In 1941 a woman's suit cost 11 coupons, a lined woollen over coat 18, a woollen dress 11 and a pair of...
I was born in 1938 to William Rattray and Isabella at Clashnore Farm in the Braes of Glenlivet and lived...
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We did this until we heard the ‘All Clear’ sound from the siren; we slowly emerged from the...
We did this until we heard the ‘All Clear’ sound from the siren; we slowly emerged from the...
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I still remember the fear, when I heard my sister Jean's voice escape from my mother's kitchen...
Me, Mum and Dad during the War by Margaret Clarke. Even eggs were rationed, so Dad used to buy day old...
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My father, Bernard Nota, worked at a company whose trademark was the Magpie, a cheese export company,which...
Used landmine parachute ropes for horse halters for gypsies, the thin strands used as laces for clogs, and...
1/2 time Milk 1/4pt vinegar 1 egg yolk 1 tblsp. sugar 1 teasp. celery salt 1teasp.pepper 1...
They used to bring their coupons to enable us to buy more meat and food, they liked the handicrafts we used...
My elder brother would have gone to Dublin, he worker in the aircraft factory and had reasonable...
And I remember distinctly making banana sandwiches out of … parsnips with banana essence! You boiled...
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The worst night I remember was the night Coventry was bombed, my dad was at work and there was just me and...
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