Coincidence linking past people with the present
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My partners mother came from Austria in 1936 and worked at a local house. I became interested in the history which led to a series of coincidence. The house and garden is usually closed to the public, however, while i was thinking about this we unexpectedly discovered the Garden was open for just 1 day of the year. We were surprised and drove back to visit. We were surprised to discover someone we knew had refurbished the house and Garden (someone who had died a few years earlier). We had just returned from holiday in austria and they were planting an alpine flower garden (we had just visited an alpine garden in Austria). The person who lived in the house in 1936 had a strong connection to a place 200 miles away near my home town.
There were so many coincidences attached to this it led me to this site.
Date submitted:Sat, 25 Oct 2014 16:17:34 +0000Coincidence ID:7852
