tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222468563438707915.post3647342895924270338..comments2023-06-18T14:25:35.729+01:00Comments on CUPBOARD CRAFTER: If only....Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819336116597786098noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222468563438707915.post-30474198267929844242009-08-14T12:10:33.743+01:002009-08-14T12:10:33.743+01:00How sad for your Mum to be orphaned and then seper...How sad for your Mum to be orphaned and then seperated from her siblings, Maybe there are records somewhere. Maybe that is your quest ...there are people who specialize in this sort of hunt.<br /> I also know how had it is when their memory is detroyed... my nana suffered like that but I was lucky that my mums memory was as sharp as a knife til she died ...although she was house bound for 5 years.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading your mums story ... maybe there are clues somewhere.Maybe you could find her birth cert starting with dob and place ...maybe her first name wasn't changed etc ....Good LuckAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222468563438707915.post-42304688176159253632009-08-14T08:32:01.327+01:002009-08-14T08:32:01.327+01:00Oh, the best reason to scrapbook. Your mother'...Oh, the best reason to scrapbook. Your mother's story is certainly one of strength and a reminder that times were so much less comfortable only recently. It's a lovely photo - at least you'll be able to record the little things you do know.Julia Dunnithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164574850662878118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3222468563438707915.post-57015652454202579792009-08-14T07:40:48.060+01:002009-08-14T07:40:48.060+01:00I know exactly what you mean. Though I am rubbish ...I know exactly what you mean. Though I am rubbish at scrapping details as I feel daft & embarrassed writing 'personal' stuff so I am doing a journal for my girls to find when I'm gone. It was a revelation reading some parts of my Mums diaries - like finding out about the woman as well as Mum.<br /><br />Have you seen Angies blog? http://glimpsingthepast.blogspot.com/ She is great at doing the old bygone photos - it's a really interesting read too.Carmen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07968725221313800020noreply@blogger.com