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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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children, family, genealogy, History, life, memories, nostalgia, parenting, photos, stories
joe and crew sent by steve smith 30 aug 2012

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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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
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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
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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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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Long Johns? Are you kidding me?!”

October 26, 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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The Day I was Born (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 40)

October 23, 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). ————————————————————————- Wow, I’m so glad I […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Welcome to the Sergeants’ Mess!”

October 19, 2012by saveeverystep 6 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, nostalgia, war
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My Home Town (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 39)

October 16, 2012by saveeverystep 23 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). ————————————————————————- There was a time when […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Stripes and Beret in the Bag!”

October 12, 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, nostalgia, war
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The Budding Artist (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 38)

October 9, 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). ————————————————————————- There was a time when […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Exams & Pocket Money”

October 5, 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
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Dear Santa (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 37)

October 2, 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). ————————————————————————- And so it begins. The […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “The one where Joe plays Match Maker”

September 28, 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, nostalgia, war
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If it’s 8pm it must be Dad’s Army

September 26, 2012by saveeverystep 22 Comments

No surprise that I’ve gone all retro on you again. In truth, when offered the theme ’8pm’ for a blog post, my lack-lustre daily existence let me down. I mean, […]

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