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easy to forget
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easy to forget
my grandparents were
edwardian children I’d
have liked to have met
Written by
dartford
(Paul S...)
Published
19th Dec 2021
| Edited
20th Dec 2021
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Author's Note
nan was fourteen at the outbreak of the first world war. she died in the nineteen seventies.
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Re. easy to forget
robert43041
(Viking)
20th Dec 2021 00:05am
Maybe in another life. (With Star Trek.....). On my maternal grandmother side there was a fellow named Louis Cyr. A strong man. There is even a museum to his name.
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Re. easy to forget
Ahavati
21st Dec 2021 11:34am
My grandfather fought in that war. . .
I want to say nothing has changed, and yet somehow it all has.
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Re: Re. easy to forget
dartford
(Paul S...)
21st Dec 2021 11:41pm
there did appear to be an affinity between their lives and my own, amidst all the differences, but I fear now that connection is fading
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Re: Re. easy to forget
Ahavati
22nd Dec 2021 4:01pm
A LOT seems to be fading, Paul. Unsure if it's the times or our age! LOL!
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