tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post3151248113574897554..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-62963599843133864162015-05-07T22:04:48.843+01:002015-05-07T22:04:48.843+01:00My grandfather, who passed away in 2000, was on a ...My grandfather, who passed away in 2000, was on a ship in the Pacific. As I understand it, he was not in a combat role. The vignettes I remember are: his immunization record being Iost and his therefore getting all his shots at once; peeling potatoes on KP duty and handing one over to Bill, only to discover that Bill had fainted clean away in the heat; and being given half a sandwich by General MacArthur. Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104011866701327044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-29526119173197965392015-05-07T20:26:47.970+01:002015-05-07T20:26:47.970+01:00Like your husband, my Father was certain that the ...Like your husband, my Father was certain that the bomb saved his life, regardless of what he thought of the the using of it. He was on what they called "Tiger Draft" which meant turning up every morning with packed bags, and as many as there was transport available for were on their way to the far east. He and Mum never forgot that August. I was not born till 1947.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82584040512554874162015-05-07T17:29:13.702+01:002015-05-07T17:29:13.702+01:00Absolutely August for the end of the war: I was a...Absolutely August for the end of the war: I was a war baby by only a few days. I have the ration books in my name - that went on for some time in the U.S. after the end of the war. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-16706908655330705242015-05-07T16:52:43.828+01:002015-05-07T16:52:43.828+01:00So happy Hubby is improving! Oh and Carol Fuller&...So happy Hubby is improving! Oh and Carol Fuller's class is a great one on short rows, am sure you will enjoy it.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04914174908721562395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-50773498632811782122015-05-07T14:47:15.692+01:002015-05-07T14:47:15.692+01:00Very good news indeed that your husband is out of ...Very good news indeed that your husband is out of bed and sitting up. A review of the home is pretty standard practice here in New York State when older, frailer patients are being released from hospital. Very good that Greek Helen will be on hand, although I suspect that you would hold your own just fine.<br /><br />My father was on a troop ship headed to Japan when the bomb fell on Hiroshima. He, like your husband, believes that it saved his life. He was studying chemistry in university at the time he was drafted into service, so he grasped right away how horrible and devastating that bomb was. The whole experience of wartime service is not something he can talk about without weeping.<br /><br />Enough lurking. I get so much pleasure from your blog, it's past time for me to write back to you.Anita Figuerashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240334818475032860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-82257374936753730422015-05-07T14:05:35.709+01:002015-05-07T14:05:35.709+01:00Your good health news has put a big smile on my fa...Your good health news has put a big smile on my face!<br /><br />(While purchasing A Dark-Adapted Eye I realized I also had Jane Gordham waiting in my wishlist for me to try based on your recommendation so thanks again.)SamKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16485629540674780236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-11823687976214330462015-05-07T12:47:52.055+01:002015-05-07T12:47:52.055+01:00I wonder if it was because the war in Asia seemed ...I wonder if it was because the war in Asia seemed so far away. With Germany it was daily threats of bombs and invasion? Yet so many British forces were in the Far East. My parents always spoke of VE and VJ day, but since my father was in Europe, that got more attention.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-38680125021634565292015-05-07T11:05:11.912+01:002015-05-07T11:05:11.912+01:00Dear Jean, I have been reading your blog with much...Dear Jean, I have been reading your blog with much pleasure for some time now and have appreciated your wry style and general appreciation of the important things in life, including knitting! I followed the link to the shawl today (it's delightful) and thought you might also like this one http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dreambird-kalAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987397440654834594noreply@blogger.com