" One longs for one's family" Heather Norman

I found this card in Mom's album that she kept along with her photos of Shawni and Barry.

The card is from Heather and David and congratulates Chip and Estelle (Dad and Mom) on the arrival of their new grandchild.

My Barry.

I visited Dad a little while ago and we were talking about his cousins. I had met Patsy while in Cape Town in January and was sharing all the news with him. He talks fondly of times with her and also of another of his cousins' Heather and her husband David.

Heather was the daughter of Ivan and Primrose Matcham (nee Wedderburn). Prim was Grandpa Percy's youngest sister.

We all have memories of the flamboyant Heather from summer days at Kalkwal. She was colourful with a wicked sense of humour. I remember her bold use of make-up which made her blue eyes pop and kept me staring as a little girl.

Doreen showed me her photos of visits that she remembers with Heather and David, sometimes to Pretoria but also down at the coast.

Heather's card mentions Carmen, her youngest daughter of three, the others are Jill and Viv. Swimming and playing endless rounds of cards with Ian and Shirley and the Norman girls defines so many of the hot, long December holidays in the Free State.

Primrose Wedderburn (1899-1967) youngest daughter of Alex and Alice Wedderburn, sister to Grandpa Percy.
She is sitting bottom row, second from the right in the old family photo.

Photos across the decades - Jill and me swimming down at the Modder River on the farm, 1965.
Mom and Doreen at Ballito with David and Heather, 1985.