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Watermark by Enya
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Revised 1.March 2005 and 21. January 2010. Hi, I’m Eddie the eighth child of ten; I was born at
41, As a child I was quiet and often unhappy and started
school life at West End primary school, it was at the end of the road so I
didn't have far to go it had 3 class rooms and about 15 kids in each class it
was there I met Ray Holburt and we
ended up going through school life together as friends. We enjoyed
playing together in the small play ground, but we were competitors on the
school sports day, I was in the red team which I continued in other schools,
we had running races, egg and spoon races, high and long jump, and skipping
at which I won clever boy, I ended up getting a book for good attendance when
I left the school. (Which I don’t know why but I have it to this day). Then
it was on following the Finch clan to John was there at the time but he wanted to be with
his mates and not wanting his little brother hanging around. At 11, I went to
One of my mates was Ray Holbert, we used to go
fishing together catching Bream and Perch, we also got up to a bit of
mischief, I remember stealing detonators from a railway signal box with Ray,
our John and a few others where also in on this and we got caught by the cops
and put up before the magistrates. Dad was not amused and scared the hell out
of me saying ‘I would go to jail and he would not save me.’ I left school when I was 15 and started work at
Millbrooks Upholstery as an upholsterer. I learnt my trade and enjoyed the
work, learning reupholstery of old and new furniture... Home life was not so great, I felt Dad used to pick
on me a lot and I really hated him for it for a long, long time. Meal times
was also something different, we weren’t even aloud to talk for fear that
Colin would swipe us across your ears, but we where just little kids and knew
no better.. Mum would take us to Auntie Cons and Uncle Bills, it
was always nice to go there and they had a piano that she would play for us,
she used to live at Scarisbrick at the time.. The first funeral I attended was Uncle Bills, after
that I had many bad dreams about dying until I had a talk with Mum, she told
me how she had made her peace then things started to change for me. The only holiday I remember was at Butlins and all I
can remember from that holiday was the porridge for breakfast, it had salt in
it and tasted like ‘yuck’, I met Freda in 1971 at a night club called the
Dixieland, we had a lot of good times there even if I was under age, but
there was a lot of people in the same boat, we used to go dancing but the
floor had to be crowded for me, but, Freda loved dancing, Saturday was the
main night, It seemed to me that it was always chuck up night I hated been
sick but I must of been a slow learner. We got to know each other better on a
holiday to the We bought a house in Calder Ave. Ormskirk and moved
in after spending our first couple of months at Dorothy and Roberts’s house
in Burscough. I joined the darts and dominoes teams at the Yew
Tree Hotel where Eric and John played but they were better players than me. I
didn’t stay there long and moved on to the Greyhound Hotel which was
closer to home, there was not a hint of any brothers to have to look up to,
win or loose it didn’t matter I was on my own two feet. Our first son James Edward was born on 22nd. March
1977. We had our ups and downs which led to our divorce, then later resolved
our disagreements and remarried again in 1979. We then decided to make a break and a new life and
decided to immigrate to We settled in It was a struggle being by ourselves but we were
determined to make a go of it. Our second son, Ryan John was born in That is the last time we were in Every-one was very nice and made us welcome and put
up with us for six weeks, but deep down we felt that things where not the
same as they used to be. We had only been away five years, but we could see a
lot of changes in the family maybe it was just the different life we were
getting used to, we where going to go back to Australia shortly anyway. That
didn’t really matter to us as we where on our way again back to We have a few sheep to keep the grass down, and Ryan
keeps his show chooks, but that will come out in his profile, when he gets
around to writing it! Wont it Ryan! I continued upholstery for a couple of more years
and then went into the road building industry in 1986, which I am still
doing. When Mum and Dad came over to visit us, I got to
know Dad a lot better I asked him what the problem we used to have was, but
he didn’t answer me. Just before they left, I told him I loved him and we
hugged each other, it was something special, he then told me he didn’t want
me crying at his funeral, sadly I listened to him once again. We have also had visits from Eric and his family which
went by so quick and we enjoyed the reunion. We then got a visit from Graham and Carol so it was
another reunion and more of good times and more good-bye tears! Freda's
sister Susie came for a short stay and then Eric and Leanne came back again.
The King of Bar-B-Q’s had to show us how to cook a proper Barbie, but didn’t
have time to help the croc hunter, he managed to get into trouble on the ride
on mower the first time but his help was greatly appreciated
in 2004.We did manage to find the Logan -Village Hotel, a few times and they
sold beer, ha, ha, ha... A few years back I had a breakdown, I’m not sure how
it started but the reaction from other people amazed me, they avoided me or
talked in whispers about me to Freda or just stayed away and didn’t bother.
It really hurt that I had to explain that I was not mad or mental. At times I
could not cope with talking to people but over the past couple of years I
have been fine and back to normal, with the occasional lows here and there
but thanks to the help from Freda we get through it. I don’t know what the
future has in store but I am ready to face it head on. My main pastime is golf; I’m a member at the local
Logan Village Golf Club playing off a handicap of 15.at the moment, my lowest
handicap to date. I enjoy working and making improvements in the
garden and around the house. In summer are main problem is water, when it rains
we catch what we can, but it might not last through the draught,
we might have to buy it in as most of you will know from Freda’s letters
which is like a pet hate of ours. I’m still a football fan and follow what I know is
the best team in the world, Manchester United, maybe you don’t agree with me
on that point, but that’s it. Ryan now works at the same firm as me and we go off together
in the mornings with a kiss from Freda and our 'butty tins' and ‘Billy’ in
our hands. James met and married a lovely girl END for now, to be continued….. Revised Friday 22. January 2010. Good-day
EVERYBODY, I’m back,, The best news I suppose I have is another granddaughter from James
and Iona, and a sister for Claudia, her name is Chloe Rachelle, and was born
on the 30 April 2007, other news is that I’ve stopped taking my medication
for depression for just over 12 months and with no signs of any set backs,
but I do have a different out-look in life, but still miss my mum, although I
didn’t see her in her prime of her life, but I do have good memories of her,
I’m still married to Freda and probably always will be, as she doesn’t mind
me playing golf when I want too, I did manage to get my handicap down too
11.8 but has steadily gone back out to 14, obviously more practise is needed,
and will toil away at it, I’m still working with the same firm in Civil
Engineering ( road construction ) and have been for nearly 23 years. I do get
to do different things as they are needed and jump on a variety of machines a
roller, compactor, backhoe, drott, dozer and loaders other machines are
available, but I haven’t got the license for them, as everything is
getting SAFTEY, SAFTEY, Ryan still
works at the same firm as me but on different sites, driving his Scrapper
which he likes. Christmas in As I am working
out in the sun all year I don’t REALLY want to go on holiday and lay
in the sun..... I suppose that why Till next time Bye Bye from Queensland Australia. Edward. |
