Wishing you a very Happy 80th Birthday. We hope your celebrations are as wonderful as you are. With all our love and best wishes as always Stella, Julia, John and Eleanor xx
To the best sister-in-law and dearest friend who has always being there to listen and share, have a most wonderful 80th birthday. Thank you Bunty, you have been so generous and warm ever since I set foot in Australia all those years ago. Hopefully we’ll make it to Singapore/Malaysia for your next birthday and for […]
Many Happy Returns to my favourite Melbourne Aunty! I moved to Melbourne 10 years ago, and I can’t imagine how I would have done it without you making the transition so easy for me. You included me as part of the family from Day 1, and you have always been there if I ever needed […]
Hi Sis Have a really great 80th birthday, not that many old photos of us so I dug up this. It shows how little you have aged in the intervening period, and it should bring a sentimental tear to your eyes. While I am away over the other side of Australia and don’t get to Melbourne much I […]
Happy Birthday Aunty Bunty! You have led an amazing life with so many great people in it. I still remember the time you visited Perth when I was a kid, and what a great time we all had. You have made a huge contribution to the Sacred Heart Mission, and I really enjoyed the time […]
A very happy birthday to a wonderful woman who has taken age-defying to a whole new level! I can’t believe you are 80! Eeep! Hope you are being extra loud in Byron tonight! Actually is that your voice I can hear from here?! A few years ago, I came to Australia knowing only my immediate […]
Dearest Bunty, happy 80th Birthday. You have watched me grow up just like I was one of your own. Your family are a huge part of my life & have been a constant for over 40 years. We have loved, laughed, yelled & cried together, just like family should. I wish you everything you wish […]
Wow, how many great memories we share! I’m a lucky one having two women to grow-up with, with whom I respect so much; Mum and Aunty Bunty. All my memories involve Mum and you; houses, cooking, holidays, hairdressing competitions, fashion – everything! One of the best memories is having my engagement party at your house […]
Thank you for loving me, and taking care of me since I was 2kg heavy. I know you shouldn’t be fooled by cheeky smile, my afro hair and my little Bunty walk but you are and that why you give me ice cream as soon as my mummy turns her back on us. Thank you […]
Dear Aunty Bunty. A very very Happy Birthday. Wishing you the best of days, full of family, friends, memories and celebrations. Enjoy it all and looking forward to hanging out one day soon. Lots of love, Iara and Danny Morris.
Aunty Bunty, you are an amazing lady who has always been there for me. I always remember and enjoyed the wonderful holidays the Davis clan shared. I appreciated the use of your hair when I first started in hairdressing….you were a great model. I enjoy our shopping outings and lunches together. I greatly appreciated your […]
Happy birthday Aunty Bunty. Have a fantastic day. Lots of love. xxx
Dearest Aunty Bunty!!! This special day of you turning 80 is an excellent chance to remind you how special and loved you are by everyone as you can also see from this beautiful page full of stories and memories. Although we left the land down under when we were little, I have many fond memories from […]
Our lives are well intertwined in oh so many ways … we talk regularly about most things. DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS NOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS!!! very!
How lucky i am to have such a beautiful Mum as you, apart from Dad and Nana you are my inspiration. I love your strength and determination, you never stop for long and enjoy everyday of your life and now is the time to enjoy it more than ever – AGE IS JUST A NUMBER […]
Since I was younger, Nana & I have always had a special bond and it is something I treasure every day. She is the most warm loving person and I love that she still has friendships that have lasted over an eternity. I am so proud of the work she does for others & the adaptability […]
After hearing about Rose & Bunty from Mum for the last 50 years, we finally met up in Melbourne 2 weeks ago! It was a wonderful experience talking about all the places in London and members of the family that we both knew. Martine & Craig told us how hospitable you have been to them […]
I met my cousin Bunty for the first time in 2010 when I was travelling Australia from London. Bunty took Craig and I for breakfast and insisted on paying knowing that we were poor travellers. After returning home we kept in touch and you constantly tried to lure me back, it worked! Since Craig and […]
A lovely shot of Aunty Bunty and Jason at his police graduation ceremony. Thank you for being there Aunty Bunty. xx
After Karen and I had been going out for a while it was decided that I should meet the rest of the family (after her parents of course). It was a Sunday bbq at Bunty and Harold’s house in Stratford Avenue, East Bentleigh. Aunty Bunty’s hospitality and warmth made me feel totally welcome as a […]
When we rang Bunty and Harold from San Francisco to tell them that we were getting married, Bunty said to me ‘we do love him very much, you know’ to which I replied that I could understand why. Then she assured me that if it didn’t work out, they would pay my way back to […]
When I was moving to Melbourne in ‘09, I drove to Sydney from the GC and Nana flew to Sydney and we drove to Melbourne together. Since we both have no sense of direction, once we got to Wollongong, it took us 4 times to leave! Each time we left, we got confused and ended […]
When I was little and we were at Chadstone or Southland with Nana I got my foot caught in the escalators… that was a funny moment with Nana.
