The Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Image by carlosftw - pixabay No one is spared. The sick, the elderly, the children, babies and pregnant women - all are marched to their deaths. Anne Frank, Nov 1942 Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day in 1945, Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Auschwitz, as well as Dachau, Buchenwald and …

Remembrance Day

Image by Tim Hill - Pixabay In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row... We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. (In Flanders Fields, John McCrae 1872-1918) The vivid blood-red petals of the …

#BookBingo – Set in a Time of War

This year I am continuing to participate in Book Bingo hosted by Theresa, Ashleigh and Amanda. Some changes have been made to the Bingo Card, less boxes and a thematic approach, giving readers quite a bit of flexibility. This month I am marking off Set in a Time of War with Regeneration by Pat Barker. …

Double History

After a long summer break Bec and I are back into the world of study and I am beginning this year with double history - two history units at the same time. Up to now I have managed to avoid doing two history units at the same time. Technically, each unit/course at university level should …

#BookSnapSunday – Regeneration

I am a little late with this week’s Book Snap. I had to take a trip to emergency with Dan. Long arms and ceiling fans are not a good combination. Fortunately nothing was broken, just two fingers gashed and a couple of nasty bruised and swollen joints. Dan has quite long bony fingers and it’s …