@ww2historygal.bsky.social There's nothing funny about what's happening in Jamaica and the Caribbean right now, best wishes and hope to all. However...headlines like 'Melissa Wreaks Havoc' and 'Is Melissa a threat to the US?' have caused one (yep, showing off some Englishness) to giggle a little.
P.S Georgian is barely history to me. I'll be the one that looks like Joe Elliott's Grandad tied his hair back and stole John Lennon s (won't let me properly apostrophise!!!) glasses!
I'm sitting on a bundle of York Minster tickets if you are driven out soon (we are plagued by cancer but 3 battlling sisters left plus tickets ...). I'm the only guide who can start and finish in the Fawkes. Actually, we don't necessarily need to leave the Fawkes ...
I remember him lighting fireworks once but generally he bought a box to chip into the community bonfire and then came over to form a rival smoke production group with other local Dads.
Thick swirls of unpleasant smoke uncurling...bit like the way my Dad looked in the corner after work (best climbing frame ever, my Dad. Could do a crossword with at least 2 kids hanging on him. Did occasionally Howl when you stepped in the wrong place).
Sadly the Guy Fawkes fireworks last weeks now and are an understandable pet issue (particularly due to their unpredictability). It's probably also good environmentally but in my day armies of kids would cart off your old furniture to burn down the 'Rec' (Recreation Ground).
Still not that big here but you can find enough houses to Trick or Treat if you've a mind (still one of half a dozen down our street although my kids are proper monsters now...).
@ww2historygal.bsky.social Happy Halloween! I confess I had no idea about it during my childhood but Bonfire Night was second only to Christmas. I think it was the Halloween movie (which at 10 I couldn't watch) and ET which started to unwrap it.
After our people's flew side by side, went to Normandy side by side, frankly went into hell side by side, to stop fascism these are sad days to watch unfold. Too many families have history like mine to allow a madman to try it all again. We came together to stop one once we can do it again.
We're my parents scarred? Undoubtedly but they didn't let on, apart from the odd 'you don't know how lucky you are'. More amusingly I can mute the sound and do all the voices in the 'Battle of Britain' movie. I can also survive by foraging and make a mean nettle and dandelion soup!
Unfortunately, the book didn't have a happy ending. He noticed his Mum started struggling to work the water pump (yep, the mill was that old). The kids tried to help but were too little. She had cancer and was looking after 4 young kids with no real help able to come. She didn't survive the war.
His old man ran a scrap metal business so keeping it going was part of the war effort. Luckily he was still working when they hit. My Dad loved it. He said that it was like he, his two brothers, sister and the dog were living in a Famous Five book.
My Dad had a different story. His old man rented an old watermill in the Worcestershire countryside. He called it right as their home (and Grandma's hairdressers) was completely wiped out.
Agreed. My Mum and Uncle Jim spent a lot of the war hiding underground. Jim could still identify Luftwaffe silhouettes long after he started mixing up grandkids. As a positive I did grow up with squadrons of RAF model planes and 1 Messerschimt 109 to keep shooting down. America coming gave hope.
@ww2historygal.bsky.social Does a guy building a ballroom on top of a bunker remind you of anyone? Waving around little models of the city he's planning? Sending out men to pick up ethnic groups? Putting them in camps? Picking fights with neighbouring countries?
Argentinean beef is of a far higher quality than American beef, do the research! Argentinean beef will have easy access to your best restaurants, it won't help your everyday folk but will destroy your idea of having a quality market for cheap beef. You need to grasp you're being conned. Trump.
@ww2historygal.bsky.social Putin is terrified... "In Santa Fe, New Mexico, costumed characters included unicorns, chickens and frogs." Bravo Americans, perhaps a bit more British then you care to admit?!!?
@ww2historygal.bsky.social Hoping you are representing us over there on the No Kings Rallies today! We've taught our Kings to do environmental and charity work (no excuses but I love the history and you guys keep bringing the money...) Thora says fight like hell and send snacks! Take care!
