#Newbookprogress – The Bungay Buckaroos
The re-write of While the Buzz Bombs Fell is finally complete. All that is left to do now is for each of my Mom and I to read it through and correct any spelling and other mistakes. I may end up adding some additional descriptions…
#Flashfiction – Carrot Ranch Weekly challenge – A fishing tale
Nearly every week I participate in Charli Mill’s flash fiction challenge. This week Charli has provided “A fishing tale” as a prompt phrase. As I had the prefect 99-word story for this prompt included in my forthcoming book, “While the Buzz Bombs Fell”, I decided…
#Newbookprogress – Rationing and babies during WWII
In Britain during WWII rationing of food was introduced. Every person was issued with a ration book. The colour of your ration book was very important as it made sure you go the right amount and types of food needed for your health. Buff-coloured ration…
#Photo prompt : Waiting for an answer – a poem about chronic illness
My older son was born with a chronic condition which necessitated 18 operations between the ages of 12 months and 6 years. It was a very difficult period in my life, sitting in the hospital during all these operations and recoveries and many other hospital…
#Newbookprogress – The Baedeker Blitz
I learned about the Baedeker Blitz today. Isn’t that amazing? I didn’t know that Hitler undertook a series of revenge air attacks on English cities in response to the increased effectiveness of the Royal Air Force’s bombing offensive of Germany starting in March 1942. The…
#newbook progress – Rabbit stew
On 8 January 1940, food rationing was implemented in Britain. During my Mother’s early life, everyone in her home had a ration book which allowed her parents to buy a limited quantity of food and clothing for the family. The Germans tried to make Britain…
#newbook Progress with While the Buzz Bombs Fell
I am writing a biographical novel based on my Mother’s life as a young child growing up in a rural town in East Anglia, England during WWII. I has been a lot of fun writing with my Mother and probing her memories of her childhood….
Swiss Chalet Chocolate House
For our Easter table center piece, Michael and I made this Swiss Chalet Chocolate House. Firstly, we made the roof. We made it from milk chocolate, which we tempered, and multicoloured mini Easter eggs. I lined a cookie baking tray with wax paper and sprayed…
Chocolate marshmallow cupcakes
Easter is very close now and every year I make a treat for the security guards at my place of work. They are a really jolly lot of people and I like to show them that I appreciate them every now and then. This year,…