Hello Daddy . . .

Okay so I overheard two funny stories today. Nana Dewar is Granddad Alan's Nana, that makes her Mummy's Great Nana and my Great Great Nana. When she got older she moved out of her flat and into the Reefton Hospital (but only to help with the oldies).

Once when she had a cold Nana Hunt (she is Granddad Alan's mummy) took her up a bottle of Irish Moss. The very next day Nana Hunt went back to visit and Nana Dewar asked her to please bring another bottle up. Nana Hunt was of course surrprised because you are supposed to drink a little bit at a time with hot water when you have a cold. Nana Dewar said no she drunk it all straight out of the bottle and she would like some more. Apparently the bottle is 80 - 90 per cent proof, I have no idea what that means, but it was very funny because they were all laughing.

The other story I heard was Nana Dewar asked Nana Hunt to get her a bottle of sherry from the pub. Nana Hunt did and it was gone after only three days. Nana Dewar asked Nana Hunt to get another bottle for her, Nana Hunt did not believe the first bottle had gone so fast (but wasn't she the one telling the Irish Moss story) and found an empty bottle in the wardrobe. Nana Hunt said no she did not want to go to the pub in the middle of the day (after only such a short time) because it isn't seemlying for a women to be going to the pub in the middle of the day. Nana Dewar said 'force yourself'. Nana Hunt said 'and she really meant it'. I'm not to sure if she 'forced herself' that part of the story didn't get told, but they were all laughing again, so it must have been funny.

We left Nana and Aunty Bev today, and now I am at home with my Daddy. I missed my Daddy it is nice to see him.

I am looking forward to sleeping in our own bed tonight. It is nice to be home.

I hope you are feeling better Granddad.