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Comments (85)Mary, I had to return my Penguin copy of 'A' to the library so cannot check the pages you mention, nor can I answer Carolyn's question about the times A was in hospital having suffered breakdowns; maybe you can help her out. I would agree with you that the sense of identity and its loss, are probably the strongest themes throughout the book. If one knew nothing about the author if would be easy to suppose he was writing about himself; that he was 'A', but Sebold was born at the end of the conflict at a time when what had happened in Germany was brushed, by them, under the carpet. Despite my parents having several German friends little mention was made of what happened to them (or by them) from '39 - 45'. It was not considered polite to bring the subject up. One friend told them that while living in the Ruhr an area that suffered heavy allied bombing towards the end, her father was in an air-raid shelter and mentioned to another man "Surely we cannot go on much longer." He was overheard by an informer and, within hours, was dragged in front of the SS and locked in prison for several weeks for unpatriotic remarks. Another German acquaintance lost a husband at the Russian Front and moved to her parent's home in the country. The area had been heavily mined by their own troops and she saw her father and only son blown up when their horse and cart ran over one of the mines. She became very bitter and was given the job of caring for us three children while my parents went abroad for a couple of months. It was not a happy experience for us; not that she beat us or was cruel . . . just something in her attitude . . . and we were too young to understand or have any sympathy....See MoreHello, again!
Comments (9)The guy with the white strip is Striptease. You have some beautiful mature hostas there. By the time mine in pots get even close to that, I have to divide them and re-pot because I cannot handle a pot larger than 3 gal. Nuts. (trade-offs for living on a small suburban lot in CA). Thank you so much for those beautiful mature hosta pics. Most of what we see here on the forum is new plants less than 5 years old. Congrats on the Masters. Methinks you get a Masters Degree for growing such beautiful hostas! -Babka...See Morehello again
Comments (9)Welcome back again Adam, good to see you here again! I hope your plants will continue to give you pleasure and help you on your way to full recovery. We are all looking forward to spring and with the sunnier days ahead, this I am certain will help to cheer us all up, so here's wishing you all the very best for a great year ahead. We will be happy to see you posting away on the forum and telling us all about your plants, glad they've come through winter without too many losses. My garden continues to be a great comfort to me since losing my d/h two years ago so I also know what you mean. Sending you my very best wishes from over the pond :-) Gill...See MoreWell, hello again!
Comments (18)Sherry, I was so happy to see that you were back on another post but never saw this one until now. It could be Houzz or me, but at any rate I'm so glad you've found your way back to us. There have been changes for most of us, I think, and in my case it's been rabbits decimating my garden this year, and my no longer having the energy to do squat. Still, the garden motivates me to totter around, at least when it's not too hot. I have the hope that under the weeds you will still have roses that are waiting for you. I remember your beautiful Mme. Abel Chatenay in the front, and Cl. Maman Cochet on the fence in the back. If there is truly nothing left you'll have the supreme pleasure of choosing roses all over again! We'll be with you all the way....See Moreirisherin13
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