Look .This all feels very tenuous ,but bare with me.One facebook site I visit every day is Old Photos of Halifax.
I am often surprised and delighted by what i find.For example, I once found This Photo of my late-Mum.I had never seen it before:never knew its existance.All rather existential (albeit in a Yorkshire kind of way)
This Week I saw a mighty photo on this site that shows the distruction caused by a German Facist Bomb dropped on the Hanson Lane Area of Halifax , West Yorkshire during WW2.(11 people were killed)
Now Hanson Lane is near where I grew up as a child with my Mum & Dad.I delivered newspapers there as a teenager. I worked for several years for Social Services just around the corner....anyway........I knew little of the previous drama...........
If you want to read
this thread you will learn many things about the aftermath.
(1) One person on facebook said her Mum met her Dad only because he was a bomb -disposal chappie drafted from Sheffield.If the bomb hadnt dropped she would never have been born! (come to think of it, if it hadnt have been for Hitler ,My Dad would never have met my Mum!)
(2)Someone else on the thread reported that they had shown this photo " to my dad and he was at school (Battinson Road) with Eric Pearson - My dad was in the Cosy Corner Picture House, Queens Road at the time it dropped !!............
............ And he has just added the film he was watching was called The Hurricane and they didn't know about the bomb till they were leaving and the box office lady told them :)"
(3) Three of the people killed were drinking in the West Hill pub. One of the other drinkers who survived was a lass called Ivy.She " had a mustard coloured coat on and it got covered in blood. Because she could not afford a new coat she had to dye it red!"
We Dress Our Dreams (& Dolls) In the pragmatic cloth available.Non?
23 comments:
smiles...was just playing action men with my boy...sorry on her need to cling so tight as well....that last pic is awesome tony
Love the picture of your mom and her doll. Interesting observations about how things work out in our lives.
Love the picture of your mom holding fast to her doll. She looks to have lost her mum at an even younger age than Mira. Makes me appreciate all the wonderful memories I have even more.
oh I like that, we never lose our dolls, we internalize...deeply philosophical here today you are...The picture of your Mum is very intense...and all the links you are sharing are just what I need (not) to keep me sitting at the keyboard for hours more...one leads to another and so the hours go on..and the last destructive photo....oh shudder the experience...wow!
Get Off That Keyboard Pat!!! :) of course (re:My Mum)Thats just my 'spin' on how she viewed her doll.Which is the point I Guess, our toys are ,by definition, totally subjective.
Tony,
No surprise, you have taken a very unique approach to the theme. A lot of food for thought here, and I always appreciate the introduction to new (for me, anyway) music. Thanks.
What a marvellous photo of your Mum with her doll.
We had an action man in our house once. I wonder what happened to him. Lost on active service?
Nice photo of your Mum. And, of course, I too grew up with tales of the Hanson Lane bomb. I do believe one fell near Stump Cross as well but did no damage (but I might have made that up) I can still remember the air raid shelters in the school playground - bunker-like structures that were great for playing "King of the Castle" on.
Your posts are always fresh, Tony. This time, is no exception.
It's a very bonny photo of your Mum with her doll - interesting to see that it was taken in Edinburgh, near where I live. How strange that you found the "Mrs Jim" photo by accident :-) Jo
The photo of your Mom with her doll is so sweet. And I like the one of her with the children. She looks so happy in what she is doing.
I love the video of Ghost Town! They look to be sisters. Their voices are beautiful and the video is peaceful and surreal. I'm going to Google them to hear more.
Have a great Sunday : )
Best post ever.
Your Mom didn't look too happy about getting her picture taken, but she sure is a pretty girl. I'll have to look up that FB page; it looks very interesting. Your last picture of the aftermath of the bombing is so clear and to me, sad.
Thanks,
Kathy M.
Another interesting post Tony, and I found the links about your mum fascinating.
That is a most precious photo of your Mum! She is holding on tight, but it's her face filled with determination and spunk that I enjoy mostly! I also like your Swedish dolls, and actually checked them out on youtube and fb my daughter (she just bought an electric violin) with their videos...yeah that clip is haunting, but wow what an amazing voice and their video really is perfect with that song...ok less of them and more on you...thanks for always sharing the best stuff, that often just rocks my world and if you didn't show it I'd probably miss it! Thanks for bridging us so well here at Sepia Saturday and well all your other posts too! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
What a sentimental post dear Tony. Lovely image of your mom (my grandmother met the same faith). Love the clip too, have never heard of these girls, are they Swedish?
Have a great Monday,
xoxo
Once again, an enjoyable post.
Out of every tragedy comes happy consequences. Such is the nature of Life itself.
:)~
HUGZ
The photo of your mum with her doll is just lovely!
Amazing who Fate brings together, isn't it?
Mom looks a little ironic & disaffected in the picture. I like that in a person.
~Mary
I LOVE that picture of your Mum - and thank you so much for the shout out Hope you are feeling better. ax
Great photos as usual Tony. Glad to see Rockmother's back!
It's funny how some small children already have the 'don't mess with me gene' up and running at a tender age. You can tell by the expression!
Plus two new discoveries in Rock Mother and Rumi ...
All to the good!
Good strong voices.
Poignant about the woman with the mustard coloured coat.
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