June 2008, 10:11:44
My dear old gran is 90 today and I have been thinking about the changes that she has witnessed through out her life.
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Born just before the first world war ended, she entered a society almost completely run by women as most of the male population was dead. Only the top tier of institutions were still dominated by men and the girls we busy nipping at their heels wanting equality. She saw the rise of communism and fascism and the austerity of the great depression.
Another world war. My grandparents lived on the outskirts of London less than a mile from a factory, Mullards, who made components for aircraft and was a regular target for German bombers. Thanks to the accuracy of the Luftwaffe bombardiers, very few bombs fell too far from their targets and grans end of the street suffered only a couple of 500lb and incendiary hits.
Nuclear weapons and power arrived, rock and roll, electronics, space travel, and we now live in a very condensed world. Intercontinental communication is something we carry around in our pockets and take for granted. We can (at the moment) speak freely and socialise with anyone on the planet, even while waiting for a bus.
So Happy birthday Gran, heres to the next 90 years!
Born just before the first world war ended, she entered a society almost completely run by women as most of the male population was dead. Only the top tier of institutions were still dominated by men and the girls we busy nipping at their heels wanting equality. She saw the rise of communism and fascism and the austerity of the great depression.
Another world war. My grandparents lived on the outskirts of London less than a mile from a factory, Mullards, who made components for aircraft and was a regular target for German bombers. Thanks to the accuracy of the Luftwaffe bombardiers, very few bombs fell too far from their targets and grans end of the street suffered only a couple of 500lb and incendiary hits.
Nuclear weapons and power arrived, rock and roll, electronics, space travel, and we now live in a very condensed world. Intercontinental communication is something we carry around in our pockets and take for granted. We can (at the moment) speak freely and socialise with anyone on the planet, even while waiting for a bus.
So Happy birthday Gran, heres to the next 90 years!
