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| Ninibini |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 08:52:41 AM
Hi girls!
I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, but the Farm Kitchen forum seemed appropriate.
Last weekend I stumbled upon a short documentary series(?) called, "The Wartime Kitchen and Garden," which tells the story of the homefront during wartime England. I just fell in love with it! It gives all sorts of wonderful information about making the most of and stretching the food you have, substitutions for ingredients you may not have, and great gardening tips. The series is not very long - I think there are only 8 or 9 episodes, that run for a little over 20 minutes each, and I just found it so nostalgic and charming... and a little bit sad. Very interesting, to say the very least! I really think you'll like it, too.
There are a few different links to watch in on YouTube, each with varying viewing quality, so you may want to search around for one you like best; but here is a link to the first episode for you to check out:
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I'm having trouble posting the straight link, sorry about that. If you'd like to check it out, just click on the blue portion and it should take you right there! :)
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| notathreatinsight |
Posted - Jun 09 2015 : 06:16:45 AM
Rosemary and Nini, thank you for sharing your stories! Or rather the stories of those you know. I'm almost done with the Wartime Kitchen and Garden. I have half of episode 8 left. They're so short, that seems kind of funny to say, but I was watching it with my 3 year old, and she was turning into a pumpkin so I had to turn it off. I have been taking notes though. Nini, thank you also for sharing that bible verse. Knowledge is so important. We have been so lucky in our country. I hope and pray we never have to experience what so many others like your friends from Naples have. It's good to have some knowledge though, just the same.
Erin
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 7:32:29 PM
Amen, sister, AMEN!
Yes - His father was the Mayor of their town/village, not of all of Naples, if that helps. He said Naples - Napoli, like you say! - is/was? so big that it was more like a county, with many villages or towns inside as part of it. And yet they were all Naples. Does that make sense? He didn't specify a name of the village, but I will ask him. :) I will ask him if he knows the name de Lizza. I would rather not post his name here for privacy purposes, but if he gives me permission, I will email you, okay? That WOULD be amazing if they knew each other!!! I wonder if she has the same recollection about the pea soup???
Thank you for the encouragement - I'll do my best! I will just be happy, though, if it does my neighbor justice! :)
What the South endured during and after the war is unspeakable. I pray we never have war on American soil again, in any form. 911 was such a devastating wake up call for Americans, don't you think? I guess what it boils down to for me is this: In the Bible, in the book of Hosea, chapter 4, verse 6, God says, "My people perish for lack of knowledge." Perhaps that's why I love these series so much... I may not have learned everything from Grandma, but these programs truly help to fill in the gaps! As Grandma would say, every bit of knowledge is just another feather in your cap! :)
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 5:16:25 PM
Nini, what amazing stories. I will ask my friend (whose last name is de Lizza) if she knew the Mayor of Napoli during the war. Wouldn't it be an amazing coincidence if she did?
I encourage you to record your friend's stories and write them down, if not as a book at least as a blog or something. The last time I encouraged a friend to write something like this -- it happened to be a fleshed-out adaptation of his father's memoirs as a Jewish orchestral musician under the Third Reich -- it became a best-seller. So there. ;)
We Americans don't have much idea of what war is like. Well, I live in a part of Virginia that is steeped in Civil War history and Southerners will always look at you cockeyed if you say we don't know what it;s like to be invaded, but you know what I mean. As much as Americans suffered on the home front, and even during the preceding years of the Great Depression, it was nothing compared with how Europe suffered during and after the War. Don't even get me started on what's going on this very day in other parts of the world. |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 5:01:54 PM
Oh, Rosemary!!! Thank you for clearing that up! I am sorry - but so glad it's not just me! ;)
My neighbor is from Naples, too! Well, the way he describes it, Naples was or is more like a county, and they lived in a town there. His dad was the mayor of their town! He said that the air raids were constant, and the Germans were ruthless when they came through - they didn't even care about the fields or anything - so the people couldn't really plant anything in order to feed themselves! He described one air raid in particular: The day had been unusually quiet and although the people didn't know what to make of it, they were grateful to have peace for once. He said just as people were starting to relax, the ground suddenly started shaking - and he said he meant SHAKING. They had no idea what was happening. Then off in the horizon, it was as if there were these clouds rolling in, but they weren't clouds. At first people were so stunned, they didn't know what to think. Then suddenly the clouds took shape, and thousands - THOUSANDS, he said - of airplanes were overhead, dropping bombs. The terror was still in his eyes. There was no where for them to hide! He said it wasn't like today where people had root cellars or strong buildings or anything like that. They would just run for cover and pray. He thought he was going to die that time for sure. He told some horror stories, believe me. He always tells the story of when he was fifteen and his best girl, then thirteen, and her cousin, left his home one afternoon to get home before the air raids began. She hadn't gotten very far down the road when suddenly a bomb was dropped. He watched as she and her cousin were hit, and scrambled to help rescue them as they were burning in the flames. She survived several days. He said nobody should see a person when they are suffering like that. He said ninety percent of her body had been burned and melted. As young as he was, she was the love of his life, so he went to visit her every day until she finally passed. He said that you just never shake a vision like that; you never get over it. No one should ever go through it, and no one should ever see such things.
