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The Vosges and Alsace in occupation and wartime:
thebluelinefrontier.com
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A few snaps on www.mightygwyn.eu
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The Vosges and Alsace in occupation and wartime:
thebluelinefrontier.com
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A few snaps on www.mightygwyn.eu
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Spoiler. Over in Duolingo-land, madness reigns. Owen was seen eating raw parsnips in the tafarn. Then he took to eating parsnips in capel. I really hoped that one of the next episodes would be Owen taking himself & his parsnips to therapi, but alas, he went to Norway instead (to buy parsnips).
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spoiler. Over in Duolingo-land, madness reigns. Owen was seen eating raw parsnips in the tafarn. Then he took to eating parsnips in capel. I really hoped that one of the next episodes would be Owen taking himself & his parsnips to therapi, but alas, he went to Norway instead (to buy parsnips).
My husband is learning Welsh with Duolingo. I can honestly say that in all my years of visiting my family members in Cymru, they never ate parsnips on the scale which Owen does, and never in chapel.
December 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
My husband is learning Welsh with Duolingo. I can honestly say that in all my years of visiting my family members in Cymru, they never ate parsnips on the scale which Owen does, and never in chapel.
I can't see how he can justify insinuating that the British taxpayer is being exploited by my adult family & ~48% of children in school in Wales speaking Welsh from choice.
I know what he's really getting at, but bilingualism should be nurtured & cherished.
(Source: Annual Population Survey 2025)
I know what he's really getting at, but bilingualism should be nurtured & cherished.
(Source: Annual Population Survey 2025)
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I can't see how he can justify insinuating that the British taxpayer is being exploited by my adult family & ~48% of children in school in Wales speaking Welsh from choice.
I know what he's really getting at, but bilingualism should be nurtured & cherished.
(Source: Annual Population Survey 2025)
I know what he's really getting at, but bilingualism should be nurtured & cherished.
(Source: Annual Population Survey 2025)
Such cold eyes half hidden by those glasses. Shouldn't that button hole have a flag of St George or a poppy or something?
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Such cold eyes half hidden by those glasses. Shouldn't that button hole have a flag of St George or a poppy or something?
Absolutely lovely, Anne. I think that the people - and cats - who run bookshops are very special people, especially when they point you at books which you didn't know would serve an emotional or inquiring need at the time.
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Absolutely lovely, Anne. I think that the people - and cats - who run bookshops are very special people, especially when they point you at books which you didn't know would serve an emotional or inquiring need at the time.
What draws me in is her eye - I don't know whether that's deliberate but it's effective. I hope that being creative in remembering Pip has brought you some inner peace.
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What draws me in is her eye - I don't know whether that's deliberate but it's effective. I hope that being creative in remembering Pip has brought you some inner peace.
Blissful. I love the tiger fabric!
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Blissful. I love the tiger fabric!
I should think that focussing on capturing her character, qualities and beauty is therapeutic. Art can be really helpful when we're adjusting to distress. I'll look forward to seeing the finished piece.
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I should think that focussing on capturing her character, qualities and beauty is therapeutic. Art can be really helpful when we're adjusting to distress. I'll look forward to seeing the finished piece.
This so makes me angry. The white vans for local house projects are parked all over the pavement as if it's their personal building site. As well as people with prams, I've seen a 94 year old neighbour having to push her rollator out into the road to walk along it. I've reported them to the police.
November 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This so makes me angry. The white vans for local house projects are parked all over the pavement as if it's their personal building site. As well as people with prams, I've seen a 94 year old neighbour having to push her rollator out into the road to walk along it. I've reported them to the police.
The Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin has a virtual tour which may help to put her in context with German graphic art and politics in the first half of the 20c. Can't share my pics taken there because of copyright. MoMa has a huge online catalogue of its German art of 20c as .pdf; again for context.
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin has a virtual tour which may help to put her in context with German graphic art and politics in the first half of the 20c. Can't share my pics taken there because of copyright. MoMa has a huge online catalogue of its German art of 20c as .pdf; again for context.
There is a Käthe Kollwitz museum in Köln, for her social injustice theme Weavers' Revolt & Peasants' War cycles: quite a few pieces online. Some at the Barber in Birmingham, again some online. Gallery currently closed. I saw the Portraits of the Artist exhibition at the Ikon. Such penetrating depth.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
There is a Käthe Kollwitz museum in Köln, for her social injustice theme Weavers' Revolt & Peasants' War cycles: quite a few pieces online. Some at the Barber in Birmingham, again some online. Gallery currently closed. I saw the Portraits of the Artist exhibition at the Ikon. Such penetrating depth.
Ah, I see. To my eyes the Harwich one has similarities with the Meisler one in Hoek (I haven't seen the others) - a range of emotions in different figures, plus our knowledge that most of the children would never see their families again. (My g'parents' refugee did.)
Glad to have seen your photo.
Glad to have seen your photo.
