Auntie Marg
Traveler, Aunt, Mother, Teacher, Great Aunt, Wise Woman
It would have been Auntie Marg’s 104th birthday today. Sadly she passed on at 90 years old. Her legacy is ongoing and I feel that her story is a great start to this new publication, “Preserving Leaves”, where I plan to record and share stories and discoveries from my family tree.
Each of these stories is a work in progress and I hope to add the perspective of others to build a lovely picture for my children and others in the family to treasure in the future.
A perspective from the author (Maternal Great Neice)
Auntie Marg was my mother’s maiden aunt. Her life was beset by tragedy, but that’s not what I remember most about her. I remember a kind woman who indulged my imagination and always made me feel loved. When my parents separated, we lived with her for a while in her small flat.
Her small three-bedroom flat was a treasure trove for a small child, full of wonders from far-off lands.
She lived a short walk from the water of Sydney’s North Shore and I loved to walk with her. Sometimes we would visit the…
