MyDad Blog Page
My Dad Book - my first Dad Book was given to me by Patrick, then two other sons gave them to me so I decided to make this web-site. From its name you can see that Trish can add to it too .. and even you kids? Dad’s Stories .. Dad’s Words. Me: John Francis, (John) - Born 17th June 1942 - Lower Hutt, New Zealand . My Dad (who I called Pop as he had called his dad Pop): Francis Henry, (Frank) - Born 2nd March 1910 - Toowoomba, Queensland , Australia . My Mum (who I called Boffin): Winifred Madge, (Wyn) Bell - 17th November 1915 - Invercargill, New Zealand . * DAD what kind of house did you grow up in and what was the old neighbourhood like? I grew up in the Hutt Valley , near the lovely Hutt River reserve and the Normandale hills; these were great places to play and run with my dad's dog Roy . We had a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom weatherboard house with a tin roof and a large veranda which Pop turned into a 4th bedroom. We had a big vegie garde...