HI Listers This is absolutely fabulous, so absolutely true in every respect. I have forwarded it to my children, hoping this will help them to understand their Mother's obsession and to understand that there are so many with the same interest. So thanks for a good laugh Regards Sybil On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Silverkiwi <silverkiwi@paradise.net.nz>wrote: > Brilliant - now I know it's not just me who's climbing trees like a person > possessed :-) > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol > Beneke > Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 6:07 a.m. > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... > > Me to a tee without the grandma bit. > > Thanks it's brilliant. > > Kind regards > Carol > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikki > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:02 PM > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... > > I am GRANDMA!!!!!!! :) :) and :( :o from my family!!!!! > Kind regards > Nikki > Sedgefield > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terence Cockcroft > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 6:46 PM > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... > > Thought you would all enjoy this. It applies to most of us I guess? > > GRANDMA'S FAMILY TREE > > There's been a change in Grandma, we've noticed her of late, She's always > reading history or jotting down some date. > She's tracking back the family, we'll all have pedigrees. > Oh, Grandma's got a hobby, she's climbing Family Trees. > > Poor Grandpa does the cooking and now, or so he states, That worst of all, > he has to wash the Cups and Dinner plates. > Grandma can't be bothered, she's busy as a bee, Compiling Genealogy, for > the > Family Tree. > > She has no time to baby-sit, the curtains are a fright. > No buttons left on Granddad's shirt, the flower bed's a sight. > She's given up her club work, the serials on TV, The only thing she does > nowadays is climb the Family Tree. > > She goes down to the Courthouse and studies ancient lore, We know more > about > our forebears than we ever knew before. > The books are old and dusty, they make poor Grandma sneeze, A minor > irritation when you're climbing Family Trees. > > The mail is all for Grandma, it comes from near and far, Last week she got > the proof she needs to join the DAR. > A worthwhile avocation, to that we all agree, A monumental project, to > climb > the Family Tree. > > Now some folks came from Scotland and some from Galway Bay, Some were > French > as pastry, some German, all the way. > Some went on West to stake their claim. > Some stayed near by the sea. > Grandma hopes to find them all as she climbs the Family Tree. > > She wanders through the graveyard in search of date or name, The rich, the > poor, the in-between, all sleeping there the same. > She pauses now and then to rest, fanned by a gentle breeze, That blows > above > the Fathers of all our Family Trees. > > There were pioneers and patriots mixed in our kith and kin, Who blazed the > paths of wilderness and fought through thick and thin. > But none more staunch than Grandma, whose eyes light up with glee, Each > times she finds a missing branch for the Family Tree. > > Their skills were wide and varied, from Carpenter to Cook, And one (Alas) > the record shows was hopelessly a crook. > Blacksmith, weaver, farmer, judge, some tutored for a fee. > Long lost in time, now all recorded on the Family Tree. > > To some it's just a hobby, to Grandma it's much more, She knows the joys > and > heartaches of those who went before. > They loved, they lost, they laughed, they wept, and now for you and me, > They > live again in spirit, around the Family Tree. > > At last she's nearly finished and we are each exposed. > Life will be the same again, we foolishly supposed ! > Grandma will cook and sew, serve cookies with our tea. > We'll all be fat, just as before that wretched Family Tree. > > Sad to relate, The Preacher called and visited for a spell, We talked about > the Gospel, and other things as well, The heathen folk, the poor - and then > 'twas fate, it had to be, Somehow the conversation turned to Grandma and > the > Family Tree. > > We tried to change the subject, we talked of everything, But then in > Grandma's voice we heard that old familiar ring. > She told him all about the past and soon was plain to see, The Preacher, > too, was nearly snared by Grandma and the Family Tree. > > He never knew his Grandpa, his mother's name was ..Clark? > He and Grandma talked and talked, outside it grew quite dark. > We'd hoped our fears were groundless, but just like some disease, Grandma's > become an addict > -- She's hooked on Family Trees. > > Our souls were filled with sorrow, our hearts sank with dismay, Our ears > could scarce believe the words we heard our Grandma say, "It sure is a > lucky > thing that you have come to me, I know exactly how it's done, I'll climb > your Family Tree." > > Author Unknown. > > > > > Regards > Terry Cockcroft > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5420 - Release Date: 11/26/12 > 09:34:00 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5420 - Release Date: 11/26/12 > 09:34:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Everyone of my family are getting a copy today!!!! Now they will understand I am normal!!!! Hahaha Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: sybil banisterjones <sybilbj@gmail.com> Sender: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:10:34 