08-30-2012, 11:32 AM
Christoph,
Another thought I had in the lost email and failed to mention above was the earth. Having to carry a shovel and then digging through the snow and frozen ground.
In winters like you had that 1944/1945 does your earth freeze like ours did it Minnesota?
I do not recall Dad ever mentioning the digging. Maybe he did with Steve. My guess is that mentioning the actual earth and soil, because he was so well, earthy, would bring back the memory at a different level. It would for me.
Gad so much more to talk about,
Jean J