Searching for dad
We put-puttered north for about 6 miles (10 km) to Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte to see if we could determine the location of the above photos. Dennis’s dad is the upper right man in the top photo and the one standing third from the left and near the blur of the flash in the lower picture.
After visiting the château (below) we went to the museum. It was a literary one, not one about the town, and was of no help. They did suggest we visit the florist who had interest in WWII and a display in her shop’s window. She suggested we talk with Mde. Paulette Marie (right), who was fifteen at the time of liberation and who might be able to pinpoint where the pictures were taken.
She most graciously accepted us in her home and talked with us for about an hour. She took out a collection of pre-WWII postcards of the town to see if we could identify the location from these. We could not. She suggested that the photos could have been taken in a courtyard.
After leaving her, we stopped at an old café. Though the owner was young, he recognized the upper photo from a promo leaflet; he did not know where it was taken. We left the town no wiser than before we arrived.
Dear Jane:
I want to warn you and Dennis about a practice of KIVA. Some years ago, I told you and Dennis that I made loans to poor women in foreign countries through KIVA and suggested you do the same, and you did. I just got ensnared in a scam of theirs and want to warn you about it. About a week ago, they sent me a notice that I could make a $25 loan at no cost to me as someone was donating money so I could do this and giving me a $25 bonus to make a $25 loan. I had nothing to lose, I thought. At that time, I didn’t have $25 in my account, so I added money to build my account up to $25 and made the loan, thinking I’d be reimbursed by the bonus. Then I saw that $25 was missing from my KIVA account, so I inquired about it. It turned out that what they meant was that if I make a $25 loan from my money some donor will allow me to make a second $25 loan from his or her money and repayment of that loan will go to the donor. Thought you might want to know.
Jane:
A couple of times I’ve gotten this form message from you:
“You recently followed one of my posts. This means you will receive an email when new comments are posted.
“To activate, click confirm below. If you believe this is an error, ignore this message and we’ll never bother you again.”
I don’t know what this means. I want to receive your write-ups but not the comments people make about your write-ups. The “we’ll never bother you again” confused me. What am I supposed to do to continue receiving your write-ups but not others’ comments?
Sonia, Have you been getting the comments?
So glad you shared the pictures with us. Sorry you couldn’t find where the pictures were taken, but it was nice of those willing to try and help.