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Old 16-04-21, 10:31
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As Mum was living through the London Blitz and Dad was overseas somewhere with the army I don't suppose a lot was made of their 21st birthdays! But again, I never asked...

In the months before Mum died I went through a lot of her family photos with her and put names to some faces. This prompted some reminiscences about the people pictured. One photo was of of her aged about 7/8yrs with two cousins, Lennie and Ronnie, of a similar age. Mum fondly said "I wonder where they are now?"

A few months after she died I discovered that Ronnie had lived a few streets over from my parents. I was working in the local sub post office at that time and know for a fact that Mum and Ronnie would have been in the same queue for their pensions on many occasions. It breaks my heart that I didn't have this conversation with her earlier.
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