#She found it in an antique shop and - not having any money - traded her boots for it because she liked it that much
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#for us it's a book that was printed in 1911 I think#or 1912? 1917?#anyway 1910s#a translation from English of a somewhat sentimental Christian book#(not saying that the things depicted don't happen irl but it becomes sentimental when it's a fictional narrative)#but frankly better than today's Christian fiction#I have no idea how we happen to have it#№2 would be a painting of the Virgin Mary and Child that my great-grandmother picked up upon first coming to Poland right after ww2#(Ukrainian -- met my great-grandfather in Germany -- he was a forced labourer -- she... long story -- moved to Poland with him afterwards)#it's anyones guess how old it is#or what it's history would be... who first owned it...#She found it in an antique shop and - not having any money - traded her boots for it because she liked it that much#therese rambles#polls
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