grandad kit

Thank you for reading my blog. If you have difficulty seeing your grandchildren, or have any views about my situation, I would welcome your messages by e-mail through this blog site. If you wish, just use a first name or a nickname and your identity will be protected, like mine – “Grandad Kit.”

Dear “Tom”

Nana Ann is very, very cross

You are now four years old. I am you other grandfather, the one you have just met, but only the once. At the moment, it looks highly unlikely that we will ever see you again, but whatever happens please believe that I love you dearly and always will. You are my flesh and blood, and always will be. We will meet again one day, I am sure. I am writing this daily "blog" to you to make up for the fact that I can't speak to you right now. I hope that one day you will be able to read this.

Nana Ann caught the train from London and I went to the station to collect her. Unfortunately, the train broke down - only a few minutes before it was due to arrive! The reason was that the mechanism on top of the train that slides along the electric overhead wires and gets the electricity into the train to drive it, came loose. With no elecrtic power, the train just stopped and couldn't move. They had to get a diesel locomotive to come from Newcastle, hook on to the front of the train, and drag it into the station before averybody could get off. There were eight other trains coming up from London behind this one and they were all late too, although some of them meanged to get round the broken-down train and go on their way to Newcastle or Edinburgh in Scotland.

The train Nana Annwas on was nearly two hours late, and needless to say Nana Ann was very, very cross. very, very, very cross. Now she couldn't blame Grandad for the train being late, but I did get the rough edge of her tongue when I didn't see her staright away in the crowds of people getting on and off the train. Anyway, Nana Ann macrhed off to get a form to fill in and claim compensation from GNER, the train company. But they're on their way out anyway. Another company is going to take over the trains from them anyway.

Anyway, Nana Ann was far too tired and cross for us to talk about you, or rather the situation with your Mam and Dad, so that will have to wait. In any case, you can't rush these things. We waited four years to see you for the first time, so if we have to wait awhile for the second time, no matter.

Love from

Grandad and (a very cross but not with you) Nana Ann