November 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Ah, I see. To my eyes the Harwich one has similarities with the Meisler one in Hoek (I haven't seen the others) - a range of emotions in different figures, plus our knowledge that most of the children would never see their families again. (My g'parents' refugee did.)
Glad to have seen your photo.
Glad to have seen your photo.
I spend well over that, but I get 90 mins time plus a herbal tea. I've tried a cheap hairdresser & my hair turned orange. Hairdressers aren't medics but they can be therapists (clients confide in them), artists (people usually look better, but see above) & miracle workers. It's a false comparison.
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I spend well over that, but I get 90 mins time plus a herbal tea. I've tried a cheap hairdresser & my hair turned orange. Hairdressers aren't medics but they can be therapists (clients confide in them), artists (people usually look better, but see above) & miracle workers. It's a false comparison.
Also Harwich. 'Safe Haven' bronze by Ian Wolter, in pink dawn light. The other is at Hoek.
My grandparents' refugee German Jewish girl left Hoek and arrived to Harwich. I have made a point of seeing her ports of departure & arrival, reflecting how ordinary people opened up their hearts and homes.
My grandparents' refugee German Jewish girl left Hoek and arrived to Harwich. I have made a point of seeing her ports of departure & arrival, reflecting how ordinary people opened up their hearts and homes.
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Also Harwich. 'Safe Haven' bronze by Ian Wolter, in pink dawn light. The other is at Hoek.
My grandparents' refugee German Jewish girl left Hoek and arrived to Harwich. I have made a point of seeing her ports of departure & arrival, reflecting how ordinary people opened up their hearts and homes.
My grandparents' refugee German Jewish girl left Hoek and arrived to Harwich. I have made a point of seeing her ports of departure & arrival, reflecting how ordinary people opened up their hearts and homes.
I think it's very important to give positive feedback when we can. The surgeries are so often easily criticised, sometimes with good reason.
I made a point of writing to my GP during the pandemic and he was so touched that he actually phoned to say so!
I made a point of writing to my GP during the pandemic and he was so touched that he actually phoned to say so!
November 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I think it's very important to give positive feedback when we can. The surgeries are so often easily criticised, sometimes with good reason.
I made a point of writing to my GP during the pandemic and he was so touched that he actually phoned to say so!
I made a point of writing to my GP during the pandemic and he was so touched that he actually phoned to say so!
I've seen this in Alsace. Bullet holes which prompt you to follow the striations to work out where the shots were coming from. The defending, and withdrawing, units sheltering under fire. The monuments to the previous war providing temporary shelter in the next. Munster, Alsace, from Feb 1945.
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I've seen this in Alsace. Bullet holes which prompt you to follow the striations to work out where the shots were coming from. The defending, and withdrawing, units sheltering under fire. The monuments to the previous war providing temporary shelter in the next. Munster, Alsace, from Feb 1945.
It’s ghastly for you all and still very, very raw. I don’t have any wise words of advice, but I just wanted to let you know that other people have you in their thoughts and are empathising with you.
November 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It’s ghastly for you all and still very, very raw. I don’t have any wise words of advice, but I just wanted to let you know that other people have you in their thoughts and are empathising with you.
How utterly painful and heartbreaking.
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
How utterly painful and heartbreaking.
How is Pip's best equine friend coping?
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
How is Pip's best equine friend coping?
I'm very sorry to read this, Lucy. What a brave and faithful friend she has been.
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I'm very sorry to read this, Lucy. What a brave and faithful friend she has been.
I meant to add that the veterinary staff deserve applause too. :)
November 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I meant to add that the veterinary staff deserve applause too. :)
I'm delighted to read this, Lucy! I hope she continues to do well.
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm delighted to read this, Lucy! I hope she continues to do well.
How dare they ask? I have some pabi gwyn (white poppies, Welsh) with Hedd [peace] in the centre, and a Bleuet de France. It would be interesting to hear the remarks of our self-identifying ‘patriots’ but as remembrance isn’t an occasion to be deliberately provocative I wouldn’t go there.
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How dare they ask? I have some pabi gwyn (white poppies, Welsh) with Hedd [peace] in the centre, and a Bleuet de France. It would be interesting to hear the remarks of our self-identifying ‘patriots’ but as remembrance isn’t an occasion to be deliberately provocative I wouldn’t go there.
… for a well recognised qualification in Word. I was furious!! The certificate showed I had achieved 95% in Word. How had I lost 5%? Especially as I hadn’t taken either their literacy test or their Word course.
It was an abject failure in tailoring the experience to the student’s needs or ability.
It was an abject failure in tailoring the experience to the student’s needs or ability.
October 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
… for a well recognised qualification in Word. I was furious!! The certificate showed I had achieved 95% in Word. How had I lost 5%? Especially as I hadn’t taken either their literacy test or their Word course.
It was an abject failure in tailoring the experience to the student’s needs or ability.
It was an abject failure in tailoring the experience to the student’s needs or ability.