Dear grandchildren and great grandchildren

Arthur Astrop: When I was young I was always very very busy, with all sorts of interesting and exciting things to do. Just like you right now, in fact! As a result, there was plenty of time to ask questions of my parents, my aunts and uncles, and my grandparents, who would all be around for a very long time yet.

Such questions as ‘Where were you born? Where did you go to school? What subjects were you good at? What subjects did you hate? What was your first job? Where were you in the first world war? How did you meet your partner? And so on. In fact, of course, there was not plenty of time.

While I was still being very busy’, growing up, starting a career, getting married, and becoming a parent, first my grandparents and then my parents died. Too late I realised that there were few, if any, relatives left to answer my questions about their lives.

I would not like this to happen to you. Start to ask questions. 

Start here at Ons Huis. One day it will be too late!

Wat is 'n Pa?

(Deur die oë van 'n kind)

Pa's werk baie hart en het baie papier gelt.
Pa's hou baie van teevee kyk op Saterdag.
Pa's wil slaap op Sondag.
Pa's maak braaivlys vir kos en is sterk en sê hille is die baas.
Pa's het visstokke, grawe en baie anner goet in die graatsh en hille vee nie uit en stof af nie.
Pa's lees as hille kamer verlaat.
Pa's hou van tannies wat nie gelt het vir kleere nie en wat net kostjums dra.
Pa's gee hart pak as ma so sê.
Pa's gaan op vikansie en vat ma's en kinners altyt saam.
Hille krap hille gesigte skoon want dit wort vol hare as hule slaap.
Pa's werk altyt as kinners iets wil doen, en het baie werk vir kinners Ma's het ook baie werk vir pa's.
Pa's is kwaai maar hille is bang vir ma's.

[Ingestuur deur Anoniem.]

To my dear Grandfather ...

The most romantic love story ...

My children's grandpa ...

Walking with grandpa ...

Vadersdagbederf ...

Baie dankie aan Helping Hand Care wat die inwoners kom bederf  het vir Vadersdag. Die inwoners van Ons Huis het dit so geniet en sou nie omgegee het as elke Sondag Vadersdag was nie.