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PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:44

as long as they don't get in debt and able to live it's OK as it maybe a way to have company :-)

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:44

I've been in Australia this afternoon :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:45

She'd been running the shop for I think it was 50 years :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:45

that was a quick visit, hope you wore your mask :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:47

48 yrs, just checked as I saw the headline when I looked at BBC News

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:48

It was 1858....I found some articles in a Cambridge newspaper with letters from folk in Oz about my ancestor.....really interesting :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:49

She really does do a service to the community....it would be good for her to be recognised for it too :-)

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:51

I'm linking to a talk about the emigration of WW1 war widows. The government offered them incentives to go :-0

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:51

Really :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:52

perhaps someone should ask No 10 for an MBE

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:52

Which countries :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:54

I knew about it but not in detail so it could be very interesting and explain why some families disappeared.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:54

The empire countries I expect Belle.

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:56

An awful thing to say but I guess we had a surplus of women with all the men killed in the war :-0

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 19:57

and places like Oz had the reverse

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:58

Shocking really :-(

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 19:59

When is your talk on :-)

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 31 Jan 2022 20:00

I am going now, talk starts at 8pm your time.

Hope all OK Fly.

Night Belle :-D :-D <3 <3

Ralphie <3

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 31 Jan 2022 20:02

Nitey Nite Pat....enjoy <3 <3

Hope everyone is ok <3 <3

~~~~s to Everyone <3 <3

Fly

Fly Report 31 Jan 2022 21:34

I will sort you two out tomorrow :-0

I was doing my good deed for the day :-)

Night All <3 <3