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Re: BC-A
Yes, more than I had realized. And there's more... 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 26, 2016 at 5:32 PM
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The story runs deep love.
posted by
BC-A
on May 26, 2016 at 5:07 PM
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posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 25, 2016 at 9:30 PM
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Re: Nautikos
Thank you for your kind words, Naut! So glad you liked it. I enjoy the telling of a tale.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 25, 2016 at 7:23 PM
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RP
I love this piece of family history - and it's so well told! 
posted by
Nautikos
on May 25, 2016 at 7:15 PM
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Re: Re: WileyJohn
She just loved Canada and went back to England only once after the war and my oldest brother had been killed in the war by the Japanese. She flew over in a converted Lancaster Bomber.
posted by
WileyJohn
on May 25, 2016 at 5:55 PM
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Re: WileyJohn
He must have really fell for her, and she for him! What a beautiful story. Did she like Canada?
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 24, 2016 at 8:56 PM
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RPresta
My dad brought his wife all the way to Canada from England after he had fought in WW1,
posted by
WileyJohn
on May 24, 2016 at 7:35 PM
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Re: Kabu
Yes, I have/had relatives in both Australia and Argentina. They did the same... Glad you enjoy this chatty stuff. I love telliing these stories. I shall conjure up a few more. Thank you, S. Sister.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 24, 2016 at 1:46 PM
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Re: C_C_T
My grandma was a very, quiet, demure woman. I nudged as much info from her as was possible. She smoked those stoggies later in life, more like a social smoker and by the time she reached her 70s, I imagine she had earned the right to an occasional cigar puff! LOL! To the women of that time, their lives were not their own...and they accepted their fates, to a degree.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 24, 2016 at 1:43 PM
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The Greek and Italian men used to leave Australia to go back home and collect themselves a bride. I am really enjoying this and hoping for more.
posted by
Kabu
on May 24, 2016 at 12:12 PM
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I think your grandma did not just scare the hell out of him at the time. I would have probably chosen her on condition she gave up the smokes. Yes a lovely tale, I bet you wished you had delved deeper at times. Fortunately men did not have to suffer that emotional turmoil.
posted by
C_C_T
on May 24, 2016 at 11:59 AM
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Re: Lanetay
Oh, dear sweet lady, I beg to differ with you on both counts! You are wise, and wisdom such as yours cannot be taught, and you have 'looks,' for beauty reigns within and beams to a glow on the outside!
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 24, 2016 at 11:05 AM
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Re: FSI
Thanks, FSI! The old ones did have some great stories!
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on May 24, 2016 at 11:00 AM
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Now I know why I have never remarried I dont have looks or brains
posted by
Lanetay
on May 24, 2016 at 9:31 AM
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I loved reading this about your family history. Our grandparents have or had so many great stories to tell.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on May 24, 2016 at 4:38 AM
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