"Mum, mum! Look I found this photo, is that granny?"
"Oh yes, that is her."
"Woah, she was so pretty."
"Oh, yeah. You've never seen photos of her from when she was younger? It looks like she's hmm, probably in her mid-late twenties here. Looks like she got in trouble with great granny for saying something, I wonder what?! She looks a lot like you, don't you think?"
"Why is there a photo? Maybe a reminder. You know granny, she could be quite stubborn!"
"But a bar of soap in her mouth. In her mid twenties?!"
"I told you darling. Us ladies in the Wallace family all experienced strict upbringings. That's how it was. You misbehaved you got dealt with, it didn't matter if you were 25, or 45. She probably preferred this at least to some of the alternatives. It's why she was so strict with me."
"Really?"
"Yes hunny, that was how it was when I was growing up too."
"But at that age? No! Not in your mid twenties?!"
"Only to my twenties? Love, I wouldn't dare step out of line until the day she left this earth. I think she'd have had no problem whacking my behind at any age. Not so bad after all, am I?"
"Mum, that's horrible. I'm sorry."
"Oh, don't be silly. That's how it was, a different era. You were very good, in the main! Granny was lovely and fun too, she adored you. Let you get away with murder, you could do no wrong in her eyes."
"Let's maybe take this one so others don't see it when they go through the rest of her things, hey?"
"Look at that dΓ©cor though! And... god those are some really awful pants granny."
"Haha! They were all the rage back then. I used to have pairs like that in the late 70s."
"You did not mum? Oh... mum, you are so lame."
"Oi! Everyone had them. To be honest, they kept you warm at night, central heating was a luxury. Plus, they kept the lady garden tucked away."
"Eww, eww, mum!"
"Charming!"
"Well... I don't want to know about that!"
"You're so funny. I thought by your mid-thirties you'd be well over your embarrassment at bodies. Can't all wear those stringy things with our perky bodies like you, can we."
"Aww mum, what are you talking about? You're still hot as hell."
"Thanks love, you're very sweet. Come on, a bit more sorting her stuff out, then we can go home. Have a look at your phone see if you can find us a movie to stream later."
