A nice bright and happy cover that really sums up the attitudes of most of the people who lived through this difficult time in our history.
I loved all the stories that have been collected by the author.
I was born at the end of the war so was really too young to experience those years of make do and mend....but the lessons learnt during the war years lasted a good many years after.
I remember the tin bath and always being the first to bathe as I was the cleanest.....we had to heat the water up with a Primus stove. A very large pan with 2 handles was used...then we had our bath in front of the fire...it was a right performance especially when the coconut matting under the stove caught fire!!! after that experience my parents bought an electric copper which was a lot easier.
From saving wrapping paper, swapping magazines and to eating the strangest of food combinations there are so many experiences in this book to make one smile and chuckle and bring back forgotten memories.
It was a most enlightening and enjoyable read.
I loved all the stories that have been collected by the author.
I was born at the end of the war so was really too young to experience those years of make do and mend....but the lessons learnt during the war years lasted a good many years after.
I remember the tin bath and always being the first to bathe as I was the cleanest.....we had to heat the water up with a Primus stove. A very large pan with 2 handles was used...then we had our bath in front of the fire...it was a right performance especially when the coconut matting under the stove caught fire!!! after that experience my parents bought an electric copper which was a lot easier.
From saving wrapping paper, swapping magazines and to eating the strangest of food combinations there are so many experiences in this book to make one smile and chuckle and bring back forgotten memories.
It was a most enlightening and enjoyable read.