1940's stuff

That is the trouble with half term holidays, you are either busy entertaining the kids, or they are stealing the computer right from under your nose and entertaining themselves warping pictures of Britney Spears or Bebo'ing. So I haven't managed to blog, and I don't have my film list for today. I didn't want to do one after another, I'd like to blog about other stuff too just in case it gets boring!
I have been going a bit 1940's mad this week though. When I have managed to get any online time I found a few videos on youtube how to do forties hairstyles but because I have curly long hair it's not so easy, I am aiming to practice on L. She has lovely straight hair!!
L has once again being watching 'The 1940's house' to pass some rainy day time today. Though we did make chocolate Krispies!! These are made from the same recipe my Mum used to make them when I was little. (Although I think she makes them a lot better!!)

1 rounded tablespoon of sugar (1oz)
half an oz of cocoa or drinking chocolate.
2 cups cornflakes or krispies.
1 rounded tablespoon golden syrup.
2oz butter.
15 cake cases.

Warm sugar, syrup and butter in a pan on a low heat, until melted.
Take off the heat and stir in the cocoa and mix well.
Pour mixture onto krispies and mix well.
Spoon into bun cases and leave to set!

Anyway back to 1940's stuff, I have joined a couple of yahoo groups, one called paperdolls (love the name!) which is women talking about the 1940's look and other subjects like that. And 'homefront friends'. This group has a lot of members who do 1940's re enactments. I have yet to do anything like this but it is something I would eventually like to have a go at... when I have got up courage to go!!
I have also being longing to go here: Eden camp. I love this place and I do get the urge to go to it a lot, (I'd love to work there). The best part of it for me is hut 33 which is the prefab (if you go to the site map on the link above, it will show you all the huts which were actual POW huts). Looking in there brings back so many memories of my Grandparents house! I love the rag rugs they have in there, and would love to learn how to make them. Although I don't know if I'd have the patience. My Grandma and Grandad used to sit and make them on an evening for entertainment as my Grandad wouldn't have a tv and would only listen to the radio for news.
Finally I watched Atonement. What a sad, sad film. I cried buckets and in the end had to sit with the box of tissues on my knee so I didn't have to get up every five minutes to get another. I'm still not that keen on Keira Knightly though, She always looks to waif-like for me, but I loved how they used the typewriter as part of the background soundtrack.
Hopefully I will be able to catch up with the blog a bit next week when L is back at school. Have a great weekend everyone!!