CS 16 Posts

[AnnetteR]

This is great stuff Bob - so real ah'm right there. An here's tae aw the Mrs Bullochs who helped minnies a young mither oot wi the weans but hiv tae caw canny the day cos it's no ayeways acceptit any mair. A bit eh kindness isnae ayeways seen tae be as simple as that the day. Awfy sad but ah suppose folks have got tae be careful noo a days eh!

Keep it coming

Cheers

Annette

[nancy]

Thanks again Moonwatcher for another great story.Brings back memories of tenement life,bringing up my kids in early 60s in Paisley.Only diff was old lady upstair complained about kids crying,both ours and ones upstair from her.We all thought at that time she hated young ones,but looking back she may have had problems we didn't know about.Some young ones nowadays dont know how lucky they are. Looking forward to next installment. Cheers

[Laura]

Lily dug out a writing pad and pen from a drawer in the cabinet and began to write a letter to the City Chambers of Glasgow.

. . .and that has made all the difference.

Thanks, Bob.

All the best,
Laura

[nelmit]

Cyber Séance 16. 15 May 2005.

The Tenement
Part 4

1953
Glasgow. Millburn Street, Royston.

Lily brushed her hair and sat on the chair, tiny baby James on her lap, sucking his fingers. Robert jnr stood beside them, dressed in short trousers, pullover and sandals, clutching a toy car and staring at the camera with a serious look of distrust. The photographer held up the flashlight, chose his moment and pressed the button. The flat was suddenly filled with a brief, dazzling light and the image was seared on to the photographic plate at the back of the camera.

A moment in time.

Took me right back Bob (only I lived South of the river.)

Do you still have the photo?

Annette M

[Moonwatcher]

AnnetteM wrote: 'Do you still have the photo?'

Hi Annette,

Yes I do. Dave has recently published 'The Tenement' on his Tachras site and included a copy of the photo. You can catch it at;

www.tachras.com/journal/articles2/tenement/Tenement.htm

Cheers

Bob.

[nelmit]

AnnetteM wrote: 'Do you still have the photo?'

Hi Annette,

Yes I do. Dave has recently published 'The Tenement' on his Tachras site and included a copy of the photo. You can catch it at;

www.tachras.com/journal/articles2/tenement/Tenement.htm

Cheers

Bob.

Enthralled by every word again Bob and the photograph brings even more life to you wonderful memories.

That bookshelf is fairly filling up with some great volumes old and new.
Keep it up! ( the writing that is - hopefully the bookshelf is sturdy enough to stay up itself )

Kind regards,
Annette M

[joette]

Fantastic & brought back memories of sleeping in Granny's "bed in the wall" in Burns St. before she married Grandpa so I must have been under four.
My brother & family now live around the corner from it but a World away in condition with their Central heating,showers & fitted kitchen.They do have the big rooms & the high ceilings & it is the same flat that was the second buy of my elder sister.Handy for school too-they could almost throw Stephen out the Window.

[Rachel]

Have just fallen in to this site and have had a great read. I remember Garngad hill, my eldest sister had a boyfriend who lived in Cobden St. At the time we lived in the 'Toonheid' Parliamentary Rd and "up the pawn close". In June 1940 we moved to Pollokshaws and the night before the flitting the sirens went for the first time in Glasgow. There we were sleeping on blankets on the floor because all our furniture(what there was of it) had been packed and on my dad's cart in Dobbies Loan, my dad being a carter. Moonwatcher you certainly captured the reality of it all, but also the warmth of a close knit community warts and all. The picture of the young woman in chapter five with two children, you described her as strong willed and defiant, well did'nt our mother have to be in those days. Thats' what saw you and I through to enjoy our cosy lives this day.
I have printed the whole story off to show to my children and my grandchildren, hope you don't mind.
rachel.