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Nov 19, 2022Liked by Sharron Bassano

She certainly lived what they call a "hard scrabbled" life, but you were the wonderful result!

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Excellent story. I liked how you wove the quotes in with the story of the family and Katy.

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Nov 19, 2022Liked by Sharron Bassano

Describes my landlord/neighbor and his ancestors perfectly. I call him the German Nazi. We laugh a lot.

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Nov 19, 2022Liked by Sharron Bassano

Sounds wonderful till you realize she was all alone even with a big group.... "family"... on the farm, and had the guts to walk away at just 16.

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Sharron, this post is a beautifully-written delight - this is my kind of history. Such a hard, hard working life - I'm just thinking 'wow' and feeling very grateful for everything that I have.

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I felt like I was sitting there on that farm watching their world unfold. Thanks for taking me there, Sharron. Beautifully written.

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Hi Having access to those memories is priceless . Neither of my parents shared their family history with me. I would love to have known them better.

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Nov 19, 2022Liked by Sharron Bassano

Wow. Just wow.

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Nov 20, 2022·edited Nov 20, 2022Liked by Sharron Bassano

Well done, Sharron! Keep sharing your family’s history.

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