Tag: 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 has been given me. Very pleasant to receive. Able to get one whole pound of…

  chrisharding53

  November 13, 2013

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• 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, and thought how odd that I should be sitting there, sleepless for no particular reason,…

  chrisharding53

  August 9, 2013

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