Conversations with my mother

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Toni and Jim move to Australia in 2006 to be close to their children.  Jim is diagnosed with Dementia in 2016 and sadly Toni also in 2019.  

This podcast is a tribute to my mum, for everything she is, and always will be

In this episode we talk about Toni's life when she and the girls move to England.  Toni gets a job on the local paper for a few years as a journalist.  Then she edits a motoring magazine and gets to test-drive cars all over Europe.   


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After a decade of motherhood, Toni heads back to work.  She gets a job as a newsreader at Radio Bahrain.  We hear about Toni and Jim's active social life in Bahrain and about Jim's reconnection with his family back in Australia. 

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In this episode Toni and Jim jet off for their new life in Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf, where they marry and start a family.  We learn about Bahrain, known as the Pearl of the Gulf, Toni's new job and the arrival of their children. 

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Thank you to my extended family for their help in putting together this podcast and most of all my mum for sharing her incredible memories. 

Born in Italy in 1933, Jim was one of hundreds of post-war migrants who settled in Australia, after WW2.  In this episode we look at Jim’s background, early family life and how he came to be in the UK in 1960.  

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Thank you to my extended family for their help in putting together this podcast and most of all my mum for sharing her incredible memories. 

Toni leaves home for her first job as a junior fashion buyer at Harrods in London.  We learn about her life in London, the sad passing of her father and how she meets the man she will marry - Jim Bernardy.

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Britain emerges from WWII and gets back on its feet. We hear Toni's memories of the passing of King George VI, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and the arrival of television in Britain.  

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Thank you to my extended family for their help in putting together this podcast and most of all my mum for sharing her incredible memories. 

My mother was born in Great Britain in WW2 and witnessed the winds of change as they blew through the decades.  She’s 80 now and has dementia but is still very vibrant and full of sparkle.  This podcast documents her story. 

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Thank you to my extended family for their help in putting together this podcast and most of all my mum for sharing her incredible memories.