On my last visit to the Parr Care Home St Helens, we spent the afternoon sharing memories of seaside holidays. Phil and I have created a simple guideline for selecting poetic lines- by trying to limit the lines of reminiscence to 12 words. These lines will be texted to grandchildren and other relatives, for the pilot of 'text from grandma' Some examples follow:
Lovely shrimps hot dogs candy floss toffee
apples burgers smell the onions: Joyce
Trams click clik click clik horse drawn
carriages always life guards about: Joyce
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| Photos of Joyce and her friends and family |
house of horrors house of mirrors ghost
train, put money n slot: Agnes
concerts on pier top singers &
comedians & n the daytime orchestra: Yoyce
rolling pennies think twice about going n a
shilling 2 have peep: Jane
going 2 chip shop down side street scraps
as well in newspaper: Joyce
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| Joyce with a photo of her younger self |
open air bathing pool New Brighton seas, water, down chute freezin water: Joyce
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| Photos of Joyce and her friends |
Lots never had swimsuits vests in knickers
big bums n everything: Joyce
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| Gypsy Petulengro |
Gypsy Petulengro: all told the same thing and we all believed it: Joyce
head scarf n combs big dangly earrings sat n held yr hand: Agnes
Reading tea leaves always the same silly things
a man n uniform…Agnes
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| Jane: 'me and my husband on honeymoon in Wales, a beautiful day.' |
Kiss me quick hats on n buy rock weather always nice: Agnes
Dad said tara to New Brighton see you n a few weeks: Joyce
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