tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post6427716376016236310..comments2024-03-14T11:31:00.066-04:00Comments on Climbing My Family Tree: Treasure Chest Thursday: The Brussels BagMarian B. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-36716880856694973242011-03-24T14:23:34.708-04:002011-03-24T14:23:34.708-04:00Thanks to you both for stopping by. Wow, Nolichuck...Thanks to you both for stopping by. Wow, Nolichucky Roots--you lived in Brussels and went to the fair? What a great experience it must have been! Belgium seemed like such a faraway place to me (remember, I was living in the Bronx, so it actually WAS far away!).Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-26558150237510290942011-03-24T13:49:22.784-04:002011-03-24T13:49:22.784-04:00This brought such a smile to my face. We were livi...This brought such a smile to my face. We were living in Brussels in '58 while my father was stationed there. The fair with it's Atomium, the lace making, even mussels and beer have fascinated me my whole life.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219561941481203089.post-10124954438052955072011-03-24T12:34:01.723-04:002011-03-24T12:34:01.723-04:00That must have been such an exotic feeling to have...That must have been such an exotic feeling to have received those gifts from your uncle from a country so far away.<br /><br />The bag is lovely - even more so I'm sure up close in person.<br /><br />And what a lovely memory you have to treasure forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com