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Sad day today mummy. 7 years, it’s hard to believe. Love you

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🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle To my darling mother - I can't believe you are not here with us, especially today, your birthday. I love you and miss you. xxxxxxxSuzannexxxxxxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower I love you grandma xx wish you were here with us on your birthday xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Six weeks since you left us mum, and I miss you so much. It seems like an eternity since I saw your smiling face. Love you. FACE THROWING A KISS

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just to say hello. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Miss you mum - you are forever in my heart. Love you.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Love you grandma i think about you every day and miss your sweet voice xx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Love you and miss you Mum.

I missed you today mum, my birthday. The first one ever without you.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Your lilies are looking lovely in your garden mum. They will always remind me of you. xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Six months since you left us Mum and not a day goes by when I don't miss you.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower A lovely flower for you mum. I love you, miss you so much every day.

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle Love you beautiful lady we miss you more every day xx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just a little candle to light your way.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Love you mum.

Well, today your house will belong to someone else mum - it feels very odd.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Love you.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Happy Mothers Day to the best grandma in the world I love you xxxx

Just saying hello Mum. I love you and miss you so much.

Miss you mum. Love you xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Love you grandma xx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle It is one year today since you got to say goodbye, as you always wanted. Megan took the day off then Mike called in from work. Pauline and I were both there, and you said you could see dad (Is that Neville Ball?) and grandma (g'day Mum) and Mike was late for the train (COME ON Mike!!) you told us you loved us all an...more

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just another little candle to light your way. Love you. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Mum, It will be one year tomorrow morning at 4am since you left us and it still feels so unbelievable. We all miss your happy, smiling face so much every day. Megan bought these beautiful flowers for us all so we could have them for tomorrow in our homes to remember you - not that we could ever forget. Love you alw...more

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle Hi grandma, one year gone since you moved onto your next chapter we all miss you so much hope that you are happy and at peace I have no doubt that you are thanks for being such a beautiful grandma. Big hugs to you xxxx

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🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Love you Mum.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Happy 90th Birthday mum. Love you. xxx

We all thought about you yesterday mum, on what would have been your 90th birthday. We went to the Boaties and all had your favourite lunch of chicken and asparagus crepe, no salad, just chips. We got your favourite Pink wine and toasted you with all our love. xxx Happy Birthday mum. Love you always.

Mike and I went up to Sandgate and got rid of weeds etc and put new flowers on again yesterday. I am taking care of it for you as I promised I always would. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Sometimes I just miss you more than I can bear. Love you Mum. xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Love u little lady xx hope you're alright wherever your beautiful spirit is. I miss you.

I know you had to go, and just about 89 is a pretty good age, but I MISS YOU!!! You were the most non judgemental person I have ever known and I so miss talking to you and knowing you actually listened. So many people just appear to listen, but don't really hear. Love you Mum. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Hello my beautiful mummy. I love you. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower If would be yours and dads 70th wedding anniversary tomorrow!!! Wow. I'm sure you will be together against all odds, as always. Lived you both, miss you always. xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Happy Anniversary to you and poppy hope you are watching over us and proud of us all. I miss u lots xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Happy 70th Anniversary to my wonderful mum and dad. Love you both and hope you are together. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just to say how much I still miss you. Love you always.

Your old primary school celebrated its 150th Anniversary on Saturday mum, and I organised for a paver with your name on it to be placed in the grounds. It's right at the front as you walk in, for everyone to see. I told John about it too, so he organised one for Uncle Jack, which is right next to yours. Lovely.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Spring is here now, and all your plants that we took home are blooming nicely. We are all treating them as very precious. xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just for you. Love you xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle A blue candle to match your eyes.

