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Culture | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. September 11, 2016. Have you missed it? Rat, O Rat by Christopher Logue (1926-2011). Never in my life have I seen. As handsome a rat as you. Thank you for noticing my potatoes. O Rat, I am not rich. I left you a note concerning my potatoes,. But I see that I have placed it too high. And you could not read it. O Rat, my wife and I are cursed. With the possession of a large and hungry dog;. Which is forever on our lips. Save me...
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Home and Family | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. Archive Home and Family. Ancestors and Ten Top Tips on how to find them. August 10, 2016. This summer I have had an rather unexpected and delightful infestation of Colonial Cousins. Firstly Ms Moneypenny came over from Canada and then Crocodile, Saphie and Sumo Dundee from Tasmania. Because of the distance, we only get to see them ever few years, consequently time together is very precious indeed. Once you have some names, go...
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Household Hints & DIY | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. Archive Household Hints and DIY. Practical Hints and Trade Secrets – by Albert Cronkshaw. April 23, 2015. Household Hints and DIY. I found this book at a flea market in Hebden Bridge at the weekend and if there was ever a book more suited to this website, I challenge you to find it. It was originally printed in 1920 and revised and self published by the author several times consequently. Well done that man. April 2, 2015.
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The Great Outdoors | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. Archive The Great Outdoors. April 13, 2015. This weekend didn’t go quite as planned as I was supposed to be trading at an open-air Steampunk festival in Diss, but a combination of difficulties plus the vicissitudes of April weather rendered the trip unfeasible. Boy the Elder and I promptly fell asleep in a heap on the back seat and woke up alone in a farmyard adorned with rusting machinery. I assume this is Norfolk? Dry, warm...
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Sunday Poem 231 | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. September 11, 2016. Have you missed it? Rat, O Rat by Christopher Logue (1926-2011). Never in my life have I seen. As handsome a rat as you. Thank you for noticing my potatoes. O Rat, I am not rich. I left you a note concerning my potatoes,. But I see that I have placed it too high. And you could not read it. O Rat, my wife and I are cursed. With the possession of a large and hungry dog;. Which is forever on our lips. I found...
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Seasonal Fun | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. April 13, 2015. This weekend didn’t go quite as planned as I was supposed to be trading at an open-air Steampunk festival in Diss, but a combination of difficulties plus the vicissitudes of April weather rendered the trip unfeasible. Boy the Elder and I promptly fell asleep in a heap on the back seat and woke up alone in a farmyard adorned with rusting machinery. I assume this is Norfolk? Dry, warmed and dressed, we headed ba...
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Wartime Housewife | Category Archive | Seasonal Fun
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Old values in a modern world. Health & Beauty. Home & Family. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. RSS feed for this section. April 13, 2015. This weekend didn’t go quite as planned as I was supposed to be trading at an open-air Steampunk festival in Diss, but a combination of difficulties plus the vicissitudes of April weather rendered the trip unfeasible. Despite the bright sunshine and a balmy temperature of around 60. Dry, warmed and dressed, we headed back to the car and Boy the Elder and...
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Deep, deep filled | Wartime Housewife
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Old values in a modern world. Health & Beauty. Home & Family. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. Deep, deep filled. June 12, 2015. Today I went to the dentist. I was good and brave when he drilled near the nerve. I didn’t cry when he told me off for leaving it three weeks. But I didn’t get a sticker – I would have liked this one. View all posts by wartimehousewife →. Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates. Restless Legs or Ekbom Syndrome. Sunday Poem 230 →. Deep, deep filled.
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My first post in absolutely bloody ages | Biff Raven-Hill
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Old values in the modern world. The Big, Wide World. WW2 Workshops for Schools. My first post in absolutely bloody ages. April 8, 2016. The Big, Wide World. Well blimey. If any of you out there can remember who I am, and don’t feel utterly spurned and neglected beyond all reasonable tolerance, I am here, I am astonishingly in my right mind and I am writing again. I have also been giving lots of talks to delightful Women’s Institutes. Unfortunately, I have been banned from driving until 25. Still, not lon...
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