tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post8423555567212514787..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: RemembranceMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29818553006457507272015-11-22T13:16:59.802+00:002015-11-22T13:16:59.802+00:00Gosh, that really gives a sense of what those days...Gosh, that really gives a sense of what those days felt like!Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-63188393333873730422015-11-18T11:06:09.000+00:002015-11-18T11:06:09.000+00:00Very precious indeed. My thanks too.
Very precious indeed. My thanks too.<br />Lydia Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613876235125755967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-56949477646443158582015-11-17T13:48:48.628+00:002015-11-17T13:48:48.628+00:00What a precious treasure to have, Sue. Thank you f...What a precious treasure to have, Sue. Thank you for sharing these written memories.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15505870486780238632015-11-16T22:37:35.849+00:002015-11-16T22:37:35.849+00:00Lovely post, Sue. So vivid and moving. The hastily...Lovely post, Sue. So vivid and moving. The hastily written letter on exercise book paper, the pleading for news, the presenting a brave face - piercingly poignant. We had a Black Magic chocolate box, red ribbon on the top, very like the one you describe, full of photographs and bits and pieces, not exactly memorabilia more stuff no-one could bear to throw away but everything in there told a story, one that becomes harder to tell as the years go by.Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-15447197972313201752015-11-16T22:37:34.682+00:002015-11-16T22:37:34.682+00:00Lovely post, Sue. So vivid and moving. The hastily...Lovely post, Sue. So vivid and moving. The hastily written letter on exercise book paper, the pleading for news, the presenting a brave face - piercingly poignant. We had a Black Magic chocolate box, red ribbon on the top, very like the one you describe, full of photographs and bits and pieces, not exactly memorabilia more stuff no-one could bear to throw away but everything in there told a story, one that becomes harder to tell as the years go by.Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49069739196115004462015-11-16T18:33:58.447+00:002015-11-16T18:33:58.447+00:00
What wonderful family history telling so much abo...<br />What wonderful family history telling so much about the courage of those left at home, as well as those who served. Quite agree about the emotional power of the self-control required. Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-87095951145591465252015-11-16T17:01:21.185+00:002015-11-16T17:01:21.185+00:00Thank you, Joan. Thank you, Joan. Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-7064199850754370182015-11-16T10:09:09.648+00:002015-11-16T10:09:09.648+00:00These are heart-piercingly vivid - thank you for s...These are heart-piercingly vivid - thank you for sharing them.Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.com