He also tells stories of the Germans "murdering" people in droves just for being suspected rebels. They were merciless. He said when allies with Germany, there were many rebels in town who were against Mussolini. They had had it with the Germans coming through, destroying their fields, occupying their homes, taking what little they had, among other things, so there were often skirmishes right in town (gorilla attacks). He did say, however, that not all Germans were bad; one German soldier saved his life. He had just walked out the back door of his home as the rebels started firing at the Germans. A German soldier spotted him, leaped across the grass to tackle him, then dragged him over to a place where he could keep him safe during the skirmish. He was very, very grateful, to be sure!
He lived in Naples when they were under Mussolini and allied with Germany, as well as after that time when they were allies with America and England. He said that the Germans wouldn't give them so much as a crumb, even though they were starving. They only took. He said his mother would cry in agony every night having to send her children to bed hungry, and there was nothing she could do - there was nothing to eat! He also said that after after Mussolini's arrest, when Italy turned their allegiance to the Allies, the English came and the people thought they would be their salvation, but that just wasn't so. They hired him and a couple of other local boys to help build bridges - it kept them busy, at least. He said although the English had plenty of food to eat, they wouldn't give the boys who worked for them so much as a slice of bread with a little jam (the again, he said, what employer feeds their employees?). They were grateful for the money, but there was really nothing to buy (except later, of course, when they would buy tickets to make the voyage to America!); there was no food, nothing. He told a story about one time where one of the English soldiers asked him to watch a truck for him that was full of bread for the troops. While the soldiers were gone, his buddies came over and pressed him to give them some bread. One of his friends was all bones, like you see in the pictures of the concentration camps, and he just didn't have the heart to say no. He reached in and grabbed a loaf of bread to give him. The smell of the bread was intoxicating, and he and the other friend figured two more loaves wouldn't hurt. By the time the soldier came back, they had eaten nearly the whole truckload of bread (and had become quite sick in the process!). They were terrified, because, he said, you could get shot for even stealing one loaf! But the soldier was a good man, and laughed so hard that the three boys had eaten so much bread by themselves, he fell to the ground rolling in laughter. He didn't do anything to them - he knew they were starving, and that it probably wasn't wise to ask starving people to watch bread. He just sent them on their way, and that was it. They were in absolute shock, and always wondered whether the soldier was punished himself for the incident. He laughs and says that they sure slept well that night, though! :)
He said the only ones who fed them were the Americans, some of them giving up their own food to help the pitiful residents. He said people complained though, because the Americans mostly gave them pea soup, which looked an awful lot like slop. His father got angry with some men who had been complaining about it one day, and asked them, "Why are you complaining? Aren't your bellies full? What did the Germans give you? What did the English give you? Nothing - they ate in front of you and your people died! But the Americans at least fill our bellies, and our children do not go to sleep hungry! Stop your whining and be grateful!"