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle The world is a little less bright without you in it xx miss you so much

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle The world is a little less bright without you in it xx miss you so much

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Miss you mummy. xxx

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle It's so silly but sometimes I still can't get it into my head that you're gone I miss your hugs xx think of you always

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Hi mum. Just wanted to give you a flower, as all yours are blooming beautifully. Love you always. xxxxx

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle Hi Grandma, just wanted to say I miss you. We went to visit the cathedral in town today and I lit a candle for you and poppy and one for nan xx it's a beautiful place. Thinking of u always.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Wish u were here xx miss your face and voice and hugs.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Thinking of you. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Hello mummy ..... Miss you.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just a little candle to help light your way. Love you always.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower I miss you

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower I miss you

Happy Easter mum. Love you. xxxxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Because your rose looks so pretty. I miss you so much mum. xxx

11 years today since we all lost dad. I so hope that you have been reunited once more and are both as happy as you were when you were young and in love. xxxxxxxxx

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle Thinking of you and of poppy miss you both so much it hurts my heart xx lots of love xx Megan xx

Have polished up grandad's medals ready to wear to the Dawn Service at 5am tomorrow, Anzac Day, as I promised you I always would. xxx Miss you. xxx

The Dawn Service was very moving today mum. Wore grandad's medals for you and him. xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower I miss being able to call you grandma xx love you and I miss you xx

The Queen's 90th birthday celebration was on TV last night, and I know you would have loved it. It was weird, for a split second I thought "I had better ring mum and make sure she's watching this." The heart doesn't keep time with the brain. Love you mum. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just a little flower to say I Love You. xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Thinking of you xx hard to believe it has been so long since I saw you. Thank god for memories because all the beautiful ones I have of you are still vivid in my mind and always will be

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Thinking of you xx hard to believe it has been so long since I saw you. Thank god for memories because all the beautiful ones I have of you are still vivid in my mind and always will be

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle I have sent you a candle to keep you warm and light your way. Love you Mum. xxxxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Hi grandma, well usually I'd be looking for your birthday present by now at this time of year. Miss you so much wish you were here. Love you lots and always thinking of you xxxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Just thinking about u xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Two years today mum. Miss you SO much. We are all thinking of you, trying to be positive and remembering all the good times we had together. Love you. xxxxxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM. LOVE YOU ALWAYS. xxxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Well we all celebrated your birthday granny you would have had a nice day xx miss you as always xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Good morning mum, just thinking about you and wanted to give you a flower to brighten your day. Love you.

It would have been your 71st wedding anniversary - wow - you showed them! And they said it wouldn't last. Love you both, hope you are celebrating together xxx

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🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Lighting a candle today for your mum's birthday. Hope you have met in Heaven.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Happy birthday to your mummy grandmummy xx I love you and miss you.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just a little candle to light your way. Love you. cxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Nice Spring weather today, your flowers are all looking nice. Miss you so much. xxx

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle Thinking of you xx which I very often do. Miss your hugs

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Miss you mum xxx

Another Christmas arriving soon Mum. I always have such wonderful memories at this time, memories you made possible with your giving, selfless nature. Love you Mum. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Give this little candle to dad for his 95th birthday today mum. xxx Happy Birthday dad. Luv ya.

Just to say I Love You. xxx.

Just went up to Sandgate to refresh the flowers again. They look very pretty. xxx

No reason, just thinking about you as I so often do. The world is just not the same without you. Love you mum. xxx

Well mum, our little girl Megan is marrying her best friend Paul today. She is so happy, I'm sure you and dad will be there cheering her on. xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Thought of you on our wedding day grandma. I hope you were looking down on us. Everyone said what a great day they had. Would have loved for you to have seen it, miss you xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just a little flower for you. I hope there are flowers where you are mum, knowing how you love them. Miss you so much. Love you. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Here's a candle for you mum, to light your way. Love you and miss you.

Miss you so much Mum. Amazing how such a small person can leave such a huge hole in our lives. Love you always.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower A flower just for you. Love and miss you every day. xxxxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower A Rose for you mum. Miss you every single day. Love you.

Three years tomorrow since you left us mum, and my heart still breaks. ❤️

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Happy Birthday Grandma. You are missed sooo much. Hope they have a nice big slab of cheesecake for u up there xx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower A pretty flower for your birthday. Love you mum.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle A candle to keep you nice and warm. Miss you. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower A flower to brighten your day. Love you always.

