Meet my Great Aunt Ruby!
I know a number of you may be familiar with Ruby via some posts Mavis put up on “One Hundred Dollars a Month”
My aunt is an amazing woman – she is 99 years old, lives by herself, keeps herself fed via a fabulous garden and is an all round wonderful person to know.
I thought I might reserve Tuesdays to write an anecdote or two about Ruby, her life and stories from way back. (Yes – Tuesday – are you singing the song yet ?? 🙂 )
While Ruby’s daughter, Margaret and myself help out in the garden, Ruby does an awful lot of it herself. It gives her the independence to be able to trot up the back and ‘get herself a feed’
During a recent afternoon cuppa together and chat, Jeff and I discovered that Ruby had never tried Fairy Floss before!! (Cotton Candy) How is it possible in nearly 100 years that someone hasn’t given fairy floss a go??
Ruby is a nurse from way back – and hospital matron! She informed us that she couldn’t believe people were eating what looked like cotton wool! She knows what cotton wool gets used for and eating it just wasn’t something she could bring herself to do!
Recently at Steam Fest, I found a van selling fairy floss, so I cheekily bought a packet then took it around to Ruby. She giggled so much, but she is such a good sport about the mad things I ask her to do, she dutifully tried it to please me!
After inspecting it carefully and working up some courage, Ruby tried some fairy floss for the first time in her 99 years!
She said it was nothing like she expected and it wasn’t bad at all. But she didn’t need to have it again! 🙂
I suspect Great Aunt Ruby is happier with the fresh goodness of her garden than sugary carnival food! Probably why she is still with us!
Cheers
Hi Lisa thank you for Ruby Tuesday! I loved it! I didn’t know Ruby hadnt tried fairy floss! She’s a real trooper!! If Ruby hasn’t seen “That Sugar Film” she’d be ahead of her time!!
It was fun to watch 🙂 Ruby does love her cakes, but mostly home made of course!
Way to go Ruby! And fairy floss is such a nicer name than candy floss!
🙂 Its going to be interesting to see the different names of things that come up – all our countries have their own versions of English!
Good morning Lisa and the beautiful Ruby! What a blessing this post is, you have a wonderful family Lisa! Cotton candy is the name we use in the U.S. 🙂
Hello Alli & thank-you for reading! I reckon I am lucky with my family! They are all good sorts!! 🙂
Love the story! What a treasure!