The one thing he said that struck me the most was that he held/holds absolutely no ill will toward the Germans, the English, the Americans or anybody. He said when you got to know them, they were just people. They weren't evil, they weren't cruel on purpose or anything like that. Some didn't even want to be there, but it was their job and they had to do what was expected of them. He said, "What do you tell your government when they tell you you have to go to war? You don't tell them 'no!' You do what you are told!" Most of the Germans were boys themselves, and generally pleasant and kind, he said; but mostly ALL of the troops who came through their village were very afraid. He said that Italy was just not prepared to fight. He said he remembers how some of the Italian troops would run through the fields and scramble all around when there was an air raid. People were shocked and wondered how they were supposed to fight a war and win when they weren't well trained and didn't even know what they were doing. And he said the English couldn't be faulted for not sharing; they knew that the people back home were suffering without food so they could eat, and they didn't want to waste a thing. He always said - and still says - "Thank God for the Americans, though. Thank God for the Americans."
He has so many stories to tell. He said he could write a book, but he is too old. I told him I would write his book! He smiled and asked me when I want to get started. :) We're going to start walking together during the week to get some exercise. I think I'll start taking notes then. :)
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 10:31:01 AM
I use Rosemary as my screen name, because somebody else already was using my real name years ago when I signed up. I live in Virginia. Everybody mixes that up, including MaryJane, so not to worry!
Funny you should mention Italy. I was just talking yesterday with a woman in her 70s who was a wee child in Naples during the war and remembers how her family had land that they rented to farmers in exchange for produce, which is how they all survived, but only just barely. My husband's Greek mother describes the Nazi occupation of her country. They had German officers quartered in their home, against their will. One of them was a young fellow that my MIL rather fancied. I think they might have had a little tryst. She was just 15, but I don't judge her, only the officer involved. Anyway, they were all very nice and cultured gentlemen for the most part. One day, this young fellow got very Nazi all of a sudden and confiscated the family bicycle so they couldn't ride into the town for whatever meager supplies they could barter for. Turns out that very day, a huge bomb went off in the marketplace. If they had gone there as usual, they probably would have been killed. Millions of stories. |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 08 2015 : 10:16:29 AM
Oh my gosh, girls... Yesterday our neighbor stopped by after church. He was telling us all about the war in Italy when he was a young boy. They nearly starved to death! It was so sad! His story is amazing... I will have to make time to type it all out sometime and share it with you!
Virginia - I didn't know that was a book!!! WOW! Exciting!!!
Okay... Wait a minute... Have I been getting that wrong all this time? Are you Rosemary in Virginia, or are you Virginia who uses Rosemary as your screen name??? UGH!!! I AM SO SORRY!!!
I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed... But I am pretty user friendly!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Jun 07 2015 : 7:18:45 PM
I got "Grandma's Wartime Kitchen" at my library yesterday. It's fascinating! It contains a lot of info I didn't know about how rationing affected daily life, although I learned lots from my mother and her mom. Some of the recipes included in the book seem well worth trying, especially the ones designed to work around the shortage of sugar -- good for us who need to control our sugar intake. :) |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 06 2015 : 06:56:14 AM
Jeanna! Thank you for the recommendations! I watched three episodes of Wartime Farm in a row last night as my hubby snored on the sofa! I LOVE IT!!!
I've also started looking up some of the pamphlets and books online that they feature on these programs. I would love to just have a little collection of them, wouldn't you? Last fall when we were traveling, I purchased a copy of, "The Frugal American Housewife," and just love it! It had so many great recommendations inside. It also had some really scary recommendations - things that we know today would be terribly unsafe for one's health, if not deadly! Anyhow, the other day I ordered a modern book called, "Grandma's Wartime Kitchen, World War II and The Way We Cooked," by Joanne Lamb Hayes. I just can't wait for it to arrive! I'll be sure to keep you posted!
