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Grandpère’s Solex
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Annie Thom's Musings. February 17, 2011. In the late 1940s, France was licking its wounds, still reeling from the war years, and there were great shortages of practically everything. For most, life was a great struggle since so many men had disappeared or been disabled. Yet, in 1946, an astounding new machine was created that would revolutionise the way French people travelled. The VéloSolex was born! By 1950, more than 30,000 of these fantastically cheap and economical machines were on the French roads.
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French Resistance
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Smells and childhood memories
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Annie Thom's Musings. Smells and childhood memories. July 1, 2011. Sometimes a childhood memory comes flashing in and you wonder why. Then the cause becomes apparent, a familiar and unmistakable smell pervading your surroundings and, this time, not immediately associated with the distant event. With the smell of chopped parsley. I remember vividly the time when I distracted her while she was filling jars of freshly made strawberry jam. The contents of the ladle spilled onto the back of her hand and she s...
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Colorado beetle
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Annie Thom's Musings. April 7, 2011. My 5 year old brother and I were staying in a smallholding in the next village. The farmer and his wife were very proud of housing the children of the school teachers, never mind the son and daughter of a war hero. We were shown how to milk a cow, I still remember the huge teats (huge to me! Sometimes, we would have a shower in the garden, in good weather ( no bathroom in the house! Previous post: Bleuette my mother’s china doll. Next post: May 1st in France. Twinkle ...
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Annie Thom's Musings — Musings and memories through my 70 years
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Annie Thom's Musings. Smells and childhood memories. July 1, 2011. Sometimes a childhood memory comes flashing in and you wonder why. Then the cause becomes apparent, a familiar and unmistakable smell pervading your surroundings and, this time, not immediately associated with the distant event. With the smell of chopped parsley. I remember vividly the time when I distracted her while she was filling jars of freshly made strawberry jam. The contents of the ladle spilled onto the back of her hand and she s...
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Grandmère – childhood memories
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Annie Thom's Musings. March 9, 2011. My grandparents lived on a small island off the coast of France, not far from La Rochelle. Both of them had many brothers and sisters, and we had numerous cousins, most of whom we never recognised when we came for our regular Summer holidays. Two months of bliss, those holidays were! In those days, the summer break was from the end of June till the end of August. The three eldest shared this chore. Once the water was brought in, first of all, some had to be filter...
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During WWII, it was so difficult to find wool that knitters had to be quite inventive, both in finding a source of it and also in using every scrap available.
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Annie Thom's Musings. June 22, 2011. During WWII, it was so difficult to find wool that knitters had to be quite inventive, both in finding a source of it and also in using every scrap available. When that ordeal was over, Mother gave us a big cuddle and a treat and she went on to steam the skein to straighten up the wool. The smell was unpleasant and we hated the whole process. When she was satisfied the wool was ready, she made balls with it which she stored in a large basket in her bedroom. Twinkle tw...
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Other musings
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Childhood memories
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Nature
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