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Vere Hodgson

  • Honey, Prisoners – and a King’s Speech!

    During the war honey was popular, because sugar wasrationed. But Vere doesn’t tell us if her sweet gift was madeby a local beekeeper, or was a mass produced jar. Feel much better this week. Very hot. A jar of honey… Continue reading

  • Sleepless Nights and Tea Rationing

    Last night was one of those when I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I went downstairs, made a cup of tea, and carried on reading Few Eggs And No Oranges, the wartime diaries of Vere Hodgson,… Continue reading