I wonder... I think I've asked in another post in the past, but I don't remember ever receiving a response... My paternal grandmother said when she was a little girl, her mother would clean their carpets with tea leaves. I'm not exactly sure how it was done, but I do know that they would put damp tea leaves on their wool Persian rugs, let them dry, and then my grandmother would go through the entire carpet on her hands and knees to remove the leaves. My aunt said she also remembered having to clean up the tea leaves as a child. She said she thinks something in the tannins (or something like that) is what cleaned the carpet beautifully... Do any of you know anything about that?
I also remember how the church ladies at our old church also used to recollect about gathering the little end bits of soap bars from church members. When they had big bags of it, they would get together and somehow they would either melt or press the soaps together to make larger bars to send to the troops and share with the community. They also used to put on shows at the church. Members would write skits to perform, sing songs, and play games together all while enjoying a delicious pot luck dinner. I used to love hearing their stories... How they would laugh while reminiscing!
Virginia! My grandparents lived in a tenement building when I was a kid. It was my favorite place to be! Their neighbor in the back had a little "victory garden" (many years later, of course!) that we would play in as kids - I just loved it. And my grandparents home was so simple, and yet so warm and lovely. Grandma had a more "modern" stove and refrigerator in her big, square kitchen, but the furnishings and decor were very much carryovers from the 30's and 40's. Very simple, very understated, scrupulously clean... It was all so charming and beautiful. I loved the wooden wainscoting in the main kitchen, and then they had this wonderful little pantry kitchen area lined with wainscoted cupboards, with a kitchen sink at the end facing out a window overlooking the backyard. She had the loveliest tablecloths and the simplest dishes, but she had a special fancy green milk glass tea set that she would lay out for my sister and I to play with - how we loved our teas with Grandma! I loved everything about that place, from the antiquated beige-ing wallpaper to the linoleum floors to the old claw-footed bathtub. My grandfather was such a card - you all would have loved him (BOTH of them, really!). When we would sleep over, in the mornings he would smear shaving cream all over his face and keep us in stitches, making exaggerated funny faces as he shaved it away. And grandma, always hummed and sang - it was so pleasant and comforting; something I do myself today! You could bounce a coin off of her made beds, and could've eaten off of any inch of her floors. (Sadly, traditions I have NOT carried on!) I remember their home always had the faint scent of bleach and Pine Sol; smells that today bring me right back to my childhood. In the wee hours of the morning, they would always have as simple breakfast together of either black raisin toast, orange juice and tea or raisin brain and black Sanka, seated at a lovely little table covered with a pretty tablecloth, listening to the morning news on the radio. I always loved that about them. They always embraced modesty and simplicity of living which was definitely part of them as a result of the war. I remember how much Grandpa loved a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery, and how having a good cut of meat, something that most other people took for granted, was SUCH a big deal for them. They never wasted anything, they never over indulged. They just enjoyed life simply, and there was always so much love and laughter. I guess they are the reason I am so enamored with this particular era. Whatever the reason, as I watch these programs, I am always heart-warmingly reminded of them! :)
Have a great Saturday, girls!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Jun 05 2015 : 6:25:25 PM
Oh I know. I have two vintage Victory Garden posters that were created by the government (employing out-of-work graphic artists) to promote this. Even people in urban tenements had something going in the little yard out back, or on a fire escape. |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Jun 05 2015 : 5:10:33 PM
England was not the only country to have victory gardens. We had them in the US too. I have some cookbooks that have recipes from that time. Lots of things weren't available and they had to make substitutions. With the men off to war, American housewives had a tough time too.
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Jun 05 2015 : 09:35:07 AM
Wowee, Nini, I can't wait to lay eyes on all this. You know, something we don't always realize when we read or watch films about US and allied people during WWII is that they didn't know they were going to win. My mom used to mention that to me sometimes, how hard it made all the sacrificing, because you weren't sure things would ever get better. (She worked in a defense plant, by the way -- a real "Rosie the Riveter.") For the British, it was even worse -- the bombing raids and everything, and of course they had already been suffering war for years before the Yanks got involved, same as in WWI.
This should all be really inspiring. Thank you so much! |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jun 04 2015 : 2:20:02 PM
I just finished watching all 8 episodes of The Wartime Kitchen and Garden. Excellent!! There were so many creative ways good food made with rations and a big dose of creativity. Erin, I have been taking notes as well while watching these episodes. They are so packed with great ideas.
