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Category: World War II

FASHION & TRAGEDY, DRAMA & CONFLICT, …CHRISTIAN DIOR & HIS COURAGEOUS SISTER CATHERINE…COCO CHANEL’S DARK SIDE EXPOSED…REMEMBRANCES OF TEXTILE FASHION AND HEROIC RESISTANCE IN PARIS.

Watching “The New Look” on Disney+ was very entertaining, with superb direction and great actors! The fascinating story sent me down a rabbit hole wanting to learn more about the history of the characters and the times. France during the Nazi occupation, the fashion industry, and decorative textiles…

A VISIT TO A BEAUTIFUL TINY CHAPEL, WE LAY FLOWERS ON MY SISTER’S GRAVE, AND TOUR THE GERMAN UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL, A SOBERING REMINDER OF GUERNSEY’S OCCUPATION DURING WORLD WAR II

When my nephew Steve suggested we drive to “The Little Chapel” I was thrilled as it many years since our last visit. My sister Patty took Marla and I to see it my very first Guernsey trip on a cold and wet January day. The Little Chapel is…

BEAUTIFUL & HISTORIC HOTEL ON THE ISLAND OF GUERNSEY. IT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE NAZIS DURING WWII.

I’ve always been fascinated by hotels with an interesting story and historic past. On our last trip to the Isle of Guernsey, we chose to stay at the “Old Government House, or affectionately called, “OGH”, by locals. It’s right in St. Peter Port…