steveindenmark
Legendary Member
MERRY CHRISTMAS ๐งโ๐๐งโ๐๐งโ๐
Seasons greetings.
- Thread starter Oldhippy
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I'm off to the cemetery to visit my long gone relatives. How cheerful eh!!
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It will be if they speak to you out loud.
I'm off to the cemetery to visit my long gone relatives. How cheerful eh!!
It will be if they speak to you out loud.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
I'm off to the cemetery to visit my long gone relatives. How cheerful eh!!
I'll be off across the country in early January to visit my parents and daughters in their resting places. Sometimes they seem more real to me than the living.
I hope you find peace there Accy.
Jameshow
Veteran
This is my first on my own despite being with my extended family, I know how you feel despite video calls to the kids....
I was talking about it to my family. There must be 100s/1000s of people going through similar.....but this is "your" pain and personal to you.
Keep going and stay as strong as possible. My best wishes to you.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Sadly the grave's inscription had faded badly over the decades @Reynard. I think those lanterns have been there for quite a while now.
Not great photos as they were taken at 16:07 when it was already going dark, but as you can see a candle has been lit on this looks like a Polish grave, today.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
The first grave is definitely Polish. The S.P. at the top translates as ลwiฤtej Pamiฤci i.e. In Blessed Memory.
The second grave, with the candle, is Czech.
The second grave, with the candle, is Czech.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
rockyroller
Guru
- Location
- 20 miles northwest of Boston, MA
just a little out & back, 7am-9pm, 14hrs & approx. 450 miles. grateful for all we have. best wishes, sleep tight
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I've often though that the second grave wasn't quite Polish looking enough. I thought the occupants could've been Bulgarian or Romanian, but now I know. How can you tell the difference?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Polish doesn't have any caron accents on any of the letters. Czech and Slovak does.
The languages though are similar but not the same, so if you've got the grasp of one, you'll be able to get the gist of stuff in the other. A bit like Dutch & German.
Jameshow
Veteran
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
We had to do another xmas lunch yesterday (boxing day) as my partner's son wasn't with us for xmas day. We had beef and pork which I actually enjoyed more than the turkey. We then had my parents and my son for boxing day evening, we ate a few cold meats and salad and then played pictionary. Today feels quite subdued; I'm back to work but working from home, the weather is awful, but we have NYE to look forward to when it's our joint housewarming/NYE party which is open house from 2pm. Will be seeing the other side of the family for the first time in months, plus friends from work and wider friend "community". I've been drinking sherry for the past week so today feels both a healthier and more hydrated day all round. Hoping to get out for a walk when the weather improves. It's also sort of a new start for us (in the new house) but also will be a goodbye to my partner's eldest son who's going away to the army in mid-Jan
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Nice ride
