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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Turning 19″

December 21, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, memoir, nostalgia, war
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Christmas Cake Kitsch (‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia Link-Up, week 48)

December 18, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Last week we dragged out our […]

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Christmas, family, genealogy, History, memories, nostalgia, vintage
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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Crew Tactics”

December 14, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, memoir, nostalgia, war
family stories

Tinsel and Tat (‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia Link-Up, week 47)

December 11, 2012by saveeverystep 5 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). In our house there is a […]

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Christmas, family, genealogy, History, memories, nostalgia, vintage
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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Bale-Out and Dinghy Drills”

December 7, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

Apologies to regular readers for the lack of a published post last Friday. PC meltdown in our house, now thankfully restored! A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, memoir, nostalgia, war

Board Games (‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia Link-Up, week 46)

December 4, 2012by saveeverystep 8 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Yesterday I began the traditional pre-Christmas […]

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family, genealogy, History, memories, mother, music, nostalgia, parents, photos, vintage
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Buying your first record (‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia Link-Up, week 45)

November 27, 2012by saveeverystep 6 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Music has power, doesn’t it? The […]

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family, History, memories, music, nostalgia, photos, vintage
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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “A scorched backside & pigs’ toenails”

November 23, 2012by saveeverystep 2 Comments

A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, memoir, nostalgia, war
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Little Bricks, Big Nostalgia (‘Life’s a Journey’ weekly nostalgia Link-Up, week 44)

November 20, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Lego. A timeless crowd-pleaser. Who doesn’t […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “She’s a sweet kid, I like her a lot”

November 16, 2012by saveeverystep 2 Comments

A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 […]

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Learning to swim (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 43)

November 13, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- I love it when I […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: Lest we forget

November 9, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

This week marks another Remembrance Day. I cannot let this go by without acknowledgement, so rather than publish another letter this week I have decided to tell Joe’s story so […]

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Remember Remember (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 42)

November 6, 2012by saveeverystep 16 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- This is the season which […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Painting on numbers”

November 2, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His precious letters have come into my possession some near-70 […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
family stories

Frightful Faces (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 41)

October 30, 2012by saveeverystep 4 Comments

This post is part of a weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). ————————————————————————- Sometimes, life unexpectedly reveals its […]

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