Nini, this was a wonderful idea to share with everyone and I hope others have a chance to watch the series. I am off to look up Wartime Farm!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
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| Jeanna |
Posted - Jun 02 2015 : 06:56:49 AM
There are others that the same people do. They are Wartime Farm, Edwardian Farm, Victorian Pharmacy, Victorian Farm, and one I haven't seen yet-- Tudor Monastery Farm. They have all been great.
Jeanna
Farmgirl Sister #41
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| notathreatinsight |
Posted - Jun 02 2015 : 05:56:53 AM
I watched the first two episodes of Wartime Kitchen and Garden, and I love it! I did have a paper and pen handy to take notes as I felt I needed to. When all of the flowers and plants were picked to burn at the beginning, I was so sad! I'm not even that much of a gardener, but it was still sad. It was just something I never thought of. I've been working at my aunt's greenhouse for the past 4 weeks on Saturdays, and I was relating it to that. She has so many beautiful plants and flowers in there, but not too many veggies. I was thinking about her having to burn all of that or compost it to make room for edibles. It would be so sad. I am really enjoying it though. I have a feeling I'm going to breeze through it. Or as the kids say, binge-watch the whole thing... lol! :)
Erin
Farmgirl #3762
"It is... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth." - Madeleine L'Engle
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 01 2015 : 08:04:01 AM
I can't tell you how excited I am that you're all excited about these programs and books, too! :)
Erin - you're going to love all the little mentions of how they stretched what they had. For example, in one episode, the lady explains how they used shaved carrots to extend sweetness in their baking and save on their sugar rations! I love that! It's a much healthier alternative - even when not in wartime!
It's easy to romanticize the way they lived, but we really need to keep in mind how much their lives were altered by the war, and the sacrifices they really did make. Can you imagine having all of our provisions rationed by the government? Can you imagine making the decision to purchase a pigs head because it is the cheapest meat you can find, and then having to cut it up and use it in several different ways to feed your family? Can you imagine having to share your home with complete strangers? Can you imagine what it must've been like having to black out your windows and stay quiet in the evenings, hoping not to bring on the attention of the enemy? Can you imagine having to burn off all of your prized garden plants and flowers in order to make room for a productive food garden? Can you imagine having to save all your scraps to feed animals raised by government farms? Or imagine having to save your compostibles to have them sent off to government gardens?
We live in blessed times. Tumultuous, yes, but very blessed times.
I loved the one episode where the lady said she watched today's young people just turning up their noses and throwing things away, and all she could think was how in the world would they survive in a crisis like the war? Isn't that just the truth? We live in a world where pork comes sliced up in a package, where chicken usually is skinless, boneless white meat, and where bread comes neatly packaged on shelves. I had watched a documentary a while back where kids from a city school were visiting a farm for the first time. They had no idea where vegetables and fruits came from, and most said they didn't really like them. When they picked them fresh from the ground and off the vines themselves, however, they couldn't get enough of the tasty fresh sweetness, and asked if they could take some home! What a comment on our society today!
I think that's why what MaryJane is doing through her magazine, books and right here on the Farmgirl Connection is so important, don't you? Every small step leaves a trail. Let's make ours glorious, inviting paths in which others may explore, discover and revel! Good things MUST be shared!
Have a great day, girls!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Jun 01 2015 : 07:41:32 AM
"Roku Dork" to "Not A Roku Dork" <wink-wink>:
Hey girlfriend! Let see what we can do here...
1) When you go to the Netflix link for the program, does it take you right to Episode 2 (Does Episode 2 start playing right away?)? If so, back out once with the little arrow to the left on the cross key with all the arrows on your remote, then go down to "more episodes." Hit more episodes, and it should bring you to Season 1. Using the right arrow on that same cross key with all the arrows, move the highlight cursor over to whatever episode is showing first, then use the up arrow on that same cross key with all the arrows and go up one. You should be at Episode 1 now.
