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Ruth’s Reflections

Suspenders

Drat drat and double drat! One of the rubbers has come off from the suspenders on my girdle. These are what hold my stockings up and I have no idea where I will find a replacement. Ironically it’s a real wartime problem. Rubber, like so many other things was in short supply during the war,… Read the full article

All Nations

I was flicking through some back issues of Farmers Weekly today and came across an image of a line of Indian Troops armed with scythes. The men, in turbans and uniforms suitable for the heat of the subcontinent, found themselves pressed into action in the fields of England between actions of a more military kind.… Read the full article

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