Now I thought Ollie was early with PC's and phones and stuff, well here comes the competition - yep they get younger and younger ha ha! Ni you would be proud - check out Amy and her older brother "helping" with lap-top etiquette, bless him.
I'm not sure if she'd get a job at IBM if she treats the lap-tops like that, but hey she's having fun.
Watch out Bill Gates, Amy is after you!!!!
And also poor little Ollie Skywalker, after a busy day battling in the Clone Wars every Jedi needs a rest. I did actually tell Oliver that Darth Vadar knew what he had for Christmas, Ollie asked how did he know - so I said "HE FELT YOUR PRESENCE!!!!" Ha Ha. Hope you like that one Ollie! Rest well Anickan!
Love Daddy
Dear Brian
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts and feeling in this devastating time for you and your family. I have since Nina passed away learned to know her better through you. I had hoped after getting back in touch with her in June 2007 that I would get to know her life again – gradually - but sadly that wasn’t so. I last e-mailed with her in January 2009 and everything seemed fine. Due to your webpage, has I, yet again, been reminded how lucky I was to have had her as a friend.
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Dear Ollie and Amy
I am not sure when I met your mum for the first time in September 1989. Nor can I remember my last meeting in spring 1992. I can, however, remember all the stuff in between. Discovery trips to the Lake District, Biology trip to Wales and our last trip to Herefordshire in connection with graduation and possible the last time we met.
It wasn’t the trips I had with your mum that made our friendship, it was the time we spent at school (Southbank A.I.S) and maybe more importantly time spent in Patachoux – a local French pastry at Notting Hill Gate, just 5 minutes from our school. Patachoux was the meeting place for many of the students at Southbank. We mostly drank tea or coffee and maybe extended our limit by buying a Croissant with jam, which was only £ 1,20 and within our budget. We solved world crises, cultural differences, our own insignificant problems and doing our homework. I remember these moments fondly, and they were many. It is those ordinary things in life, these daily encounters that stick with you. She was part of my daily life for three years.
When we left school we sadly lost contact, it wasn’t like now when we have internet. When she found me again on internet in June 2007 I was thrilled. We chatted from time-to-time and through our ordinary encounters via internet we were again included in each others lives. I will surly miss our updates on you kids, travels and other ordinary events.
Although it is sad never has had the chance to meet her again after all these years, I knew she was my friend - even though I lived in Norway and she lived in Singapore.
Your mum was an extraordinary person and I will miss her dearly.
With love
Anette W. Ødegaard
Anette,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much got these lovely lovely words - it means so much to us all to read this and your thoughts of Ni. Still massively missed. In fact I don't think she ever will not be missed, a truly amazing woman, wife and mother.
Thanks again Anette and please stay in touch. With love Brian, Ollie and Amy xxx