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THE GOOD GIRLS ANGELIA’S STORY Genoa, Italy-May, 1942 It’s a lovely, warm spring day. Standing before the mirror in her bedroom, Angelia Di Agassi readies herself for mass. Taking a dark blue silk ribbon from the cherry wood box on the dresser, she ties back her long, curly black hair. The perfume... Sign in to see full entry.

Well, here we are again, gang... Another Friday is upon us...WOO HOO!!!! I got paid for the month this morning as well, so that also makes me happy as well. I'll write a couple of checks today to pay a couple of bills and be done with it. Can you all believe tomorrow is the last day of September... Sign in to see full entry.

The Nazis in my ankle have retreated at long last. For the time being, at least. It, along with the top part of my foot are still swollen, but that's pretty much a daily occurence now, so I can live with it. I meant to add two more to the girls' stories today, but I just couldn't bring myself to... Sign in to see full entry.

OMG...I'm such a dizzy!! I forgot to re-post the beginning of Paulette's story. So, without further delay, here it is... THE GOOD GIRLS PAULETTE’S STORY Normandy, France-October, 1940 She sits sipping the last of her tea by the fireplace while the wind howls wildly outside. Soon, she’ll have to... Sign in to see full entry.

THE GOOD GIRLS KATJA’S STORY Moskow, Russia-January, 1941 It will be dark soon. Katja goes to the root cellar to fetch potatoes. By God’s grace alone, she managed to get hold of a chicken at the market this morning. That she eats so well in this time of poverty among her people often shames her.... Sign in to see full entry.

THE GOOD GIRLS JANNY’S STORY Warsaw, Poland-March, 1941 She walks quickly, keeping her green eyes to the ground and her hands in the pockets of her gray coat. She doesn’t want to look at anyone, nor to be looked at. Especially not by the Germans. The thin silk scarf tied round her head does little... Sign in to see full entry.

Good morning, gang... What follows is not a contiuation of Nikolai's story, but don't worry, I'll get back to that later on today. Instead, I'm going to re-post Maria's and Janny's stories, and finally post the beginning of Katja's story as well... Please bear in mind that the following two posts... Sign in to see full entry.

To say that he had no family of his own is a lie, but he cannot bear speaking of them. His grandparents died years ago. Mama still lives in Moskow, in a large house not far from the banks of the river Irtish. He still calls her once a week. She is in ill health now, and he often considers traveling... Sign in to see full entry.

I have a deep admiration for the people of the Netherlands. I long to see Holland...I want some day to visit the house at 263 Princengracht and talk silently to Anne Frank. To the Germans who stole her young life from her, she was a worthless Jew, not fit to live. To me, she was no more than a girl.... Sign in to see full entry.

Good morning, gang... Wow, I can't believe it's Wednesday already!! I'll get paid on Friday, thank God. October will be a tight month money wise, but at the moment, I really couldn't care less. Roommie was supposed to come home tomorrow, but I don't think she'll get home now before this weekend or... Sign in to see full entry.

The poor dog, a black border collie, was found under nourished and abandoned by its owner last night. She was tied to a fence in the back yard, with no shelter, food, or water. Authorities immediately took her to the local shelter and are asking anyone with information on the owner’s whereabouts to... Sign in to see full entry.

That's what I'm doing right now. Unfortunately, it seems the liberation will be a bit longer in coming. So, all I can do is pray that 17 October will come swiftly. Ah, well...At least I'll get to start playing in the water again!!... If Heidi asks if I want to ride on Sunday, I'm going to politely... Sign in to see full entry.

Hi gang, I'm back...I don't know if the people from hydro-therapy called today...Someone called looking for Roommie around the time I was expecting them to ring me up. If I don't hear from them by noon tomorrow, I'll call Doctor Herman's office and get the number directly. I haven't felt much like... Sign in to see full entry.

Good morning, gang... I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. I did practise my crochet yesterday, but sadly, I didn't really get much of anything else done. Ah, well...There's still plenty of time!! I'm not sure how much I'll be able to post today. I'm waiting for the people from the hydro-therapy... Sign in to see full entry.

Good morning, gang... I know I'm not usually here on Sundays, but I had some online issues to take care of that I forgot to deal with last night before going to bed. Anyway, it'll give me a chance to work on Nikolai's story today. I have some other things to do today as well. I want to practise my... Sign in to see full entry.

This one is dedicated to the lovely ladies I'm privileged to reside along here in blogland...Have you ever wondered just why it is that men don't shave their under arms? No, seriously...I'm not joking!! I mean, I know it's like some macho right of passage, but pealeeease!!!! Personally, I find the... Sign in to see full entry.

Good morning gang... The skies have been gray ever since I crawled out of bed this morning. Listening now, I can hear rain falling. While I hate this type of weather, I'd rather have rain than snow!! This is a fantastic day to read, watch movies, and work on some arts and crafts projects as well as... Sign in to see full entry.

Well, as I thought, my appointment with Doctor Herman went well. He's very nice. The whole time I was in his office, he kept telling me all these really stupid, corny doctor jokes. I laughed, which I think made him happy. Mum told me the poor man had cancer when he was very young. She also told me... Sign in to see full entry.

Good morning, gang... This post will have to be a quicky, 'cause I have to use the bathroom (AGAIN!!!!) and Mum's gonna be here in about ten minutes!! Just wanted to drop by and let you know I'm still alive!! Still a bit nervous about my appointment with Doctor H. today...Mum says he's very... Sign in to see full entry.

Good night, gang... I know I didn't make it back today to post, but such is life. I'm turning off the computer and going to bed early because I have to be up at 6:00 tomorrow morning. Mum is taking me to get a hair cut at 10:30 and then my appointment with Doctor Herman is at 1:30. In between, Mum... Sign in to see full entry.