Treasure the Question

Today we celebrate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day (Victory over Japan), the end of the Second World War. My uncle served in Japan and never recovered from what he experienced, some of my relatives lost their lives. Yet not all wartime memories were bad, and today I would like to share a wartime recipe that has lived on as a family favourite. Imagine your bread has gone stale – solid - what to do? In wartime England, my grandma knew exactly what to do, she turned it into a dessert, or pudding as we call it. When most of the men were away fighting, women took over the jobs, but despite the added income, food was scarce, and every person was issued a ration book. Our family still have one, and despite it bringing back memories of war and death, it holds deep sentimental value and is kept in the family photo album. The only photo of my father with my grandfather who died in the war months later. The rations allowed per adult a week, unless stated otherwise:         Bacon/Ham: 4oz (100g

What if we could fly like a bird, soaring high, coasting on the wind? By order of the government we are isolating, stuck indoors, protecting society. We can see the birds, the fat pigeons that wonder why less of us feed them nowadays. Is this bird also trapped by the pandemic? Searching for the tourists who used to feed it so well. Now the pigeons look at us through the window, and we look back. Who really is free these days? Our busy skies emptied of the planes that were always overhead, now filled with birds wondering where we all are. Let’s imagine are they encouraging us to look after not just them, but also each other? Then we will all soar high.