Anniversary Memorial
55 years ago this week, my parents were married. Each and every March these annual events passed, unnoticed and unmarked by we children. There was never a fuss over celebrating […]
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Joe’s Letters Home, WWII: Posted to Bridlington!
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 […]
Joe’s Letters Home, WWII: Punishing schedules & High Jinx
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 […]
Joe’s Letters Home, WWII; Letter 6, 13 Jan ’44.
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 […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 5, 10 Jan ’44.
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 […]
Homage to Grandparents (‘Life’s a Journey’ series, Week 8)
Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever. ~Author Unknown A moment this week to pay homage to those special ‘extra’ parents who mark […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 4, 8 Jan ’44.
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 […]
The Song You Snogged Your Hand To… (“Life’s a Journey” series, Week 7).
Last week we celebrated some of your first memories of Movies. This week we are turning our attentions to music. Specifically, the music of your youth which moved you. We are talking […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 3, 5th January 1944.
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 […]
Life’s a Journey. Week 6: First Movie Memories
Welcome back to the “Life’s a Journey” series, where we revisit some of life’s little moments worth remembering. Last week we romped through your Teenage Crushes. Ouch. Embarrassing…… This week […]
Fashion Fail
Dear Reader, I’ll keep it mercifully short. I was young. I made three classic errors on these fronts:- 1. Hair. 2. Mirror. 3. Boyfriend in underpants. Nuff said. 1990 must […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 2, 31 Dec 1943.
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 […]
Letters Home, WWII; Letter 1, 29 Dec 1943.
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 […]
‘Life’s a Journey’ series. Week 4: Bestest Friends
Last week in the series, we discussed your earliest school work. Less ‘things’, more ‘people’ from our lives this week….. I have met an awful lot of people in my […]
The Heirloom
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 […]
