Togetherness

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Togetherness

After six weeks of togetherness we farewelled Chinese Grandma & Granddad on Valentine’s Day.

They dropped off Charlotte & Sophie at school and said a brave good-bye. In the afternoon, Dan, Alice and I took them to the airport and had one last coffee together. We don’t know when we’ll meet next, but hopefully it won’t be another three and a half years.

When time together is rare, it is treasured time indeed. We were aware of making the moments count and of filling them with memories to hold close to our hearts.

The day before Chinese Grandma & Granddad made the long journey back to England was a very special day of togetherness.

Wellington put on one of its best days for us, from sunrise to sunset. None of us wanted it to end. Even Alice seemed to know it was a very special last day of togetherness. She staggered around in the late evening, way past her bedtime, walking until she nearly fell asleep mid-stride. Charlotte finally crashed on the sofa around 10.30pm, too hot to sleep upstairs and perhaps wanting to be close to her Grandparents in the adjoining room. Sophie needed a drive to calm her down and finally surrendered to sleep after 9.00pm.

Memories are richer than gold. We shall treasure this time always. Thank you Chinese Grandma and Granddad for braving the long flight (and ‘Our Jim’ will be well looked after!).

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Linking up with Week 46 of ‘The Gallery’ – the theme this week is ‘Togetherness’

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14 thoughts on “Togetherness”

  1. The leaving is the hardest…remember it well !….but on reflection nothing can erase the wonderful times and memories shared while we were together…and thank goodness for your wonderful blog !! George and Doreen will fly home with their heads full of so many happy memories!!

  2. Love you so much Mum & Dad and Claire. You’ve all been very much in my thoughts and we must make a time to meet again in the coming year. Will look forward to having a good chat at the weekend and a little ‘Skype’ too 🙂 BIG HUGS and lots of love from us all, Sarah, Dan & girls xx

    P.S. Thanks for the postcards for the girls that arrived today and the wonderful ‘Tea at The Ritz’ book – some scrumptious recipes 🙂 Might try one for Alice’s 1st Birthday! x

  4. What a lovely time that you have had – and hasn’t it flown by? I recall you making all of your preparations for their arrival just the other day 🙂

  5. I wish England was much, much closer!
    I haven’t seen my cousin, who has lived in England all her life, since we were younger…and now we are grown women, with our own families, giving advice over emails.

    I feel for you all.

  10. Oh bless you…I know just how you feel. We had to do the same thing at Heathrow in January. We hadn’t seen my Dad and Stepmum for 18 months before their visit this year. I’m desperately hoping that it’s not so long next time.

    Karin

  11. It mustbbe hard when loved ones live so far apart. The photo and words sum up your feelings perfectly. I hope it won’t be such a long time until you are together again x

  13. “When time together is rare, it is treasured time indeed” -know that feeling all to well.
    Your albums hold the photos, your hearts hold the memories and your smiles tell the story. I hope for both of us that the next time we are togther with the ones we love isn’t so long

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