tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post5114781498199797827..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: V is for Vichy, France. A-Z Challenge Continued.loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-91988218343916197402013-04-26T07:19:53.795-07:002013-04-26T07:19:53.795-07:00You are welcome. Sarah's Key was book that wa...You are welcome. Sarah's Key was book that was hard for me to read because it was based on true events, but well done.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-39775050486342846882013-04-25T21:26:13.022-07:002013-04-25T21:26:13.022-07:00I believe the novel Sarah's Key by Tatiana de ...I believe the novel Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay is about this sad event in France's history. It was an excellent book and I see there's a movie based on the book as well. <br />Thanks for visiting my blog as part of the A-Z Challenge! :)netablogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701837355683136230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-55252114615433559192013-04-25T15:29:40.768-07:002013-04-25T15:29:40.768-07:00See below, Nick. I wrote my reply in the wrong pla...See below, Nick. I wrote my reply in the wrong place.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-90019521007296642402013-04-25T15:27:48.134-07:002013-04-25T15:27:48.134-07:00I think I will see the movie again. I had no idea...I think I will see the movie again. I had no idea until I wrote the post that all of France's colonies, including Morocco, were under the Vichy government. I remember in the movie how desperate the characters were to get some kind of visas to leave.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-91613798660894939872013-04-25T15:21:36.462-07:002013-04-25T15:21:36.462-07:00Thanks for your comment. I had a few second thoug...Thanks for your comment. I had a few second thoughts before writing this post. And I learned a new word today, "inveigled," <br />You are a wordsmith!loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-49102414613908587382013-04-25T15:15:05.048-07:002013-04-25T15:15:05.048-07:00First thing I thought of when I read your title wa...First thing I thought of when I read your title was the reference in Casablanca, right you are...a dark time. Nice post.<br /><a href="http://oozingoutmyears.blogspot.com/2013/04/pull-your-pants-up.html" rel="nofollow">A-Z</a>Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-6841794703259768502013-04-25T14:59:16.626-07:002013-04-25T14:59:16.626-07:00It's scary to think how that part of France co...It's scary to think how that part of France could become inveigled into the Axis of Evil, essentially becoming part of it. A terrible time for everyone.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-66738540402127002822013-04-25T12:51:00.427-07:002013-04-25T12:51:00.427-07:00Hi Donna: I agree, and many times we don't lea...Hi Donna: I agree, and many times we don't learn the lessons of history and make the same mistakes, often taking our freedoms for granted.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-67111201206626192832013-04-25T09:59:58.514-07:002013-04-25T09:59:58.514-07:00I worry about our own now...
Protecting our freedo...I worry about our own now...<br />Protecting our freedoms is critical. I'm wondering how late it is in the ever advancing game. Too many don't know history.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-90726233130467984402013-04-25T09:07:37.591-07:002013-04-25T09:07:37.591-07:00Me too, Lynn, but not today. From now on until th...Me too, Lynn, but not today. From now on until the end of this challenge -- positive posters! There is so much hurt in the world.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-12952673529649835002013-04-25T08:15:22.630-07:002013-04-25T08:15:22.630-07:00i so love the art deco era----i need to read more ...i so love the art deco era----i need to read more about this dark side of france's historyLynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.com