Sadly, my dear wife Glenda, died on the 6th of February, 2014. Glenda was born In Llanelli, west Wales on the 14th of September. 1939. A happy early childhood was largely unaffected by the war, but at the age of eleven she contracted tuberculosis and spent virtually all of her secondary school years in hospital. At least this gave her the opportunity to read voraciously and widely and she later completed her formal education, ultimately achieving a first class honours degree in English Literature from The University of Wales. Cardiff. Glenda went on to enjoy a successful teaching career in Penarth and served as a magistrate in Barry, South Wales. Shortly after her retirement Glenda was diagnosed as suffering from Parkinsona s Disease, but just as tuberculosis provided her with the opportunity to read, so Parkinsona s gave her the impetus to write and publish her work, initially to raise funds for Parkinsona s UK and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Glenda continued to write poetry until the week before she died. She had no desire to ever profit from her work, but I should be grateful if you, the reader, would like to make a donation in her memory to one of the following organisations, to aid them in their research.

Sadly, my dear wife, Glenda, passed away on 6th February, 2014. I have lovingly collected all her peotry together, including some poems not previously published or in draft form. It is therefore a complete collection of her poetic work and I hope it will stand as a tribute to her. Glenda had a very creative and analytical mind, together with a wry sense of humour, much appreciated by those who knew her and enjoyed her lively company. In her poems, she often strays from the expected line to challenge the reader to reflect on unusual and striking visual images. In several of her poems she explores the slow deterioration that she was experiencing in her daily battle with Parkinson's Disease, at times in a humorous way, but never shying away from the cruelty of this life-changing condition. Shortly after her retirement, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, which gave her the impetus to publish her work, initiallty to raise money for Parkenson's UK and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 'Oops' was published in 2008 and was followed by 'Funny Peculiar Funny Ha-Ha' (2011) and 'Bits and Pieces' (published posthumously in 2016).

Sadly, my dear wife, Glenda, passed away on 6th February, 2014. I have lovingly collected all her peotry together, including some poems not previously published or in draft form. It is therefore a complete collection of her poetic work and I hope it will stand as a tribute to her. Glenda had a very creative and analytical mind, together with a wry sense of humour, much appreciated by those who knew her and enjoyed her lively company. In her poems, she often strays from the expected line to challenge the reader to reflect on unusual and striking visual images. In several of her poems she explores the slow deterioration that she was experiencing in her daily battle with Parkinson's Disease, at times in a humorous way, but never shying away from the cruelty of this life-changing condition. Shortly after her retirement, she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, which gave her the impetus to publish her work, initiallty to raise money for Parkenson's UK and the Motor Neurone Disease Association. 'Oops' was published in 2008 and was followed by 'Funny Peculiar Funny Ha-Ha' (2011) and 'Bits and Pieces' (published posthumously in 2016).

My dear wife, Glenda Palmer-Vibert sadly died on the 6th February 2014. I have lovingly put together this book as a tribute to Glenda's memory. The front cover is a line drawing that I did of Glenda. Glenda suffered from Parkinson's Disease and as a result struggled to put her thoughts into words. She didn't manage to complete some of the sections which is sad, but I feel that there is sufficient information to give the reader a taste of "The Furnace", Llanelli and Glenda's childhood memories. I feel that the title that Glenda decided for her book, i.e. Bits and Pieces, is appropriate. Glenda had already planned how her book was to be presented. It had to be black and white, even the cover! This I have done. This book covers her childhood spent in industrial Llanelli from the mid 1940's after the end of World War II.