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Back to Britain at War Homework Help A War Time Diary
24th October 1942 The 'School Bus' was late, that's certainly not unusual! I thought I'd forgotten my pencil case this morning so I had to borrow Patricia's. At lunchtime I found out that it was only the boys who had taken it. I wish they'd nick each other's stuff instead of the girls'. Then after lunch I had the idea. I would nick their stuff! The boys got into paddies when they found their pens missing. Of course I did put them all back at home time. Jack Smith got the ruler on the knuckles today for whispering behind his desk to Tony Jones. Then he had to write 100 lines saying 'I must not talk in class.' I won every game of conkers I played today. I won a packer of Malteasers with a conker. I'll probably win with my best conker tomorrow as well. Domestic Science was better than ever today. We made an apple and blackberry crumble! Then we even got to bring it home and eat it! That was the best bit. It was gorgeous. When I milked the cows before school this morning and fed the pigs old Gertie looked like she was going to have piglets. Maybe even today! If Pa will let me name them I'll call them Ping and Pong! I've just mucked them out and Pa's gone off with the landrover to get the vet. Danny and Jim are playing Ludo downstairs and Stephen and Jane are playing cards. I wish I didn't have to go to bed at 8 o'clock. Oh well, at least I am allowed to read or write my diary in bed. Today's episode of 'Dick Barton Special Agent' on the wireless (6:45pm) was really good. I can't wait for the next episode. I want to know what happens next. I wish it was still last week, or that I had a birthday every week. It was so nice to have everyone round to play and stay the night, and then to wake up in the morning and show everyone how to do the milking. I suppose it is Christmas soon so I'll have lots more presents in my stocking. After Santa Claus has filled the stockings it's great fun trying to guess what's in the little bundles and then opening them and finding that you are totally wrong. I had a Walls ice cream cone today! 25th October 1942 I'm so glad that we don't get much homework. If I had much more I wouldn't have much time left for the animals. Ma is ill at the moment so I had to go and get the food today. Ration books are so fiddly, you have to sort out what you need, and then find out how many tokens you need. We're not allowed to throw anything away nowadays, and everything's so healthy. I can't even remember what chocolate tastes like let alone when I last had any! Stephen and Jane left to begin work in the army today. I wish they didn't have to go. 5 years later...... 4th June 1947 50 years later...... 30th September 1999 There is so much more traffic on the roads now, that's changed a lot. I think teachers aren't strict enough now but still children are much more mature now than they used to be. Television has stopped a lot of socialising because so much time is spent watching it. Overseas fruit is new as well such as bananas. In the 1940's you were able to go out on your own at a much earlier age without having to worry about people lurking all over the place. You could feel a lot freer then. Overall I think it was better in the 1940's.
Based on an interview with Audrey Breeze. Back to Homework Help |
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