who works in the smithy on the forge.


That’s the war memorial in my home town. It was erected in 1936 and all the dead of world war I were registered. Except for four of them. It you look closely you see the four last ones on this list, not in alphabetical order and slightly different in colour. It’s because they were Jewish Germans who had fought and died alongside their Christian German comrades. During the Nazi era they were not acknowledged. Their names were added in 1946.

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Since I’ve bought Wynora about three and a half years ago we’ve done well over 7000 km together. Our car feels rather neglected and I rarely use it around town. I drive with Wynora even in winter unless is raining hard or the roads are slick. We definitely have an everyday if somewhat mundane relationship.