I have recently developed an interest in trying as many traditional and regional British dishes as I can. I don’t know why — there was no specific incident or trigger for this interest. I simply, all of a sudden, desired… Read More ›
Britain
Top Ten Indelicates Songs
The Indelicates are a piano and guitar-led pop/rock group from Sussex in England. Formed by Julia and Simon Indelicate in 2005, the band now also includes Alastair Clayton, Nick Kos and Emma Lewis. At the time of publishing, the band has… Read More ›
Top Ten Monty Python Sketches
One of the most iconic symbols of my childhood is Monty Python, which is ironic given that most of their stuff was released either before I was born or when I was far too young to either understand or remember.However,… Read More ›
Top Ten Horrible Histories Songs
Horrible Histories is a popular British television series based on the best-selling book series by Terry Dreary. The show was produced for CBBC by Lion Television with Citrus Television and ran from 2009 to 2013 with an additional ‘reincarnation’ in 2015…. Read More ›
Rationing – The Rules
Here are the rules I will be following for our Wartime Ration Challenge.
The Rations – Points
At the same time as the ordinary rationing, Britain and America had a kind of parallel rationing system. This involved a points system, whereby a certain number of points were given each month, to be spent on various extras such… Read More ›
The Rations – Food
As stated in a previous post, I will be forcing my family to live of WWII rations for a little while. It will be a great learning experience for the children and may even end up with us being happier,… Read More ›
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Opening Sentence:Mr Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the pop-holes. Synopsis:’It is the history of a revolution that went wrong – and of the excellent excuses… Read More ›
Rafferty's Rules is Closing Down 