SEPTEMBER 2019 COUNTRYSTYLE 7A LETTER FROM THE EDITORThe bond between a grandparent and their grandchild
can be a very special and influential one. My grandmother
encouraged my passion for reading and passed on her
love of Nancy Mitford and milky cups of tea. Luckily,I have managed to wean myself off the two teaspoons of sugar that used to be stirred
briskly into the tea while I sat waiting patiently at the scrubbed pine kitchen table.
I spent a lot of time with Nana as I was growing up. As a former English teacher,
she was wonderful at helping me with my homework and she also taught me to knit
— although that wasn’t very successful, despite her best efforts. I thought of her
as I read this month’s ‘A Day in the Country’ column by Eliza Henry-Jones. Eliza’s
grandma preferred her tea scalding hot and black, accompanied by white toast
with homemade marmalade — turn to page 16 for this moving piece about growing
up with a grandparentsufferingfromAlzheimer’s.
Nineteen-year-oldHarryCoultonfromQueensland’sGoondiwindiissomeone
elsewitha grandparentwhohasplayeda majorroleinhislife.Harry,whowent
toboardingschoolinLondonfromtheageof11,wouldregularlyreturntovisit
“Sampa”ashecallshisgrandfatherSamCoulton.“ItalktoSampatwicea week
andevenwhenI wasinLondon,I wouldspeaktohimeveryweek.It’sindescribable
whathemeanstome.Sometimeswehaveourdifferences,buthehasbeena massive
partofmylifeintermsoflearningandalsothefriendshipwehave.It’squite
special,” he explains. Read more about their bond on page 92.
This month, we launch our regional shopping guide on page 118 and I would love
to hear of any great rural businesses that you would like to see in the magazine.
Enjoy the issue,Victoria CareyFacebookF @countrystylemagazine Pinterest @countrystylemag Instagram @countrystylemag Country Style Australia channel
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