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Month: May 2020

“I am half sick of shadows” said

the Lady of Shalott Very loosely, in Tennyson’s poem, the main character is isolated in a castle on an island, where she can observe the world through a magic mirror, and occupy herself by weaving a magic web, but may not leave the tower or she will be struck by a mysterious curse. She knows… Continue reading “I am half sick of shadows” said

Published 23 May 2020
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The Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Today would be the two hundredth birthday of Florence Nigthtingale, and the World Health Organisation designated 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in her honour. Although the Coronavirus crisis may have taken some of the attention which might have otherwise been paid to this remarkable woman, it has also emphasised the importance of… Continue reading The Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Published 12 May 2020
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Margaret Box still in Bralo, October 14th 1918

Margaret Box, my Great Aunt, was nursing in Salonica and Serbia at the end of the First World War. She wrote many letters home, which I am transcribing here. This one, to her father, follows the one she wrote she wrote to her mother, from Bralo on 11th/12th October 1918. Previous Index Next c/o 49th… Continue reading Margaret Box still in Bralo, October 14th 1918

Published 4 May 2020
Categorised as Box - Margaret, Family History

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