A small selection of posts I have enjoyed over the last few days and I hope you will head over to enjoy in full.. thanks Sally.

The first post today is from Robbie Cheadle and is a tribute to Remembrance Day.. Robbie is currently working on a project about the entrance of the USA into WW1 in April 1917. She shares an extract with us.

Roberta Writes – Remembrance Day and an extract from The Soldier and the Radium Girl

Enlisting in haste, repenting at leisure
The diary of Jake Tanner
16 October 1917

It’s raining. It’s always raining in this godforsaken place miles away from home.

I’m sitting propped up against my bulging backpack with my inadequate covering tucked around my shoulders. The rough grey wool of the army-issue blanket reeks of mold and feels clammy to the touch, but these small discomforts ceased to bother me days ago.

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