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NELLIE WAS HER NAME My Grandmother was born in 1907 somewhere in England after only 6 years post Queen Victoria's death and was given the name of Nellie Isabella Watts.  She was born in Croydon in the Southern part of England in Kent. She was born to two people with the last name of Watts. Her Dad died when she was only seven years old, he died from a football (soccer) game when a football hit him in the head and caused a fatal concussion. So she was raised by her mother only. She went through two world wars in her lifetime. At one time she went to the hangers to help build airplanes. But the thing that I remember her talking about the most was walking home from work to her home through bombs being dropped on her beloved home country in World War II. I remember her saying that she had to duck into doorways and lobbies and at times stop at a pub "to get some Dutch courage" to get home. She had my mother in 1930 so she was 23 or thereabouts when she did. She married...

Hello, my name is Cheryl Brand (author's name). I am author of four books that can be found on Amazon.Com and also any bookstore around the world or online. The first book is called: "Apples of Gold Framed in Silver", a book about a girl on a journey that has spiritual applications. The next book is a book of poetry that was written over the space of two decades is called: "A Paved Work of a Sapphire Stone". a poetry book of spiritual nature Gold Rings set in Beryl and lastly: Four Rows of Stones:  Poetry from the heart. by Cheryl Brand I have just joined Blogger today, and I very excited about it. Its the first blogger site that I have joined, and I am looking forward to blogging. I am a freelance writer and I use to write to Helium and to Associated Content. I love to write poetry and articles of my genre. I love to write. I am also an oil painter, watercolor painter, quilter, crocheter, and cook. Since this is my first blog, ...