Welcome back Shirley!! I too have been on the Trivvies since the first few days. I am now co-owner with Geo of the list but I have to add Geo. is better at it than me. :-) I needed soem brains to help you see and Geo. was a good choice. It is really great to see you back and we all look forward to getting to know you......again. :-) Di Di http://photobucket.com/albums/d100/didi_45 [email protected] > Hi everyone, Thank you for the welcome mat. My name is Shirley and I am > actually an old Trivvie who joined when this list first started. I > thought I would pop in and see how everyone was doing so a special hello > to any of the original members, Howard it is > good to see you are still writing such interesting posts. > Anyway I was born in Lewisham, London in 1937, we were bombed out in the > Blitz of September 1941 and moved to Shepton Mallet, Somerset. I think a > recurring theme of village life is the freedom of our childhood, being > able to roam through the countryside beats video games any day. We moved > around a lot from age 8 to 16 when we ended up in Horley, Surrey.I worked > in London and then married and had babies. In 1966 my husband remarked on > one Sunday afternoon that there was a job in the paper in America. I said > "why not write and apply" One small sentence that totally changed my > life. In 1967 we came to America and I now live in Maryland on the East > Coast about 80 miles from Washington and not far from Camp David. I > return to England every other year and became interested in my family > history about 10 years ago. My main interest besides my Grandchildren is > my garden and this has been curtailed lately because of a wonky knee and > other parts not working like they used to!!!! > !!!!!!!! I look after my Mother who is 96 and was born within the sound > of Bow Bells. > I hope I can stay a while, and look forward to hearing life experiences!!! > Shirley who still feels like a Brit. > > > > > > > > > > . > . > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >