tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843520638558708292.post846476692528401053..comments2023-07-26T13:14:00.583+01:00Comments on Family History Secrets: A brush with deathWendy Percivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902813313352050696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843520638558708292.post-89109976395384066632015-03-26T16:22:52.682+00:002015-03-26T16:22:52.682+00:00I love how those sorts of things help connect us b...I love how those sorts of things help connect us back to the past. Do you know the story behind your battle scar, Susanna?Wendy Percivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902813313352050696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843520638558708292.post-59963254378943706472015-03-20T17:36:34.061+00:002015-03-20T17:36:34.061+00:00Loved this, Wendy. Such an interesting family hist...Loved this, Wendy. Such an interesting family history story. The house I grew up in (which my parents moved into in 1959) also had a "battle scar" in the plasterwork, dating back to the war. Susanna Bavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716163626810832427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843520638558708292.post-90190087039078143022015-03-17T09:06:14.734+00:002015-03-17T09:06:14.734+00:00Thanks, Cathy. Funnily enough, it was only as I wr...Thanks, Cathy. Funnily enough, it was only as I wrote the post that it occurred to me that rather than the story she'd always told about the cold mac, she was more likely to have been suffering from shock. Waking up to the bomb landing in her bedroom, the fire, being dragged out of bed and then watching my grandmother struggling with the mattress must have been terrifying!Wendy Percivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902813313352050696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-843520638558708292.post-24079264435260219572015-03-16T20:37:36.715+00:002015-03-16T20:37:36.715+00:00Another great family history story, Wendy. I'm...Another great family history story, Wendy. I'm sure you're right that it was the shock that caused the shivering. Cathy Murrayhttp://www.spurwing-ebooks.comnoreply@blogger.com