Tuesday, May 21, 2013

February - The Birthday Month!

Back in April (18th actually, which was my daughter Laura's 22nd!), David wrote about the February birthdays in Fork Handles. Here's a little more in connection to that in this postcard from Mum when she travelled over to India with Keith and Rob in 1954.

Dear Arthur,
This card of the boat we sailed out on comes to wish you “Very Many Happy Returns of the 24th February” We do hope you have an enjoyable time on your birthday with a lot of nice presents and a lovely big birthday cake with candles on it!! We will be thinking of you and Auntie Mar when we cut Robert’s cake here. Keep smiling and lots of luck with your football coupon!
With love,
from Keith, Robert & Nancy xxx

She's wishing a Happy Birthday to Dad's brother Arthur who shares his date with my brother Rob, and also his son Steve, and possibly Auntie Mar who was Dad's Mum's sister. My eldest daughter Kerry was born on the day after Steve (25th. Feb 1980), and my younger brother's birthday is on the 18th! (Dave)

Also sharing this month of celebration is our cousin 'Tricia (7th), her sister Pam's husband Quinton (12th), their son Wayne (22nd), and 'Tricia and Pam's parents, Doris and Pat who would be celebrating their wedding anniversary on the 21st!

Mum 'adopted by post' a little boy, John Picksley, aged 7 who lived at that time in an orphanage run by nuns. Mum only ever communicated with John initially by post, then by 'phone as he became older.... he is now 65!! She never met him, but never forgot his birthday on the 5th....and you've guessed it....of February!

I apologise now to any family or relatives if I've missed out your February birthdays, but feel free to jump on the blog, go in the comments section and put me right!!

Postcard from Mum to Uncle Arthur from India 1954.
The ship Mum, Rob & Keith sailed on to India in 1954.
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1 comment:

  1. David McCormackMay 22, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    Do any of our McCormack cousins have February birthdays?

    A couple of famous February birthdays:
    Sean Astin (Hobbit) February 25th 1971
    John Travolta February 18th 1954

    And famous in our house:
    Strider (our cat) February 2012!

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