My younger sisters are turning 60. It is time for a look back at their early years. Thanks to our late dad for keeping such an extensive photo collection.

2. In the Beginning there was a
couple who travelled the world
as government agents. They
were given code names by
which they were universally
known. …
POP
MOUSA

3. After a lifetime of service to the
country they settled in a paradise
known as Riversmead

4. They created an ark which
they also called MOUSA
Mousa

5. They begat a bunch of children, four of whom grew to
be …
Freddie Helen
Barbara George

6. Helen, the eldest, took to herself a mate who she named
Jim but she sometimes called him other things

7. In a short time they begat four brethren who they called….
Graham
Gordon
Philip
Ian

8. All were happy when the brethren could visit
the paradise called Riversmead until . . .. ..

9. Helen and Jim got to doing some more begetting…….

10. Philip begged his
mother not to do
it !

11. ..to no avail. Soon
the brethren had
two more mouths
to feed.

12. The brethren had to work long
hours in the fields

13. . . . while the sisters just stood around looking cute!

14. Attempts were made to
eliminate the sisters by…
turning them inside out

15. By abandoning
them on a
mountain

16. By
leading
them in
to deep
waters

17. And finally by
getting wild
horses. . .
…to carry
them
away

18. However soon the brethren came
to realize that the sisters could
be ignored but they would not
go away.

19. In truth it was a happy family that enjoyed going to worship together

20. The coming of the sisters seemed to open the floodgates of begetting among the relatives!!!

21. Soon
cuteness
abounded

22. 1956 1957
1958
1959 1960
1961
The sisters were even
included in the family
Christmas Eve photo
1963

23. Christmas was a time for great
family gatherings

24. Sometimes the sisters showed their charitable side and took in the less fortunate

25. Of course great
pyramids had to be
constructed

26. The ‘Nine-Year-Old Club’
plus two

27. In 1957 Pop and Mousa created an oasis at Riversmead

28. The oasis brought members
of the tribes from far and
wide to visit the paradise
called Riversmead

29. It was an all season playground

30. The sisters felt they
had a special claim to
the oasis

31. Others had
to wait their
turns…
…and pay homage
from the diving board

32. Boys lined up to pay their homage

33. But the sisters, encouraged by their
mother, turned their back on all suitors

34. A cure was found for
the sisters….
…. Education

35. We can’t stay young forever so in time the brethren and the
sisters moved away from paradise and lived happily ever
after.
The
paradise
was put
in the
capable
hands
of…

36. The
Limbo
King !!!

37. From time to time the clans returned to Riversmead to re-live the
past and honour the departed
2000

38. 2012

39. And every so
often history
would repeat
itself.