So who is "Butch" ??

SO WHO IS "BUTCH" ??

You will note, as more of my Sisters letters are posted to the Blog, that they all start with "Dear Mumsie, Pops and Butch.

Well Mumsie was the the affectionate name we had for my Mother as she refused to be referred to as "Mum".

Equally my father would have hated to be called "Dad" - and so we nick named him "Pops".

And it is to my eternal amusement (if not regret) that I was known in my family as "Butch".  Why you may ask? Well.... There was a close friend to our family (we called him Uncle Les), a Canadian. And when I was a chubby little baby he called me to me "Hi Ya Butch". And it stuck. I fact it got even worse - extended by my loving mother to "ButchcaRoontDoodles". You are allowed to laugh - I am used to it.

So there you have it - I was Butch...