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.
Just catching up again....
ReplyDeleteYour 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 :)
ReplyDelete'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.