Gran's Big Suprises

A big tree fell on Gran's house at 2:30am during a big storm. This was the start of a

tough week that also included her own mother having a bad fall.

So it was a very pleasant surprise when Gran received a Dedicated Service Award from Newcastle Police Citizens' Youth Club, where she has been a Table Tennis coach and general volunteer for 10 years. Up until that day she had no idea such awards existed. Apart from the certificate and the pin to clip on her shirt, she also received a pink rosebud and fern. She said, "It cheers me up to watch my rosebud unfurl, as the weather here is still pretty gloomy".

[Of course the seasons in Australia are "opposite" to the seasons in the US, with winter being in the middle of the year.]