REFLECTIONS

  Autumn

 I found an article on Quora that you might enjoy. Gaia    ·  Follow Lived in  Exeter, Devon, UK  (2015–2018) Mon DID YOU KNOW THESE THINGS HAD NAMES? 1. The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella. 2. The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor. 3. The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet. 4. The rumbling of the stomach is actually called a wamble. 5. The cry of a newborn baby is called a vagitus. 6. The prongs on a fork are called tines. 7. The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them is called phosphenes. 8. The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent. 9. The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow. 10. Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus. 11. The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe. 12. The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are c

  Photo I took a few years ago.

 My cousin in Florida did not know who this solder was. (see previous post  REFLECTIONS: This Postcard Found with My Old Family Papers ). She asked around but no one knew. It has something to do with my father because his handwriting is on the back. I can guess at a few words like "second, cavalry, Piedmont, royal, Roma" but I could be wrong.                           The "A" in my father's signature is definitely his.   It has a fancy swirly look with a sort of square top. I always liked the way he did that. I looked on the web but could not anything like it!  I wonder what style it could be. I have other items I'll look into and also send a copy of those to my cousin to see if she might be able to help.  I'll keep you posted.

 

I looked up at the window while we were having dinner at a local restaurant a few years ago. The shadows are from the seats for outside dining. The sun is at just the right location and the colored blinds make it surrealistic.   

Old image I found on the web An old postcard I found with my family papers. The man looks like he could be a relative.  If you compare the helmet you can see he was in the cavalry. The back of the postcard has my father's handwriting and I can just make out the word Piedmont in Italian.  The Piedmont region is not too far from France or Switzerland. Royal Flag So, I must have some sort of family connection. My father never spoke about it. It would be lost to me if I did not find the postcard. La Marcia Reale d'Ordinanza was the national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy from the unification of the country (1861) until September 8, 1943, and again from the liberation of Rome (1944) to the fall of the Savoy monarchy (1946). It was composed as a parade march in 1831 or 1834 by the Turin-born Giuseppe Gabetti. Another view of the royal families: