FabSwingers.com forum: Lovely Peculiarities

By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

I love my mumma. I was reminded of this as I was just tidying up and moved the beautiful fabric lined box I have within which is housed a vast array of greeting cards, postcards and notelet cards. Print design ones, artistic ones, funny comic ones, ones that signify a purchase at a specific art gallery or museum etc. This is my box of cards that allows me to handwrite someone a message and pop in the post or to be ready at any moment to commemorate a birthday or achievement or send condolences etc. I’ve had this box as it’s something my mumma always does, she had her own version, and the admiration I had for her ability to have something at the drop of a hat to gift to someone with her words of wisdom and love, I simple adore. I love my mumma and her lovely peculiarities.

What things do you do because a mother or father or other significant person did, and you’ve carried the tradition on?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's lovely!

I swear like a sailor...cos my mumma does

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"That's lovely!

I swear like a sailor...cos my mumma does

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I try to force feed people when they visit. Even if someone's just popping in for a cuppa I have to make sure my house is tidy and I've got nice biscuits in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We always eat dinner at the table. Altogether if possible, no iPads/phones etc.

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"I try to force feed people when they visit. Even if someone's just popping in for a cuppa I have to make sure my house is tidy and I've got nice biscuits in. "

Oh that’s a good one. My mumma always had a homebaked something something on offer. I’m not holding up my end on that one though.

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"We always eat dinner at the table. Altogether if possible, no iPads/phones etc. "

That was my home experience, I think that’s really important.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system.

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over a year ago

Our strongest memories of our grandparents, who we were very close to, are being picked up from school and getting a little treat from the glovebox.. and Saturday mornings when my grandad would drive over at 20mph wearing his flat cap and his grumpy face to hand deliver pocket money to all the grandkids. These are treasured memories of our childhood and my dad now does exactly the same for my nieces and nephews. It's lovely to know that we will share similar memories with the next generation.

Saff x

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system. "

Ooooh now I want to know the system! I might be doing it all wrong...! Yes

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

I sit in a bus seat in the same way as my mum used to, hands crossed in my lap at the wrists. We often used to notice we were both doing it and laugh.

Been travelling this week with my daughter, and it tickled me to see she now does it too.

That would have amused nanny

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

Erroneous “yes” added by my mobile

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"Our strongest memories of our grandparents, who we were very close to, are being picked up from school and getting a little treat from the glovebox.. and Saturday mornings when my grandad would drive over at 20mph wearing his flat cap and his grumpy face to hand deliver pocket money to all the grandkids. These are treasured memories of our childhood and my dad now does exactly the same for my nieces and nephews. It's lovely to know that we will share similar memories with the next generation.

Saff x "

This is lovely!

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"I sit in a bus seat in the same way as my mum used to, hands crossed in my lap at the wrists. We often used to notice we were both doing it and laugh.

Been travelling this week with my daughter, and it tickled me to see she now does it too.

That would have amused nanny

My mumma and I have this little humming habit when we’re concentrating that we both do. We were both oblivious to it until others pointed it out!

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

This is a really heartwarming thread.

My grandmother, my mum and myself are all very much so I think I've learned my peculiarities from both. We all do the sitting at the table to eat, box of cards, overfeeding.

My grandma always takes around something when visiting someone. Whether that's a small bottle of their favourite tipple or a book they mentioned or homebaked goodies etc. She has a really good memory for preferences and is always listening out for things. I do the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saff x

This is lovely! "

Really touched me this morning.. and made me realise we once thought our grandparents would always just be here.. x

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system.

Ooooh now I want to know the system! I might be doing it all wrong...! Yes "

Oh, just in order of most to least crushable. Like potatoes first, eggs last, cold together.

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"This is a really heartwarming thread.

My grandmother, my mum and myself are all very much so I think I've learned my peculiarities from both. We all do the sitting at the table to eat, box of cards, overfeeding.

You are very good at listening out for things, it’s true xx

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

Saff x

This is lovely!

Really touched me this morning.. and made me realise we once thought our grandparents would always just be here.. x"

Life’s too short. X

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By *stella OP Woman
over a year ago

London

"How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system.

Ooooh now I want to know the system! I might be doing it all wrong...! Yes

Oh, just in order of most to least crushable. Like potatoes first, eggs last, cold together. "

Oh gosh! Are there people that *wouldn’t* do that? I feel a bit sick at the thought!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remind myself daily that life is a gift

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My father is a musician so I carry on the tradition...

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system.

Ooooh now I want to know the system! I might be doing it all wrong...! Yes

Oh, just in order of most to least crushable. Like potatoes first, eggs last, cold together.

Oh gosh! Are there people that *wouldn’t* do that? I feel a bit sick at the thought!

Yes there are, usually the Scouts who offer to pack your bags for charity in Tesco..potatoes on top of your eggs, why not!!

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system.

Ooooh now I want to know the system! I might be doing it all wrong...! Yes

Oh, just in order of most to least crushable. Like potatoes first, eggs last, cold together.

Oh gosh! Are there people that *wouldn’t* do that? I feel a bit sick at the thought!

It's probably more specific than that, but that's the way I can easily explain it lol.

And it goes on the belt in that order to facilitate packing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How I put my groceries up for scanning. There's a system.

Ooooh now I want to know the system! I might be doing it all wrong...! Yes

Oh, just in order of most to least crushable. Like potatoes first, eggs last, cold together.

Oh gosh! Are there people that *wouldn’t* do that? I feel a bit sick at the thought!

It's probably more specific than that, but that's the way I can easily explain it lol.

And it goes on the belt in that order to facilitate packing. "

Heaven forbid the cashier scans them in the wrong order too, sometimes they hand you something from the wrong bit and ruin the system

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And it goes on the belt in that order to facilitate packing. "

I do that too...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grandmother would always give whichever 3 sisters weren't having a birthday a little something too, always in a pretty paper bag folded over at the top. My mum now does it for her grandchildren too, and me far too excitable to wait for grandchildren, do it for whichever child isnt the Birthday girl. Something quite lovely about what could be inside a small pretty paper bag.

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