2) IF when you go to the program it DOES NOT start playing Episode 2 right away, you should be either at the fist screen where you can select "More episodes," OR at the menu screen looking at the list of episodes from Season 1. If you're at the "More episodes" screen, click on that and proceed with selecting Season 1, and try to scroll up to Episode 1 as described above. If you're already at the screen that shows all three seasons, again, scroll over to the first episode you see, as per above, and then scroll up one to get to Episode 1.
Did that work for you???? I really hope that helps! :) If it didn't, maybe I can walk you through it verbally - just let me know! :) I don't want you to miss a thing!!!
(( And, you KNOW we're both definitely dorks, but that has NOTHING to do with ROKU! LOL! <You KNOW I'm kidding!!!> ))
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Jun 01 2015 : 07:12:25 AM
Nini, this is such an interesting thread!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
| notathreatinsight |
Posted - Jun 01 2015 : 05:12:05 AM
Thanks for starting this thread! It looks so interesting. I am currently out of shows to watch, so this is perfect. I've really been thinking a lot lately about how to stretch food, and make it last also. It's synchronicity. I'm going to check out all three of the shows mentioned, but I'm really very interested in the books as well. I just need to get through the series I'm reading now. I have all information written on a pad next to the computer... just waiting. :) Nini, I'll probably end up taking notes too, like you suggested!
Erin
Farmgirl #3762
"It is... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth." - Madeleine L'Engle
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| Song Sparrow |
Posted - Jun 01 2015 : 03:38:57 AM
Nini, this is great stuff! My mom and her sister had as Victory Garden, and I'm sharing with her. I think the WLA is a fascinating subject as well and plan on researching for books at my library. Thanks so much for sharing the link and starting this thread!
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world
Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 7:26:40 PM
Thank you so much, Nini! This is amazing. Will be soaking it up.
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
The Sovereign Lord is my strength - Habakkuk 3:19 |
| nubidane |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 7:13:15 PM
Nini.
I did a search of Land Girls and can find most episodes, but not the 1st one.
I can find season 1 episode 2, but not 1.
I am admitting to being a ROKU dork, so bear with me.
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
| Ninibini |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 6:56:42 PM
Thank you SO much, Winnie! I'll be looking for those shortly, and will be sure to keep you posted! :)
Lisa - "Land Girls" is on Netflix. It should be easy to find on a search. I have only seen "The Wartime Kitchen and Garden" on YouTube, but maybe it's on Netflix, too... I'll try to find out for you. :) I can't wait for you to see them! I think you're really going to enjoy them! I also just found another miniseries there called "Bomb Girls." It's about four women who work in a Canadian munitions factory during WWII... I will be watching that this summer, too!
Winnie - You're right! I think you and I have started something GOOD!!!! :) I really hope we hear lots of stories and learn about more books and videos!
Melody - If you have any other recommendations, please do share! I know you love this kind of thing as much as I do! :)
My mother-in-law worked in a canning factory here in Pittsburgh during the war. I remember her talking about it only once. She was very proud of it, but didn't really enjoy the work at all. I can't remember much about the story, but I'll see if my husband and sister-in-law can fill us in! :)
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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| melody |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 3:48:40 PM
I've watched that several times Nini....I LOVE the cast of characters! I know they do a lot of historical documentaries and I've seen them all.
Melody |
| nubidane |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 3:44:54 PM
Where can I find episode 1 season 1.
Looked on you tube and Netflix??
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - May 31 2015 : 3:06:12 PM
Hey Nini, I think you have started a brand new interest group with the WLA!! It is such an interesting topic and I am looking forward to the remarks and thoughts of other Farmgirls after they watch Land Girls and the Wartime Kitchen. I know I am going to be watching more!!
The two books I found on Ebay, but you might find them on amazon as well.
The Women's Land Army--Bob Powell and Nigel Westacott ( this is the one about WWII in Britain) Lots of great old photos shown !!
Fruits of Victory: The Woman's Land Army of America in the Great War by Elaine F. Weiss
If you find them let me know what you think after you read them.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
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