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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “2 miles to breakfast”

May 24, 2013by 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

Strictly Taboo (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 64)

May 21, 2013by saveeverystep 16 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Time to recall the […]

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family, genealogy, History, life, memories, nostalgia, parenting, photos
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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “All the ‘gen’ from home”

May 17, 2013by 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, memoir, nostalgia, war
family stories

Old Game, New Rules (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 63)

May 14, 2013by saveeverystep 17 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Wow. Not only are […]

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children, family, genealogy, History, life, memories, nostalgia, parenting, photos, technology, toys
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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “A ‘Prang’”

May 10, 2013by 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

Childhood Birthday Parties (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 62)

May 7, 2013by saveeverystep 4 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Regrettably, there is another […]

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children, family, genealogy, History, illness, life, love, memories, nostalgia, parenting, photos
family stories

Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Is the war nearly over?”

May 3, 2013by 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

Growing up with cigarettes (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 61)

April 30, 2013by saveeverystep 4 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). Sometimes the world just […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Marking time”

April 28, 2013by saveeverystep Leave a comment

Apologies for being a little late this week…briefly hospitalised!! A bit of background for newcomers Joe (aka ‘Mac’ to his RAF comrades) was my Uncle, but we never met. His […]

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

Hospitalised! (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 60)

April 23, 2013by saveeverystep 5 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). I am going in […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “A quick note from Mum”

April 19, 2013by 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, memoir, nostalgia, war
family stories

The Big Sex Talk (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 59)

April 16, 2013by saveeverystep 8 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). In my case The […]

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children, family, genealogy, History, life, love, memories, nostalgia, parenting, photos
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Me and Mine – April family portrait

April 10, 2013by saveeverystep 5 Comments

Sadly, no hubby in this one, but I liked it well enough to use it for April’s family portrait. This is my entry for the ‘Me and Mine’ family portrait […]

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family, home decor, memories, nostalgia, photos, stories
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Walking AND Talking? Phone nostalgia! (‘Life’s a Journey’ nostalgia Link-Up, week 58)

March 26, 2013by saveeverystep 9 Comments

Welcome to year two of our weekly series of ‘link-up’ Posts which reflect on life’s journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info). There are few things […]

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Joe’s Letters, WWII: “Marching around a dump”

March 22, 2013by saveeverystep 4 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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