My birthday was perfect, exactly how I like it. A gentle, low-key day, family, coffee, cake and a last splurge on pizza day before rationing starts today on January the 12th! I will share my rationing updates with you this week, likely a series of short daily written updates with a few photos thrown in for good measure!

Today I start back to work after a few weeks rest over the festive period. When I say work, I of course mean “working for myself”, planning and writing my very first WW2 cook book (and other exciting things in the mix) so every day I am now committed to 6-8 hours of book writing, content development as well as a focus on creating delicious WW2 recipes and photographing them all while living on WW2 rations while doing so. I want to feel the reality while I write….

Thank you once again for all the lovely comments and messages you have been so kind to leave me. It made my 60th birthday so very special, thank you.

C xxxx

PS: I had a mystery gift the day before my birthday on January the 7th, the gift came from a company called “The Ration Room” and I know you’ll love looking at this video!! I couldn’t work out who sent me the gift but in the end it transpired it was from my friend Kaytie and some of my ex-work colleagues (Oph, Kaysh and Ellie). I absolutely love it…. thank you