I always remember mum saying when i was a “baby”, “Let’s go into the city to get some shoes.” But what she really was doing was taking me to the dentist where there was a train going around and around to shut me up. Also I remember Mum and I always going into the city […]
I remember when I was young I didn’t like the image of the blue boy in their spare room, so Nana would always take it out or turn it around before I went to bed. I also remember Nana once telling me someone stole her car parking spot in Southland, so she went and got […]
When I was younger I used to love going to Nana’s house and cleaning all of her dolls. It was one of my favourite things to do. I was so fascinated by them all.
When I was still in San Francisco, waiting for my clearance to get into Australia, my good friend Holly rang and asked what the names of Stevie’s parents were. She was chief concierge at the Hyatt and there was a Jewish couple from Melbourne at her desk, so she told them that her good friend […]
The pride and love Nana Bunty has for her family has always shone through. So much so that it is like her family is an extension of herself. When Nana comes to stay on the Gold Coast it has always meant plenty of visits to her apartment in Surfers Paradise. It didn’t matter which level […]
I would walk into Nana & Pa’s bathroom and there was Pa waiting patiently on the “closed bathroom seat in his pants for the day” for Nana to arrive with the blow dryer to do his hair. If she was cooking breakfast, which was more than often when her grandchildren were there to visit, i […]
Nana taught me my first word when staying with her as an infant. It was no and used to prevent me making any kind of mess
Way back when Steve and I met, as is known, he wasn’t necessarily the ideal suitor for the eldest daughter! Bunty and Harold were not very happy with what they considered was my choice of men. Tough parents to please!! Eventually when Steve wanted to ask for my hand in marriage, he needed to ask […]
My memories of Mum is she always had the perfect bedroom, everything matching bedspread, curtains, pillows, and after she made the bed perfectly as always Steve, Di and I would go in and jump jump jump on it and mess it up. I think we only stopped doing that not so long ago! THAT WAS FUN!!! […]
School holidays always meant a trip to see Nana and Pa in Melbourne. Taj and I would be dropped off at Gold Coast airport and picked up at the other end, knowing Nana had been sitting there waiting for hours to make sure she was there well before our flight arrived to collect us. Taj […]
When Taj was a toddler and running around without his nappy, Bunty grabbed a kitchen knife and said, “Come here! Let me cut that off!” Of course, Taj wasn’t circumcised and this bothered Bunty to no end! But then recently when he wanted to travel to the Middle East, I argued against it saying that […]
I remember Nana and Pa’s house on Saturn St. It was always so much fun, whenever we used to visit. They had a little red car with pedals that we used to pedal up the road. Marion and Keith lived across the road and it was always fun popping over and seeing our cousins there […]
Pretty sure Nana once drove me to the police station coz I wouldn’t put my seat belt on.
A TV star no less!! We go to a show because I have a friend who gave us tickets and the next thing we know, Bunty has her own web page! “Oh, you are Bunty’s daughter” … “Isn’t that Bunty on the Adam Hills show?” … was much fun to be part of your superstardom. […]
Food glorious food mums specialties Lemon Chicken Strawberry Philly cake – EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE Florentines Hoi Sin chicken Chicken Soup Chicken schnitzel Fried Rice Leg of Lamb Knadelach – always made the best Plum cake Just a snippet with my memories of mums cooking
As we have gotten older I have loved hanging out with Nana Bunty as an adult and getting to know her on a different level. We share a love for drinking strong lattes and eating food at one of the many amazing Melbourne cafés (just don’t let her sit where she can see the kitchen). […]
I remember going to Bunty’s place years ago and never leaving hungry – always a table full of food – every type of bagel and dip you could imagine – and when we went out she always said “Let’s go to Danny and Joes – Mick will love it.” Bunty always asks how my children […]
No one else could have the patience to teach me to knit, except Nana Rose of course. The one thing I craved in America was “Nana food”, baked plums, porcupine meatballs and fried rice! And it was waiting in the fridge when I flew back.
Tess Mae – I may not have known Bunty for very long in the scheme of things, but she has always shown me kindness and generosity. She (as well as all of you lot) have always made me feel incredibly welcome in the Morton/Davis family. I am amazed she is 80 years old! Bunty is […]
I have 2 pickles I have 2 Pickles I have 2 pickles HAY HAY A pickle lover! Nana would always make sure to have pickles from Uncle Simon for me in the fridge.
Nana would always ply me with food. One time I refused her attempt to force feed me a fifth helping and she accused me of “never eating anything at [her] house”
Sheila Davis – Every time Bunty was due for a visit, I would spend weeks scrubbing and cleaning – I always referred to her as the ‘white glove queen’. I knew that if she saw any dirt at all, she would want to help me clean – which would mean neither of us would get […]
#1 I don’t think any of us can really imagine what it was like for Bunty to be parted from her parents during WW2. Being sent away to live with people you don’t know for an indeterminate length of time must have been terrifying for a young child. It is testimony to Bunty’s strength of […]