At almost 70 years old, my sister , another great aunt aged 58, and i , have thought about jotting down random thoughts and happenings from our past. So, here's a start to the ramblings of Lisbie (Elizabeth) and Brenda.

i was born in August, 1946 to Eileen Stephanie Fraser and Christopher Alexander Punnett. i am the third child of that union, preceded by Malcolm Alexander, Christopher Robin . A fourth child, Colin Langley was born later in 1949. My parents were very young, too young in my opinion for undertaking marriage and raising children. Anyway, they tried and stayed married for about 10 years, before divorcing, a rare happening on this tiny island. Christopher soon met his future wife, Ruth Darwent Serrao , whom , in my opinion was the 'love of his life'. Fortunately, Eileen and Chris remained friends,and so did Ruth and Eileen. John Alexander was born in 1954, followed By Elizabeth Angela in 1957, and in 1960 Mark Stephen arrived who was the 'angel' in his parents eyes.

During my boarding school years in Dublin , i received about two letters from Daddy. In the first, he informed me of Mark's birth in the following way: "Ruth produced a son, Mark Stephen on December 19, 1960." i did not meet Mark until 1963 when i returned to St Vincent for the summer holidays. One morning, whilst i was riding to 20 Hill to meet Mark, lo and behold, there he was walking with a cutlass in his hand, accompanied by Nalco, a trusted employee. He was adorable and so tough! i'll never forget the sight of him that day!

Life, as you can well imagine, was vastly different to what you know today! By our little letters you can see just how different! Maybe one day, one of you may be tempted to read the entries!

Great Aunt brenda