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My big son Craig was helping to carry Roberta's coffin with his cousins, Dr. Russel Sykes and two of my other sister Leonie's big beautiful boys, David and Greg. I was sorry Chris couldn't be there, or we'd have had the lot!
All of our big beautiful daughters were there, gathered together with the boys, standing around, looking, you know, big and beautiful. So was Leonie, she's not big like the young ones, but she is very definitely still the most beautiful! She always was...
Bobbi Sykes [1943-2010]
Photo taken in Auckland, New Zealand in 1970.
My big sister Bobby was what they call 'fiesty'. Prickly. Alienating. Divisive. Bossy. I was stubborn, and wouldn't do what said. We fought a bit. But she did treat me very kindly in her awarded and best-selling autobiography trilogy: Snake Dreaming.
I learned that there were things about our childhood and growing up that she saw and believe happened differently. I am sure they did.. She was the oldest and took her responsibilites seriously indeed. We only truly realise that as we get older. Our real realities differ, we can only speak for ourselves..Russel was right when he said on the ABC interview they did at the beginning of the funeral. "You would not want to be in that cage ..", when she had her dander up. She was BORN with her dander up! And used her anger appropriately, and showed THEM! Boy, did she show them.
Muriel Rachael Patterson [1905 - 1997]
We had our moments; as she did with mother, who was NOT happy and did not want her to go kicking policemen in what she called those ridiculous big boots. At her very young age. But she did it anyway, and when she did get arrested who was there dragging her out of the arms and cells of the 'stormtroopers', well, our mother of course.
(much more about her to come later!)
And the family? What can I say.. goodonya boys and girls.
I know this is very well deserved praise.. cos, of course, not only the girls and boys were there!
Uncle Gerry, Aunties Pat and Colleen - all the children but one from the Dunne side (our mother's sister Aunty Glad), were able to travel to Sydney. (we are Queenslanders and most still live in and around Brisbane, and the Gold Coast.)
And OMG, Roberta will be up there now in the cage with OUR mother..
I will stay here for a little while just yet, I think..
:)
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4 Comments
Sorry about the missing inserts, I am pacing myself and am going to have some breakfast.
Retired now, so NOTHING has to be in the next five minutes. hmmm
Della
amazing woman indeed!
This blog left a tear in my eye.. lump in the throat (hahaha and i believe thts because i am scared for those other angels up there stuck in the cage with nana and aunt Roberta)
Truely amazing women and men in our family...and tht has got to be the best photo of Nana ever xx makes me cry and smile all at once!!
lol.. yes, well - hold that thought!
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