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March 11, 2014

Jock VI

"Churchill asked that there always be a cat with four white paws and a white bib residing at Chartwell in Kent."
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Labels: 2014, animals, BBC, Cats, Churchill, England, News, Pets

February 19, 2014

Historical Knitting Trivia

"During the Second World War the Office of Censorship banned people from posting knitting patterns abroad in case they contained coded messages."

More examples at the link.
Posted by Irene at 11:33 AM 2 comments:
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May 22, 2013

Leaving


Atlantic Ocean, April 30, 1949. Dad's friend rides aboard the USAT General Omar Bundy. The friend looks to the shore of what he called "old England;" this makes me think the ship was transporting Displaced Persons to Australia.
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Labels: 1949, Atlantic Ocean, Australia, Dad, Displaced Persons, England, friendship, Germany
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