On 11 Dec 2011 at 20:47, tombipeck@talktalk.net wrote: > I have a very sad photograph of own of my relations, a little girl, > taken in a concentration camp....it certainly sharpens the mind! > I worked with a woman at the Mines Benefit Society in Braamfontein who > disliked me thoroughly as I was English Speaking...her grandmother had > been in one of the concenration camps. One Monday morning I said I'd > been embroidering a bib for my expected first child the previous day... > her comment to me was "Elke steek is n steek in die hart van God!".... > not terribly charitable I didn't think! <snipped for brevity> Thanks very much for that, Tombi. An interesting example of how family history is affected by general history. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk Web: http://hayesstw.tumblr.com/ (follow me on Tumblr) Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525