My birthday tomorrow Mum. Thank you for being the best mother ever. Miss you so much. xxx Love you. ❤️

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Wow mum, dad would be 96 tomorrow. Give him a big kiss from me for his birthday and happy New Year. Love you both.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle It’s our 42nd wedding anniversary today mum. Doesn’t seem that long ago - amazing! You did the flowers so beautifully for our wedding, thank you. Love you and miss you every day. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just sending you a flower. I miss you so much, life just isn’t the same without you in it. Love you.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Here’s a flower for you in Heaven mum. Love you and miss you. xxxxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Hi mum - 13 years today since we lost dad. Hope you two are together and still dancing. Love to you both. xxxxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Wish I could give you a field of flowers personally mum, but this one is to wish you a happy Mother’s Day in Heaven. Love you always. xxxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just a little flower for you mum. Miss you every day. xxx Love to dad too. Miss you both, always. xxx

Happy 73rd wedding anniversary to mum and dad. Love you both.

Happy birthday to your mum, Mary, today. Hope you are together and celebrating. Love you. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Another birthday gone by without you Mum. Still can’t get used to it, I don’t think I ever will. Love you xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Here’s a little candle for dad on what would have been his 97th birthday. Happy birthday dad. And happy new year to you both. Love and miss you always. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Hi mum, Have been in the garden today so thinking of you ............ sometimes I still can’t believe you’re not going to pop in for a. coffee and a chat. Miss you so much. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Here’s a little flower mum - miss you every day. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Hello mum, miss you so much ........ love you.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle A little candle to light your way. Love and miss you every day. xxx

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Well mum and dad, our house is going to auction tomorrow! Wish us luck - I know you will both be looking down and cheering us on. Love and miss you always. xxxxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Shine a bright for my beautiful mum.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Happy birthday Mum. You would have been 94 today. I so wish you had made it. Remember your surprise 80th party? We had such a lovely time. Love and miss you always and forever. xxxxxxx

Happy Anniversary Mum and dad. 74 years ago, wow! 1/9/1945. First day of Spring.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Grandma sorry I haven't written for a while I didn't he this on my new phone but I thin of often ad Paul and I are in Ireland

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Love you granny xx you'd love it here it's really green and pretty old buildings.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower I’ve been working in the garden today and thinking how much you and dad would have liked it. You would have particularly loved the flowers mum, they’re beautiful, especially the roses. Miss you every single day, love you always. xxxxx Love to dad, miss his funny jokes and his songs. xxxxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Thinking of you Mum. Love you always.

It has been a pretty scary week here Mum, but I think you and Dad must have been looking out for us. xxx. Love you. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Just a little flower for you to enjoy

Dad’s birthday tomorrow! Happy New Year as well. He would have been 98 tomorrow. Love you dad. XxxxxX

Happy New Year Mum and dad. 2020! Wow. xxxxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle This is a little white light for you to guide you along your way. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle So much to tell you mum, tho maybe it’s best if you don’t know.

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower My roses in Old Bar are blooming beautifully, also we have a lovely frangipani called Betty which came from your beautiful tree in Stockton. There are quite a few “Betty’s” around now, so you’re still with us, always. Miss you SO much sometimes, it’s hard without your guiding hand. Love you Mum. xxx

🕯 Megan Stroud lit a candle Just thinking of you xx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle A little light for you to find your way to the ones you love, and who love you always.

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Thinking of you and poppy xx you wouldn't believe the crazy stuff happening in the world right now! Tho what am I saying, I am sure you're looking down on us. Watch over everyone for me xx Ireland is beautiful you would have loved it even during these troubling times I am trying to find some beauty in each day. All my ...more

It is 15 years today since dad left us. I so hope that you are kicking up a storm and dancing away together up there. Love you both always. xxx

Anzac Day tomorrow mum. Have the medals all shiny and a little memorial seeing as there is no Dawn Service this year to attend. xxx Lest We Forget.

Just missing you Mum and wanting to say hello, I miss you every day. xxx Love you.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just a little light for you. Love you always.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Here’s a candle for you to celebrate PBs birthday yesterday. Hip hip hooray!! I’m going to go and stay with her for a couple of days tomorrow. Love you mum. xxx

Hi mum, Just thinking of you. Miss you so much. Love you. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Good morning my mummy, it’s six years today since you left us, sometimes it seems like yesterday, others like I haven’t seen your smiling face forever. Love you so much, and miss you always. xxx

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Happy Birthday Grandma. Miss your sweet face and your "hello darlin" when I'd come over or call xx love you

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Miss you granny

🌷 Megan Stroud gave a flower Grandma I know you won't be expecting to see PB so soon. We weren't expecting her to leave us either, but here we are. She is very unwell now please help guide her to you and poppy I know how happy she will be to see you. We will miss her beautiful face and yours always. You have the same kind eyes xx all my love xx

Hello mum and dad, your first born girl is coming to you soon - sooner than we had hoped, but we know you will be waiting and watching out for her. Love to you both. xxx

🌷 Suzanne Stroud gave a flower Well mum and dad, we had Pauline’s funeral today, it all went just as she planned it herself. The service was just lovely, with eulogies from Greg, Megan, myself and Michelle. It was at St Paul’s where they were married, at 11am today, 3/9. Greg and Mike were the pallbearers. Everyone invited came, many cried, lots ...more

Just thinking about you and missing you, as always. Love you mum.

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Happy birthday to my dad in heaven. He would have been 99 today!!! xxx

Just missing you and wanted to say hello. Love you mum. xxx

Just saying hello mummy and to let you know how much I miss you every single day. I know now how you felt when you lost your beloved father so many years ago, it’s just like losing a piece of yourself. Love you then, now, and always. xxxx

It’s one year today since our PB had her horrible news. Feeling very sad. Miss you both so much. xxx

🕯 Suzanne Stroud lit a candle Just a little candle for you to guide your way. Love you. xxx

Miss you my mummy. Love always and forever. xxx

It’s Easter tomorrow Mum, Greg is coming up for lunch and staying over. I have kept up our little traditions etc because it just makes me feel closer to you all. Miss you and dad and PB so much. xxx

Just missing you mum, wanted to say hi. Love you. xxx

We all went down to Stockton at the weekend so Greg wasn’t alone for PBs first absent birthday. Raised a toast for her at lunch at Washington’s. Hope somehow you are all together and did the same. Love to you all, miss you. xxx

Just wanted to say that it’s a sad week this week, coming up to one year since Pauline’s passing. I miss my little family so much, but have a lifetime of beautiful memories.

Hi Mum and Dad, Happy Father’s Day dad. Love you always, think of you often, singing or whistling away.

Hello Mum, miss you every day, I wish I could see your beautiful smile again, love you. xxx

Another Christmas mum, remembering all our happy ones together over the years. Thank you for your love and devotion all my life. Love you and miss you always.

Happy birthday to my dad in heaven. 100 today. Happy New Year to you both, love and miss you always. xxxxx

Hi mummy, just been thinking about you today, about how much I miss you. Thank you for being the best mum ever. Love you always. xxx

Happy 97th birthday in heaven mum. I hope you and dad and PB are celebrating with a big lunch and a few drinkies. Love you always. xxx

It is 77 years today since yours and dad’s wedding. Happy heavenly anniversary you two. Love you. xxx

Just thinking about you and how much I miss you, the best mother ever. Love you mum. xxx

Hi mum, just thinking of you and wanted to feel close. Love you. xxx 💕🤗

Happy 101st birthday to my dad today. Love you dad. xxx

Hello my mummy, just wanted to say hi and that I miss you so much. You were the best mother ever. Love you. xxxx

My heart misses you mum. You were my rock and my comfort. Love you. xxx

Hello my mummy. I’m just thinking about you and missing you. Love you xxxxx

Tomorrow is 3 years since PB came to be with you and dad. We miss you all so very much and think of you always. Forever in our hearts. XxxxxX

Miss you so much my beautiful grandma. Can still feel your wonderful hugs 🌸

Happy 78th wedding anniversary to my dearest mum and dad. It wasn’t always easy, but you two were always such a beautiful couple. Love you both, hope you raise a toast and have a dance. 🕺 💃🏻 🥂

It’s your mum’s birthday tomorrow mum. I hope you are all together up there and have a lovely party. Love to Grandma, mum, dad and PB. xxx 😗

Just dropping by to say I’m thinking of you my wonderful mum. Love you always

Nearly Christmas again mum, so many beautiful Christmases shared. We will raise a toast to you, dad and Pauline. Love you always. Merry Christmas. 💜