To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... HI Listers This is absolutely fabulous, so absolutely true in every respect. I have forwarded it to my children, hoping this will help them to understand their Mother's obsession and to understand that there are so many with the same interest. So thanks for a good laugh Regards Sybil On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Silverkiwi <silverkiwi@paradise.net.nz>wrote: > Brilliant - now I know it's not just me who's climbing trees like a person > possessed :-) > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:south-africa-eastern-cape-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carol > Beneke > Sent: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 6:07 a.m. > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... > > Me to a tee without the grandma bit. > > Thanks it's brilliant. > > Kind regards > Carol > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nikki > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 7:02 PM > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... > > I am GRANDMA!!!!!!! :) :) and :( :o from my family!!!!! > Kind regards > Nikki > Sedgefield > > -----Original Message----- > From: Terence Cockcroft > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 6:46 PM > To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Family Trees.... > > Thought you would all enjoy this. It applies to most of us I guess? > > GRANDMA'S FAMILY TREE > > There's been a change in Grandma, we've noticed her of late, She's always > reading history or jotting down some date. > She's tracking back the family, we'll all have pedigrees. > Oh, Grandma's got a hobby, she's climbing Family Trees. > > Poor Grandpa does the cooking and now, or so he states, That worst of all, > he has to wash the Cups and Dinner plates. > Grandma can't be bothered, she's busy as a bee, Compiling Genealogy, for > the > Family Tree. > > She has no time to baby-sit, the curtains are a fright. > No buttons left on Granddad's shirt, the flower bed's a sight. > She's given up her club work, the serials on TV, The only thing she does > nowadays is climb the Family Tree. > > She goes down to the Courthouse and studies ancient lore, We know more > about > our forebears than we ever knew before. > The books are old and dusty, they make poor Grandma sneeze, A minor > irritation when you're climbing Family Trees. > > The mail is all for Grandma, it comes from near and far, Last week she got > the proof she needs to join the DAR. > A worthwhile avocation, to that we all agree, A monumental project, to > climb > the Family Tree. > > Now some folks came from Scotland and some from Galway Bay, Some were > French > as pastry, some German, all the way. > Some went on West to stake their claim. > Some stayed near by the sea. > Grandma hopes to find them all as she climbs the Family Tree. > > She wanders through the graveyard in search of date or name, The rich, the > poor, the in-between, all sleeping there the same. > She pauses now and then to rest, fanned by a gentle breeze, That blows > above > the Fathers of all our Family Trees. > > There were pioneers and patriots mixed in our kith and kin, Who blazed the > paths of wilderness and fought through thick and thin. > But none more staunch than Grandma, whose eyes light up with glee, Each > times she finds a missing branch for the Family Tree. > > Their skills were wide and varied, from Carpenter to Cook, And one (Alas) > the record shows was hopelessly a crook. > Blacksmith, weaver, farmer, judge, some tutored for a fee. > Long lost in time, now all recorded on the Family Tree. > > To some it's just a hobby, to Grandma it's much more, She knows the joys > and > heartaches of those who went before. > They loved, they lost, they laughed, they wept, and now for you and me, > They > live again in spirit, around the Family Tree. > > At last she's nearly finished and we are each exposed. > Life will be the same again, we foolishly supposed ! > Grandma will cook and sew, serve cookies with our tea. > We'll all be fat, just as before that wretched Family Tree. > > Sad to relate, The Preacher called and visited for a spell, We talked about > the Gospel, and other things as well, The heathen folk, the poor - and then > 'twas fate, it had to be, Somehow the conversation turned to Grandma and > the > Family Tree. > > We tried to change the subject, we talked of everything, But then in > Grandma's voice we heard that old familiar ring. > She told him all about the past and soon was plain to see, The Preacher, > too, was nearly snared by Grandma and the Family Tree. > > He never knew his Grandpa, his mother's name was ..Clark? > He and Grandma talked and talked, outside it grew quite dark. > We'd hoped our fears were groundless, but just like some disease, Grandma's > become an addict > -- She's hooked on Family Trees. > > Our souls were filled with sorrow, our hearts sank with dismay, Our ears > could scarce believe the words we heard our Grandma say, "It sure is a > lucky > thing that you have come to me, I know exactly how it's done, I'll climb > your Family Tree." > > Author Unknown. > > > > > Regards > Terry Cockcroft > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5420 - Release Date: 11/26/12 > 09:34:00 > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2634.1.1/5420 - Release Date: 11/26/12 > 09:34:00 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-EASTERN-CAPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message