tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post7867984238379917994..comments2024-02-04T17:05:48.142+00:00Comments on A Place for everything: The French connectionPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-58387123556128837192013-09-07T19:48:51.406+01:002013-09-07T19:48:51.406+01:00What a wonderful post, Patricia. I'm fascinate...What a wonderful post, Patricia. I'm fascinated by family history, especially when illustrated by such lovely old photographs. Your grandparents' wartime romance is very touching.<br /><br />You may know nothing about your great-grandmother, but she looks like such a friendly woman whom anyone would enjoy meeting. the photo of Alice and William is also very special. Did your grandmother ever lose her French accent?Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-14529906655406314122013-09-05T21:47:39.364+01:002013-09-05T21:47:39.364+01:00Patricia, I really enjoyed reading about your fami...Patricia, I really enjoyed reading about your family history. How lucky of you to have so many photos and those spoons are a real treasure. The dried heather and rose bud make them so personal.<br />Thank you for linking with my '5 in 5' photo challenge. I'm not sure if this is the post you intended to include because the idea of '5 in 5' is that you take as many photos in 5 minutes, share 5 of these in a post, and link them back to my page so that people can come see. But I was glad of your link anyway because it gave me the chance to visit and to discover that you live quite close and that you have a campervan too! Ours is a T5 and like you, we have lots of fun and enjoy travelling.Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558786621283350776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-75336435046574946202013-09-05T20:03:40.205+01:002013-09-05T20:03:40.205+01:00Oh Patricia, what a lovely story to read and what ...Oh Patricia, what a lovely story to read and what a joy that you've got so many photos...Wonderful.<br />Erna xErnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343710608629199401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-2863500418429398012013-09-05T19:02:44.111+01:002013-09-05T19:02:44.111+01:00How lovely to rediscover those spoons - you are lu...How lovely to rediscover those spoons - you are lucky to have so many photographs - I have only two of my g.g.grandfather - at least your history is faintly exotic - mine is really boring.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-84268746262688605102013-09-05T17:08:30.702+01:002013-09-05T17:08:30.702+01:00How lovely - it's great that you have so many ...How lovely - it's great that you have so many photos of your family. JxJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341377291617694838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-43370695143921879092013-09-05T16:28:16.889+01:002013-09-05T16:28:16.889+01:00Patricia, Many people would like to know their anc...Patricia, Many people would like to know their ancestors. But you're lucky, you have photos of those old times. It seems to me that the people of that time were different, they have other characters, and they have a very peaceful faces!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-49726086688408781892013-09-05T14:27:15.458+01:002013-09-05T14:27:15.458+01:00I enjoyed reading about this branch of your family...I enjoyed reading about this branch of your family from France. Wonderful to have those old photos. I especially liked the informal one of your great-grandmother Victorine standing at the back of their shop. Thanks for sharing Patricia.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979455592865842458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-32819274673375972792013-09-05T09:33:33.351+01:002013-09-05T09:33:33.351+01:00What a lovely story and how interesting that the s...What a lovely story and how interesting that the silver spoons, which had lain dormant in the attic, suddenly become something that was a tangible connection whilst you were writing the post.<br />Do you remember your French grandmother? Like Rosie, I too can see your likeness to Alice Aurelie Victorine Mercier. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-30516060297926037182013-09-05T09:15:14.503+01:002013-09-05T09:15:14.503+01:00I've really enjoyed reading your story about y...I've really enjoyed reading your story about your grandparents and their meeting and marrying in France. You have some wonderful photos of them. Discovering the box of initialed spoons with the heather and rosebud in your loft must have felt like fitting in another piece of the jigsaw puzzle that is researching family history. As I was looking at the photo of your grandmother I glanced across and saw the little photo of you on your profile and could see a likeness:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-75289343324984083832013-09-05T08:47:50.269+01:002013-09-05T08:47:50.269+01:00Hope the school run is going well, Patricia! I alw...Hope the school run is going well, Patricia! I always enjoy the beginning of Autumn and the feeling of new beginnings or returning to interests that have been put to one side over the Summer months. I've enjoyed hearing about your French family history and you must treasure your family photos and the box of spoons with the dried heather and rosebud. My Northumbrian maternal grandfather, William, was also in the Cycling Corps so we have something in common! One day I will do some more posts about my family history which is one of the interests I turn to in the months when not out and about. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-74977413454989627322013-09-05T06:54:45.468+01:002013-09-05T06:54:45.468+01:00Your French grandmother was very pretty, Patricia,...Your French grandmother was very pretty, Patricia, and what a lovely story you tell. It is wonderful to have so many of the old photos and quite a lot of good information about them to share. My paternal grandparents also met in World War 1, when my Australian grandfather went to fight in France; however my grandmother was English and they met when he went to London at the end of the war. The married in Essex and came together to Australia where my Dad was born. Sadly we have no wedding photo of them, despite looking among the cousins. Perhaps there wasn't one. Great Post xxxPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-57350599039603232482013-09-05T02:00:57.857+01:002013-09-05T02:00:57.857+01:00What a wonderful story, Patricia! And how lovely t...What a wonderful story, Patricia! And how lovely that you have these reminders of where you came from.<br /><br />I too love September, I see it as New Beginnings time, rather more so than New Year is. Also a quietening down and getting the home in order. A bit back to front of me, I suppose, but that's how I feel about it. LxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-453762703737578171.post-47449190024177650652013-09-04T19:41:30.277+01:002013-09-04T19:41:30.277+01:00Very interesting. You are lucky to have so many ph...Very interesting. You are lucky to have so many photographs, going back into the 1800's. We have a few as well and some days I just stare at them wondering what they got up to!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.com