I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
I couldn't resist linking to Mark's recent post ...
Your WW1 posts were very thought-provoking. My grandfather was in the trenches, and at Ypres - he lied about his age to join up, because he was really too young. Having known him for almost 30 years, I feel it gave me quite a connection to the war, a sense of its reality. Its hard to communicate that to younger generations. (btw, did you see A very long engagement? Very poigant, moving, warm - and harrowing insights into the war - al juxtaposed. Its excellent, i thought).
hey lettuce, i was just over checking out your site today :)
'long engagement', yes i did. it was good. did you ever read 'captain corelli's mandolin'? oddly enough, it gave me the most realistic idea of life in the trenches that i've had.
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Just catching up again....
Your WW1 posts were very thought-provoking. My grandfather was in the trenches, and at Ypres - he lied about his age to join up, because he was really too young. Having known him for almost 30 years, I feel it gave me quite a connection to the war, a sense of its reality. Its hard to communicate that to younger generations. (btw, did you see A very long engagement? Very poigant, moving, warm - and harrowing insights into the war - al juxtaposed. Its excellent, i thought).
hey lettuce, i was just over checking out your site today :)
'long engagement', yes i did. it was good. did you ever read 'captain corelli's mandolin'? oddly enough, it gave me the most realistic idea of life in the trenches that i've had.
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