RE: The story of an old well and its secrets - Part 2
I can't believe I missed this post and part one of the story! I just went back and read part one and I have to say I love your great-grandma !!! What an awesome story, and I'm so glad you completed it here. I saw your previous posts about your great-grandfather's paintings and had such an image of his character, which I obviously saw through rose-coloured glasses...thank you for painting the human side of him here! Of course we are all blessed with good and bad qualities, and I think this story is an expression of that for your great-grandma;) Perhaps there was a child who continually left his shoe in the way somewhere, forever being tripped over and one day, your great-grandmother had enough of that too haha
I wish I understood French, because I would love to read more of his memoirs on your mom's post. Your family is so fortunate to have this history at their fingertips...and now they have the silver sugar bowl too ;)
Thanks Lynn. Glad you came by and enjoyed the story.
LOL for the creative shoe anecdote. The possibilities are endless :) I think that's why we actually kept it... because there is that mysterious side to the shoe which holds us back from considering it is completely trash and throwing it out.
I wish my mom's post were "translatable"... I tried, but the letters from my great-grandpa are soooo hard to translate. It would take a professional to transcribe them in a way that fully respects not just his style of writing, but also the whole atmosphere of the war. You would love them though, it is a captivating life he lived.
You are most welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed my little 'shoe anecdote' haha I agree, it's something you just can't throw away.
I remember you saying before how difficult the letters were to translate, but I do believe that I would love his stories!!