For XingfuMamas whatsoever is lovely challenge this week, I want to share my Aunt, Regina, who recently passed away on her 92nd birthday.
She was known by everyone in the nursing home where she lived for the last 6 years, as she was kind and courteous and provided a stimulating conversation.
Born in Poland, she talked of the German and Russian occupations. When the former forbade any Polish from being spoken, the miners in my aunt’s district refused to go down the shafts, as superstition dictated that they always say ‘ Szczesc Boze’ before being lowered. So it was the one phrase allowed by the Nazis in Poland.
To my lovely aunt and all of you I say Szczesc Boze, God Bless you.
Underdown 
Wonderful tribute.
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Thank you, Kate
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She is definitely blessed by God. And a blessing to you forever. 😀
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What a beautiful, comforting thought. Thanks, Cee.
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She sounds a wonderful aunt and lady, with fascinating (and I suspect sometimes sad) stories to tell.
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Never sad, always fascinating. I really appreciated that link with the past and am grateful for it.
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Interesting. I’d assumed that if she’d lived through invasions and enemy occupations she would have experienced tough times.
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I definitely think she had, but she didn’t want to dwell on that.
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A lovely little tribute for your aunt.
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Szczesc Boze, we’ll be in Poland next week so good phrase to learn. Your aunt sounds lovely. Maggie
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Hard to say, but close to chesh bojay, with a soft j.
Have a great time. My rellies would say don’t miss Bielsko-biala and the mountains nearby. And Krakow for sure – the old capital.
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Richard grew up in Poland and went to university in Krakow. Unfortunately this visit is just a week long to see family, but we’ll definitely make it to Krakow downtown!
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A grand beautiful lady.
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Thank you. She was.
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