When my lovely customer Bri booked in a Mother's Day session & mentioned her Nan was coming along, I asked if she would be willing to be a Golden age participant at the same time. She had previously turned me down when I asked, but this time she agreed!
She definitely made me laugh, she doesn't mince words & told me she doesn't like old people.. haha
Kay June Foster
Born: April 1938 at crown street Sydney.
Her Father was a labourer.
At 8 years old Kay's mother died during childbirth so they lost not only her brother but also her Mother.
Her childhood was very lonely, and she worked at home a lot feeding chickens, taking care of the gardens, cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and ironing clothes. She remembers having a big cast iron pot over a fire that she would boil the clothes in & stir them to clean them. She grew up on a big block of land in Blackheath blue mountains. Kay went to Blackheath primary and later on Katoomba high school. She recalls the year her mother passed away she went to school because it was so lonely at home but she didn't learn anything that year as she was grieving so badly.
She wanted to learn to Dance but my father said no. She also wanted to go to boarding school, but was not allowed.
Her dad remarried at 12 but her stepmother wasn’t nice.
Her first job was an office secretary.
She got engaged at the age of 18 and got married when she was 19. She went on to have 5 children, 4 boys and one girl. They started their own concreting business & also a television business. Kay said she worked in the office from the house full time while pregnant and raising their children.
They lived in Africa for 3 years when her Husband was offered to run a concreting company over there. Kay says it was during apartheid and they lived very well. After Africa they had a short stay back in Australia, then they went to Brazil in the same business capacity & lived in Brazil for about 20 years. Their daughter was born over there & Portuguese was her first language. Kay says they were the best years of her life.
When they returned to Australia they bought 50 acres at Central Mangrove however her husband Gary passed away 2 years after they bought.
Kay planned to return to Brazil & live the rest of her days there, but plans changed & she returned to Australia.
She has 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Kay has fond fond memories of younger times , when they all loved to waterski as a family. Now she loves to knit, watch YouTube, take care of her dog 4 and see her kids, grandchildren and great grandchildren
