We went out for lunch. I bought a Daily Telegraph on the way back, only to find my next door neighbour(with the wood next door) is top of the obituary page. Bit of a shock, hubby was talking to him a fortnight ago on one of his walks, accompanied by his grandson . He was saying at the time he looked like he would go on forever.
He was the last of the Bletchley code breakers, though we just discussed blue flowers ( he was colour blind and could only see blue. )
For all that he did, he always played down his part. He just said that he was one of a team, and they all did their bit. Only by reading online, did I find that he cracked a particular code that saved an entire shipfull of refugees fleeing to Israel.
My mother worked at Bletchley Park in the war. Never talked about it, was horrified when she saw a programme on TV about it. She also went to Ceylon to work with Japanese decoding. She was in the Wrens, lied about her age so was really too young but she passed the intelligence tests and no questions were asked. Read English at Cambridge when the war was over.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Oberlix , I assume that means you are not watching " let it shine " ?
We went out for lunch. I bought a Daily Telegraph on the way back, only to find my next door neighbour(with the wood next door) is top of the obituary page.
Bit of a shock, hubby was talking to him a fortnight ago on one of his walks, accompanied by his grandson . He was saying at the time he looked like he would go on forever.
He was the last of the Bletchley code breakers, though we just discussed blue flowers ( he was colour blind and could only see blue. )
RIP Rolf Noskwith 19.06. 1919--03.01.2017
Just been reading about him, fidgetbones - fascinating story. The end of an era.
Must get to Bletchley at some point.
For all that he did, he always played down his part. He just said that he was one of a team, and they all did their bit. Only by reading online, did I find that he cracked a particular code that saved an entire shipfull of refugees fleeing to Israel.
I bet he was better at the codecracker in the puzzles section of the paper than I am
Bletchley Park is a really really good day out. Fascinating, stimulating & a little humbling. Well worth a visit.
OH's college landlady was one of the Bletchley Park 'girls'. an impressive woman
Turning in now - sweet dreams folks
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My mother worked at Bletchley Park in the war. Never talked about it, was horrified when she saw a programme on TV about it. She also went to Ceylon to work with Japanese decoding. She was in the Wrens, lied about her age so was really too young but she passed the intelligence tests and no questions were asked. Read English at Cambridge when the war was over.
That generation were amazing, they rarely talked about being there and never about their achievements.
there are a few today who could learn from them.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I've made 5 finger puppets. Found out the hard way to embroider the hair and faces before I sew them up.
Number 6 will be better I hope.