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Evacuee: September 1939 -1945
Eight years old and standing on the gently sloping Rye-hills of Lutterworth, overlooking the meandering river Swift lazily belieing its name as it threads its way from the Hall in the far distance on my left, then on and under the railway viaduct on my right. ...
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I had to grieve all over again when I saw my husband back to war for the second time. This time was different, because he wasn't just my husband anymore. He was now the father of my child that I was going to be raising alone. ;But it was MY job to suck it up and get on with life.And life went ...
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The coolest Apartment ever
A house in German Village. It was all brick, big big old trees that kept is in shade. The streets, the sidewalks, everything was brick or cobblestone. I had the back half of a large bulding. You'd open the wrought iron gated ...
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My Entire Life
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07/04/2007 | |
The Most Expensive Keys
I worked in Germany for a year and made a lot of really great friends. The year I returned to the US I decided I missed them and took some vacation time to go visit them. We set up a whirlwind round of parties and towns ...
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Living in Germany
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12/31/1995 | |
Wilkommen aus Deutschland
Hotel La Villa, the Unwelcome I flew half way around the world for Hotel La Villa in the summer of 1995. It was supposed to be an ideal job. Ute assured me that they could really use my help. I adored Ute and she ...
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Living in Germany
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12/31/1995 | |
Pools
Slipping into the pool I let the water slice the sunlight to where it opens up its strange, clear world. I dive to the bottom, looking at the painted cement. I see patterns in them, strange worlds that live below this crytalline, ...
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Growing Up Girls
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12/31/2007 | |
These Old Ghosts
I am alone in my childhood home. Due to incongruous travel arrangements, I find myself wandering the levels of this house in which I grew up. As I walk through the rooms, I am insulted and comforted by the changes around me. ...
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Growing Up Girls
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12/31/2007 | |
The Long Walks
Tiny little fuchsia flowers with long stems that make them look like miniature kites dot the walkway from the front door to the living room where the dog gate is propped in a zig-zag formation to keep the dogs away from the good ...
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My Entire Life
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