Bernard Godfrey Green 1922 - 2022
memories loosely based on conversations with Dad over his last 3 months.
Barney & Dorothy ..
"But there's nothing half so sweet in life, As love's young dream" - Thomas Moore
St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, 11th September 1952.
HMS Suffolk
A life on the ocean waves.
The note reads:
"Your affectionate brother Barney. x August 1945".
I'm guessing this was sent to Uncle Laurie.
Next, a short screen show of the pictures we shared in the last few weeks. Soundtrack courtesy of the Royal Navy Choir circa 1946.
Reunions
On the fence
(If you can identify the chap in the middle please tell me in the 'Comments' below).
Calliope
On the back this photo:
"Aurora 7" ("Calliope") with Navigator & Back Seat drivers. 440 yards from Land's End
22 June 1962.
Going up in the World, or the World going up - WAR III
Summer 1965
Cats
Tabby-cat & Ginge - Check out Tabby-cat's huge paws he had opposable thumbs!
Originally christened Socrates & Aristotle by Julie. But this was too much of a mouthful when calling them in from the garden. So for a while they were known as Socs and Ari, and finally the more pedestrian Tabby-Cat and Ginge favoured by Dad.
"In some cats, the extra thumbs on the front feet are opposable, making it easier for the cat to manipulate small objects. Long ago, sailors called their polydactyl felines "ship's cats" and considered them good luck because they were excellent mousers and could even climb the rigging in pursuit of their prey. When Ernest Hemingway lived on Key West, half of his approximately 50 cats were polydactyl; their multi-toed descendants still live there. Thus, cats with extra toes are sometimes called 'Hemingway cats.'".
Click here to read Barney's Memoirs.
94th Birthday Morgan Car Factory, Malvern.
Dad and me time. Soundtrack courtesy of Malvern local lad, Elgar.
