fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoMy favourite childhood outfit: The coat I inherited from Grandpa became my teenage refuge'
He was 69, too young, but on the plus side he was doing what he most loved digging on an archaeological site. We weren't close in the way I was with Granny; he could be quite scary. But we got along fine and I liked him. Mum said I could help myself from his wardrobe. I had only known him dressed for retirement, in blue workers' overalls for archaeological digging, or baggy beige shorts for caravanning holidays.
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