THE BLITZ

My Mum

17 at the time, one of fourteen kids, she was in London at the time, as were all those of the family not called up to fight.
They were in the Edgware Road, so West Enders.
Only 4 of them left now although they all survived the trials and tribulations of the war, apart from a couple of her sisters who died as a result of TB infection.
She has spoken, as have the family over the years, of her experiences of diving down and sleeping down the tube, and walking through the wreckage of the West End to get to work.
Different times and a different set of people, it's been bred out of today's youngsters I'm sure, but " The Spirit" lives on in the few remaining who experienced those times

Very rarely do we see her two remaining sisters and brother, although one sister celebrates her 90th this month and a trip is planned, if  can get the ol'girl out of the house!

My dad ? 19 at the time,the eldest of two kids,from the Elephant & Castle. He was sunning himself in Egypt,Libya, Mesopotamia(Iraq) and Persia (Iran) prospecting for oil and guarding the installations. Not a shot fired in anger as I understand!

Back with a joke

A cabbie picks up a Nun.

She gets into the cab, and notices that the VERY handsome cab driver won't stop staring at her.
She asks him why he is staring.
He replies: 'I have a question to ask you but I don't want to offend you.'
She answers: 'My son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old as I am and have been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or ask that I would find offensive.'
'Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me.'
She responds: 'Well, let's see what we can do about that:
1. you have to be single
and
2. you must be Catholic.'
The cab driver is very excited and says,
'Yes, I'm single and Catholic!'
'OK' the nun says. 'Pull into the next alley.'
The nun fulfils his fantasy, with a kiss that would make a hooker blush.
But when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying.
'My dear child,' says the nun, 'why are you crying?'
'Forgive me but I've sinned. I lied and I must confess, I'm married and I'm Jewish.'
The nun says, 'That's OK.






My name is Kevin and I'm going to a fancy dress party.'