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Life’s a Journey, Week 10: Tying the Knot (Again)

March 13, 2012by saveeverystep 18 Comments

This Post is part of a ‘Join in and Link Up’ Blog series which celebrates life’s little memories – come on in, the water’s fine (see below)!  With time and […]

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family, genealogy, History, life, love, memories, parenting, stories, wedding
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Joe’s Letters Home, WWII; Letter 6, 13 Jan ’44.

March 9, 2012by saveeverystep 27 Comments

A bit of background This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you […]

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

Life’s a Journey. Week 9: Favourite childhood books

March 6, 2012by saveeverystep 84 Comments

Having paid homage to your (and my) Grandparents last week, I thought we’d trot a little further down the Lane of Memory this week with some literary indulgence. What were […]

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books, children, family, genealogy, History, memories, nostalgia, stories
family stories letter 5

Letters Home, WWII; Letter 5, 10 Jan ’44.

March 2, 2012by saveeverystep 26 Comments

A bit of background This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
family stories Joe and Crew

Letters Home, WWII; Letter 4, 8 Jan ’44.

February 24, 2012by saveeverystep 33 Comments

A bit of background This emotional journey will revisit the stories of my Uncle Joe once again. I hope you will enjoy them, and think of your family as you […]

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armed forces, family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
family stories Joe and Crew

Letters Home, WWII; Letter 3, 5th January 1944.

February 17, 2012by saveeverystep 30 Comments

A bit of background I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these stories […]

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family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
family stories letters home

Letters Home, WWII; Letter 2, 31 Dec 1943.

February 10, 2012by saveeverystep 4 Comments

A bit of background I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these stories […]

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family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
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Life’s a Journey. Week 5: Teenage Crushes

February 6, 2012by saveeverystep 81 Comments

 Look, if I’m going to be totally honest with you about this, then there were more than three. But in case anyone I actually knew in 1978 is tuning in […]

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family, feelings, genealogy, History, life, memories, nostalgia
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Letters Home, WWII; Letter 1, 29 Dec 1943.

February 3, 2012by saveeverystep 45 Comments

I have been working up to writing this long series of transcribed letters for some time. It is to be an emotional journey, revisiting these stories once again. I hope […]

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family, genealogy, History, nostalgia, war
family stories

The Heirloom

January 27, 2012by saveeverystep Leave a comment

I’m not entirely sure how I came to have this in my possession. I do remember that, some time after Mum passed away, my Dad finally found the strength to […]

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family, genealogy, History, life, love, memories, nostalgia, photos
family stories joe's letters

Motivation Monday – Declaring War on The War

January 23, 2012by saveeverystep 10 Comments

My photography resolution for the next few weeks does not involve the camera. It’s a War on scanning. Me versus the black machine and a large pile of precious letters […]

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archive, family, genealogy, History, memories, nostalgia, stories, war
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Mothers, Brothers, Aunties & Grandmas = Family

December 15, 2011by saveeverystep Leave a comment

Brothers I have a brother. If I had been allowed to grow my hair long enough for pigtails as a child, he would most certainly have pulled them. Or at […]

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family, genealogy, History, stories
wartime nostalgia

Oh, what a luvverly war!

November 3, 2011by saveeverystep 1 Comment

Wartime wardrobes come to Peacetime Pickering! A glorious Autumn morning greeted my family last weekend. A buzz of excitement filled the house as the kids remembered that today we had […]

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archive, armed forces, family, genealogy, History, memories, nostalgia, photos, war
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Win a Lifetime’s Membership at www.SaveEveryStep.com on Facebook

October 19, 2011by saveeverystep Leave a comment

Our Facebook page looks a bit lonely, so how about popping over and showing us some love (or ‘Like’ to be more precise) and at the same time try to […]

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competition, family, genealogy, History, memories, nostalgia, timeline, website
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Pandemonium in the Pews – harvest festival nostalgia

October 12, 2011by saveeverystep Leave a comment

Harvest festival. Corn dollies, scarecrows and all manner of crafting entertainment for kids. The time of year that signals Autumn’s arrival more than any other. I can recall being no […]

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children, event, family, History, memories, nostalgia, parents, photos, school

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