Name coincidence
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My mother, who was called Primrose Broomhead, died recently. For her funeral I decided I would wear a black dress but because she loved flowers and her name was Primrose I thought I would like to wear a scarf with primroses on it. I googled scarf and primroses and then looked at the links. One of them seemed to fit the bill and I looked on the website of the person who was selling the scarf. When I looked at the contact details imagine the shock I had when my maiden name jumped out at me, Valerie Broomhead. Not only was the scarf being made by a person with my birth name but it also had pansies on it which was one of my father's favourite plants. I shook with emotion as I purchased the scarf. You can google 'Valerie Broomhead - scarves' to see if this was true. In all my life (70 years) I have never met anyone with a name the same as my maiden name and why did it happen just after my mother died?
Date submitted:Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:13:00 +0000Coincidence ID:9924
