tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post2596870043052882328..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - A Wartime Winter's Tale ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-40837781150868444622014-01-29T21:12:14.826+00:002014-01-29T21:12:14.826+00:00Very interesting history of your Dad. My mother al...Very interesting history of your Dad. My mother also worked at Bletchley (Hut 6 i believe), so perhaps they knew each other. Her maiden name was Beryl Howard. Even more of a coincidence is that she knew Bob Featherston, identified on an associated blog by Jo Featherson. Small world.the Duce of Aviationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387789874641929379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-25406003213279883812014-01-29T21:09:57.104+00:002014-01-29T21:09:57.104+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.the Duce of Aviationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387789874641929379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-45238766993138877952014-01-27T20:38:49.862+00:002014-01-27T20:38:49.862+00:00I really enjoyed reading your blog. My dad also wa...I really enjoyed reading your blog. My dad also was at the Battle of the Bulge. He was there in the winter also but didn't share much about it with us.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-9688769802877872722014-01-27T09:15:43.717+00:002014-01-27T09:15:43.717+00:00What a story this is : family history meets world ...What a story this is : family history meets world history. A great post with some memorable photographs. It is the kind of post that makes Sepia Saturday what it is.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-41193504562403416022014-01-26T18:08:40.228+00:002014-01-26T18:08:40.228+00:00Hi, Kristin - I think language differences come in...Hi, Kristin - I think language differences come into play here. I think you are right and it was what you call "pieces of hard candy!. Am I right in thinking what we call "sweets, you call "candy" and "sweets" to you means "desserts"? The perils of different English! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-87044387229246364752014-01-26T15:01:29.143+00:002014-01-26T15:01:29.143+00:00I'm still not clear on the 5 boiled sweets for...I'm still not clear on the 5 boiled sweets for dinner. I thought at first that they boiled down a bunch of candy. Now I think they just gave them 5 pieces of hard candy and told them that was dinner and keep moving. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-70670183083397611822014-01-25T22:27:57.838+00:002014-01-25T22:27:57.838+00:00You must be so proud of your Dad's wartime con...You must be so proud of your Dad's wartime contribution. I've always thought it was so important and of course, hush hush. Wasn't it great that he had a lovely Xmas reprieve from the daily horrors he saw. We've just been watching the latest Foyle's War and his involvement with SOE, so of course the two thoughts came together.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-54255248294299100202014-01-25T18:47:09.777+00:002014-01-25T18:47:09.777+00:00Fascinating story. What a heritage you have! I was...Fascinating story. What a heritage you have! I was fascinated with the Bletchley Park and Enigma part. It was the hard work and dedicated service of men and women like these that kept our world free.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-77688643349191208552014-01-25T16:25:33.431+00:002014-01-25T16:25:33.431+00:00Truly fascinating reading for me...I am sure as wi...Truly fascinating reading for me...I am sure as with my late Uncle your Dad did not communicate the darker side of the War, I think somewhere in my collection I have the same photo of Alpha hotel on a small black and white. I especially admire the veil over the lady's face ion the family photo and the Luxemborg snow scene would be a wonderful Christmas card. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-71930813281570421442014-01-25T12:58:33.897+00:002014-01-25T12:58:33.897+00:00Pleased to see that you had a snow scene. My first...Pleased to see that you had a snow scene. My first trip abroad, not counting National Service, was to Luxembourg in the 1960s. In the Army I was an electronic technician working in the cipher centre at SHAPE for a short while.<br />Your Dad's wartime experiences were interesting but there must have been much left unsaid.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-51434694167304179182014-01-25T11:22:45.066+00:002014-01-25T11:22:45.066+00:00Thank you to everyone for such kind comments. Thi...Thank you to everyone for such kind comments. This was a post that I pulled together at the last minute as I thought I had nothing that fitted the theme - just one of the beauties of Sepia Saturday in encouraging us to be inventive and come up with something that others find interesting. <br /><br /> I had not realized that "boiled sweets" might be an unknown term cross the Atlantic and had never heard of sweet potatoes being used. We still have them - round hard coloured sweets wrapped in cellophane. I guess they were made by boiling sugar and flavouring it - definitely for sucking not biting. . I value my teeth too much to eat them now. <br /><br />To Boundforoz - no, I am afraid I have not inherited my father's code breakign skills and am hopeless at cryptic crosswords. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-55129546972452473382014-01-25T05:19:36.145+00:002014-01-25T05:19:36.145+00:00A super post. The winter of 1944 was memorable sno...A super post. The winter of 1944 was memorable snow indeed. You have reminded us that once upon a time instead of computers, real people had to make codes, calculations, and translations using only paper, pencil, and their brains.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-27913983216104126502014-01-25T04:09:41.751+00:002014-01-25T04:09:41.751+00:00What a fascinating wartime job your father had. I;...What a fascinating wartime job your father had. I;m wondering if you have inherited his code skills and are an expert at cryptic crosswords ! I particularly enjoyed the "with family" photos. I haven;t often seen ones like those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-52960211475268183282014-01-24T11:27:38.671+00:002014-01-24T11:27:38.671+00:00Analyzing messages -- code books -- General Bradle...Analyzing messages -- code books -- General Bradley. WOW! Your dad was probably never at a loss for a story to tell. As others have said, the snowy scene in Luxembourg is beautiful.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-14812880011575819512014-01-24T04:29:23.127+00:002014-01-24T04:29:23.127+00:00Thanks for sharing your history, an interesting st...Thanks for sharing your history, an interesting story.luvlinenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729397083701730823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-11349711969270991992014-01-23T20:10:49.259+00:002014-01-23T20:10:49.259+00:00Boiled sweet definition, hard candy See more. ... ...Boiled sweet definition, hard candy See more. ... Cut five medium-sized cold boiled sweet potatoes in one-third inch slices. I got this off Google, do you think they used a sweet potato? I could see them being rather delicious.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-33255956397834561672014-01-23T20:06:51.827+00:002014-01-23T20:06:51.827+00:00Oh gee, I will have to google the 5 boiled sweets,...Oh gee, I will have to google the 5 boiled sweets, although your father's gripping and most telling comment on their goings on was quite fascinating. War is just a sad and horrible experience that any of our men and women must endure for our freedom, and safety as well. Your photos are just beautiful too, the Luxembourg one is special to me, as I recall that place from my own family!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-87530771006683763412014-01-23T09:39:30.831+00:002014-01-23T09:39:30.831+00:00Very interesting story about your father's war...Very interesting story about your father's wartime experience, and a beautiful snowy view of Luxembourg. Boiled sweets are nice, but hardly a dinner substitute!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-46975945492363985302014-01-22T21:30:53.225+00:002014-01-22T21:30:53.225+00:00A good series to the wartimeA good series to the wartimeruckustheeskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029531907133518988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-76518816514605376442014-01-22T18:09:09.511+00:002014-01-22T18:09:09.511+00:00I'll bet those cakes he enjoyed with Mr. Batti...I'll bet those cakes he enjoyed with Mr. Battin with kirsch in them were rather good! I had to look kirsch up - a kind of dark cherry liqueur. Sounds yummy - especially if the cakes were chocolate? But you're so fortunate your father survived the war - given the places he found himself during that time.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-63761957225305954772014-01-22T14:56:42.675+00:002014-01-22T14:56:42.675+00:00Interesting story. Even after looking up "boi...Interesting story. Even after looking up "boiled sweets," I'm still not clear whether they are like American hard candy.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.com