CENTENARY

We were privileged to celebrate Ken's Mother's 100th birthday over the Anzac weekend.
Such a gift to have the wisdom of 100 years as part of your family. Lorna was born during the first rumblings of World War 1 and endured the Great Depression and World War 2.
She has a very different view about the motivations of the world and how to survive it sustainably.
She has always been a very modest and careful person who knows what it is like to live through hard times.
A kitchen drawer was always full of the ends of string, brown paper bags to be reused and other flotsam that we younger ones throw away without a thought.
Ken made his Mother a beautiful invitation to the party which included all her descendants and the amazing array of inventions and modern innovations during her life.
She loves the Ipad. Chatting daily with family and friends and keeps her mobile phone nearby in case of emergencies.
Emma asked her about life when she was little. Horses and carts to get around or in their case trains, trams and shanks pony (walking).
She felt that computers, cars and mobile technology had vastly changed society over a short span of time.
When she was young no one talked about cyber bullying, climate change and online dating. You met through Church groups, work and friends.
A gentler time.