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Hungary is commemorating the 60 th anniversary of their 1956 revolution.   Amazing video footage on this event at ( BBC - 1956 Magyar revolution )…students started the uprising with a demonstration – many joined and moved to the state radio station where some were allowed in but never returned.   The people outside became restless; shots were fired by the secret police and – game on – REVOLUTION.   It was amazing – many joined the freedom fighters.   One of the facts that struck me is that they literally cut out the hammer/sickle (Russian/communist insignia) from their flag and were flying a new flag all over the country.   Russian tanks and troops actually left the country.   10 days later – they came back in force – and took back control of the country…for 33 more years Hungarians lived under communist rule.   That’s history – that is ache, hurt, so much hidden activity, and I have several friends that lived through it – they had and still hav...

FaceTime is a good thing…saw my Dad this morning (my evening).   That is a very good part of my Saturday.   I enjoy my family – yep – we are family and everything that goes with that – but I enjoy them all J .   Know what I mean?!   Enjoy! Picked up Lydia this morning from her friend’s house…was telling her about having dinner and cake at Martin and Cezi’s last night…she said ‘I want cake’!   So we called…can we come over for cake?   And then…and then!   Martin pulled out some board game!   Oh my gosh…10:30 on a Saturday morning and people are asking me to play a board game?   That’s like asking me to go camping for the weekend…ummmm...NO.   But – cake and cappuccino made me crazy so I agreed I guess…there I was…playing this crazy Dominion game.   Let’s just say…I didn’t dominate.   Lydia did…oi vey.   But fun was had, laughs of course were plentiful and all the while we had ‘Peppa Pig’ playing in the background for ...