My Mom and my Dad got married later in life and had 5 children. I was the second oldest one of 3 girls and two boys. My Dad was a comedian on stage and a light weight boxer. He bicycled across many European countries and the public were keeping track of his travels along…
I can’t remember how long we slept , but I know it wasn’t long enough. The sirens went off again. This time it sounded much louder. Our Nana that’s what we called our babysitter was still with us at the apartment. Years later I found out that she made the decision to stay with…
It was a long way up the stairs, special for little feet . The windows in the staircase where blown out. It was very windy and the smell and smoke was overwhelming . The stairs where safe and other people made it up safly to there home. As we reached our Appartment and opend…
There was no time to waste. You can’t imagine getting 5 little sleepy children dressed by candle light with the sound of air planes in the air. Thanks to our Nanni we made it down in to the cellar in time. It wasn’t a pretty place. It was used for storing coals but it…