Happy Mother's Day!

G’Day! Glad you could make it...

It's Mother's Day, so I'm dipping into my memoir, Wayback, to find stuff to share with you about my wonderful mother - Leondis Dean...

Leondis Dean with son Gerard and penguin seated on the Old Bus in 1956.

Lang and Leondis Dean

Leondis, daughter of Evelyn and Bill (Wilhelm) Schaefer from Dimboola married Lang, son of Dolly and Leo Dean of Womboota.

They purchased a small block of irrigation country in Wakool, New South Wales and set about building a house, dairy and starting a family.

Leondis and Lang had Gerard, Joe, Philomena, Therese, Kristen, Susan, Rosanne, Bernie and Angela. I have to say that having eight legendary brothers and sisters in the same house was cracking! I thank them all.

Leondis and Gerard

Mum, Dad, Gerard and car

Quotes from Wayback... (All about Mum!)

As the mother of nine, our mum knew how to make sure we all got our fair share...

Quote from 'A Sparkling Blue Night'

As her oldest child, I gave my mum a few scares over the years...

Quote from 'The Shearer’s Wife'

Thanks to Mum, there was always a delicious, nutritious dinner on the table... but, sometimes, I was still suspicious...

Quote from 'Spaghetti on the Nose'

Mum loved music. My brother and I did too... although we didn't agree on 'the most beautiful music on earth!'

Quote from 'Deep Down in Murra Warra'

My brother and I were excited about the idea of going to war. For some reason, our mum felt differently...

Quote from 'I Win the Lottery'

To all the amazing mums out there - Have a wonderful Mother's Day!

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Flick through the family photo album