Meeting more of the old timers

On Sunday mornings we like to take the dog on longer walks than usual. We take the day to let her romp around in the fields and to discover more of our new home. Today we took a dirt path which runs parallel to town and ends by an enormous farm. As we were following...
The last of the old photos

The last of the old photos

This first photo is dated Summer 1941. You’ll likely notice the soldier there walking beside the horse in his German infantry uniform. If you enlarge the photo, there is another soldier standing on the left side in front of the wagon. I think (but it’s...

For the car & history buffs out there

We were curious about the cars in the old photos from the house so we thought we’d research them a bit. Thankfully we know someone who works as a car analyst with hubby so he was able to find out what the car in the photo below was relatively quickly. We...
The last of the old photos

Even more old photos…

We know you’ve been waiting for them all weekend…so here they are 🙂 These are just a few photos of the family who used to live here and the great times they apparently had, despite the fact that difficult times were underway. The photo below is dated 1940...

More old photos – then & now

As promised, here are a few more of the old photos we inherited with the house. Looking at them really makes me want to go visit the local library soon (during one of the two days it’s actually open during the week) to see if they have some old newspapers that...