tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post2587077480536309606..comments2009-10-02T10:04:47.324-04:00Sunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04743103444717771768noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-91200819186344022662009-10-02T09:57:29.133-04:002009-10-02T09:57:29.133-04:00Wonderful story!<br /><br />I, too, come from English, German and Irish immigrants and am very proud of it.<br /><br />My great grandmother was so orney on the boat trip from England that the sailors threatened to throw her over board. She was only five.<br /><br />Welcome.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-32588750987193371942009-10-02T09:54:32.392-04:002009-10-02T09:54:32.392-04:00What a wonderful tale.<br /><br />I, too, came from England, Germany and Ireland a few generations back. My great Grandmother(English) was so orney as a five year old, the sailors threatened to throw her over board.<br /><br />Welcome home.Gailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-13859635147903696322009-10-01T02:55:37.556-04:002009-10-01T02:55:37.556-04:00Beautiful story, said in few and funny words...Vogon Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-80957740514807329572009-09-30T11:04:29.345-04:002009-09-30T11:04:29.345-04:00An incredible story..you have come a long way,i understand you when you say that your heart still hums God save the queen...when we are true to our roots ,we are true to everything else around us.Loved your story and i am glad that you shared it with us.kavitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342095914702911870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-84306284661097540232009-09-30T03:29:32.901-04:002009-09-30T03:29:32.901-04:00I love reading your stories. they are short and captivating. They are very interesting memories and your experiences wre similar to mine except we migrated to Australia and I feel more Australian than british. I was 4 years younger than you when i arrived. I found my mothers diary of the voyage and told the story on my blog. If you are interested you can get to it from my side bar under &quot;Migrating to Australia in 1949&quot;.dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-4445270769972631702009-09-29T21:47:22.550-04:002009-09-29T21:47:22.550-04:00My wife has the same feelings about Florida ... she&#39;s from Belgium and just became a citizen this year.Robert V. Sobczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-19127665613834481672009-09-29T21:30:49.937-04:002009-09-29T21:30:49.937-04:00Very sweet story Ms Sunny, I would like to thank you for visiting my blog and that you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Im ALALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09492525710308662179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-9821758406638861882009-09-29T16:33:47.538-04:002009-09-29T16:33:47.538-04:00Wow, that was some story. <br />It would be so nice if you could travel back to England some time.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-14070734514616661762009-09-29T16:09:42.717-04:002009-09-29T16:09:42.717-04:00That would be a fear I could not face...crossing the ocean...by boat or plane...Your experience at 11 with the hurricane on a boat does not seem to have left you traumatised...it might have me...being afraid of deep water.<br />Do you have an English accent at all I wonder...enjoyed your post Sunny!Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551160819558198338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-45670376845951372662009-09-29T15:10:09.695-04:002009-09-29T15:10:09.695-04:00What a wonderful post full of memories and tributes!Dory and the Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12502162429874740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-59136207572030397082009-09-29T15:01:35.396-04:002009-09-29T15:01:35.396-04:00What a memory! Must have been frightening for a young girl of eleven. That would have prevented me from ever going on a cruise ship. I have never been through a hurricane at sea, but I have on land., and it was scary as a child. I can&#39;t imagine at sea.Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10345580399066644764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-53385163087387728502009-09-29T14:16:57.392-04:002009-09-29T14:16:57.392-04:00I love your story, Sunny... I do hope you get to go back &#39;home&#39; someday--but as you said, &#39;home&#39; is here now...<br /><br />Thanksgiving is a hard time for me because I lost both my Mom and one of my brothers during that usually joyous season. But--like you, I have many other joyful events to celebrate throughout the year.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy from Tennesseehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-34926534537171808292009-09-29T13:51:03.615-04:002009-09-29T13:51:03.615-04:00Oh, yes! A wonderful story! I can only imagine the terror of the hurricane and how great it must have been to set foot on solid ground again! And to see New York for the first time! I was grown the first time I saw it, but I was just as awed! It didn&#39;t take long for a native to sidle up and offer to show the me the city. Fortunately, I already had plans, but he followed me down the street for a several blocks! Hadn&#39;t thought about that in a long time!<br /><br />Have a great day!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-67939553075859899432009-09-29T11:59:27.238-04:002009-09-29T11:59:27.238-04:00What a wonderful story. My late wife also came over to the U. S. as a young girl and she had a similar story (but without the hurricane). She came from eastern Europe, landed in New York on Christmas Eve, and was amazed by all the lights.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-33985210116175621502009-09-29T10:21:50.714-04:002009-09-29T10:21:50.714-04:00That is a wonderful story. It truly was an amazing voyage filled with uncertainty, but a lot of courage. Thanks for sharing your memories.Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-43447050300897824262009-09-29T09:50:37.459-04:002009-09-29T09:50:37.459-04:00I too have lost much during the fall, but I can rejoice in your story, and be happy that you are living here in the United States with us as a citizen and a productive one at that. Missing my parents for many years now, but they are still with me, as yours are with you. Thanks for the inspiring story and the memories...DJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-85594272712259583242009-09-29T09:27:50.698-04:002009-09-29T09:27:50.698-04:00What wonderful memories! You&#39;re parents were very brave and somewhat adventurous too.Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-48931913658509657792009-09-29T06:23:44.633-04:002009-09-29T06:23:44.633-04:00Okay, you have made up my mind now: I will never ever ever take a boat to cross that ocean! I would be Titanic terrified. I totally understand your mother!Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767330563018550710.post-46241363500837914042009-09-29T04:45:33.666-04:002009-09-29T04:45:33.666-04:00What a wonderful story. You seem to have settled well in your &quot;new&quot; homeAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.com