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 ›
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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 ›
Supersizers and World War Two
My children and I have been watching a lot of Supersizers episodes lately, and we are all absolutely fascinated by the dishes that were considered normal in times past. Many of the dishes that past generations considered to be delicacies… Read More ›
Schindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
this is one of the few cases where I believe the movie is just as rewarding as the book.