The grandchild of a Nazi officer has discovered the life his grandparents and parents experienced during World War Two.
Gerda Drews of Germany lived through the bombing of Berlin and here she gives her eyewitness account.
There are a handful of tv shows that I count among my all time favorites. Anyone who knows me knows that #1 is "I Love Lucy." Everyone knows that show unless they grew up under a rock. My #2 favorite is probably much less known. It aired from 1991 to 1993 on ABC and was called "Homefront." Why a Nostalgic Rambler blogpost about a show from the 1990s? "Homefront" was centered on a 1940s fictional Ohio community called River Run. The show featured authentic period sets, cars, outfits, and a musical background of pop songs of the day. The stories were witty, sexy, funny, dramatic and endearing. The dialog was often so clever you had to laugh out loud. The editing was fascinating to watch. And the stars....well, they were cast perfectly for their roles. If I sound like I'm gushing, sorry but I really like this show! The "Homefront" theme song was the classic "Accentuate the Positive" -- what a great tune! Click on this "Homefront" site to hear the song. "Homefront" starred Kyle Chandler, Sammi Davis-Voss, Ken Jenkins, Mimi Kennedy, Harry O'Reilly, Wendy Phillips, Jessica Steen, Dick Anthony Williams, Hattie Winston, Tammy Lauren, Guiliana Santini, John Slattery, Sterling Macer, Jr, David Newsom, Kelly Rutherford, and Alexandra Wilson. The cast was large, the sets elaborate, and probably the show was just too expensive to produce past a second season. Lots of "Homefront" stars have been seen in other shows since then. Their fans might not even know about "Homefront" since it hasn't really been seen on US tv since TVLand aired it in 2000. A smaller cable station did air it for a while, but that outlet didn't have much of a national coverage. "Homefront" was a show that has developed a cult following among its fans who adore it to this day. Unfortunately Warner Brothers has not released it on dvd and probably never will. Rumors have it that the music rights would be too costly. Nonetheless there is a website trying to get the studio to release it. Click here. There are several "Homefront" websites. Click here or here for a couple. There is a Yahoo Groups Homefront group as well as one on Facebook. I was clever enough to buy a new VCR back in 2000 and was able to get the whole series recorded over one weekend when TVLand ran it as a marathon. (No, I can't make copies for you, but if you want to come over to watch with us, maybe we can work something out!). Luckily someone has posted the show on Youtube. I don't know if the quality is that great, but you might want to check it out. You can also find several bootleg outfits selling the series on dvd. I have heard some good and bad comments on that, so hard to tell what is actually out there. One thing is for sure, you will get hooked on the storylines and the characters. They all seem so real. Thanks Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick for creating this show. Twenty years have gone by since "Homefront" came out. I'm sure the fans would love to see a reunion show. That will probably stay a dream, but maybe a fan reunion with some of the stars of the show could be arranged. I'm willing to help organize if there is some interest!
For hundreds of thousands of families around the world, 1945 marked the first happy Christmas celebrated together after the sad and lonely years of war.
This month's tag recalls to mind my most favorite television series of all time, Homefront. It tells the story of the Metcalf family from ...
There are a handful of tv shows that I count among my all time favorites. Anyone who knows me knows that #1 is "I Love Lucy." Everyone knows that show unless they grew up under a rock. My #2 favorite is probably much less known. It aired from 1991 to 1993 on ABC and was called "Homefront." Why a Nostalgic Rambler blogpost about a show from the 1990s? "Homefront" was centered on a 1940s fictional Ohio community called River Run. The show featured authentic period sets, cars, outfits, and a musical background of pop songs of the day. The stories were witty, sexy, funny, dramatic and endearing. The dialog was often so clever you had to laugh out loud. The editing was fascinating to watch. And the stars....well, they were cast perfectly for their roles. If I sound like I'm gushing, sorry but I really like this show! The "Homefront" theme song was the classic "Accentuate the Positive" -- what a great tune! Click on this "Homefront" site to hear the song. "Homefront" starred Kyle Chandler, Sammi Davis-Voss, Ken Jenkins, Mimi Kennedy, Harry O'Reilly, Wendy Phillips, Jessica Steen, Dick Anthony Williams, Hattie Winston, Tammy Lauren, Guiliana Santini, John Slattery, Sterling Macer, Jr, David Newsom, Kelly Rutherford, and Alexandra Wilson. The cast was large, the sets elaborate, and probably the show was just too expensive to produce past a second season. Lots of "Homefront" stars have been seen in other shows since then. Their fans might not even know about "Homefront" since it hasn't really been seen on US tv since TVLand aired it in 2000. A smaller cable station did air it for a while, but that outlet didn't have much of a national coverage. "Homefront" was a show that has developed a cult following among its fans who adore it to this day. Unfortunately Warner Brothers has not released it on dvd and probably never will. Rumors have it that the music rights would be too costly. Nonetheless there is a website trying to get the studio to release it. Click here. There are several "Homefront" websites. Click here or here for a couple. There is a Yahoo Groups Homefront group as well as one on Facebook. I was clever enough to buy a new VCR back in 2000 and was able to get the whole series recorded over one weekend when TVLand ran it as a marathon. (No, I can't make copies for you, but if you want to come over to watch with us, maybe we can work something out!). Luckily someone has posted the show on Youtube. I don't know if the quality is that great, but you might want to check it out. You can also find several bootleg outfits selling the series on dvd. I have heard some good and bad comments on that, so hard to tell what is actually out there. One thing is for sure, you will get hooked on the storylines and the characters. They all seem so real. Thanks Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick for creating this show. Twenty years have gone by since "Homefront" came out. I'm sure the fans would love to see a reunion show. That will probably stay a dream, but maybe a fan reunion with some of the stars of the show could be arranged. I'm willing to help organize if there is some interest!
Gerda Drews of Germany lived through the bombing of Berlin and here she gives her eyewitness account.
A beautifully restored reproduction of the original World War 2 vintage poster for the Woman Ordnance Worker (Wow). During Wwii, women were needed on the homefront in order for men to head off to war and recruitment for women to work in the factories was extremely necessary. This poster shows a woman worker standing behind "her man" even though he's overseas. This is also a reference to Rosie The Riveter as the woman is dressed in similar attire. -- Choose from our vast selection of art prints and posters to match with your desired size to make the perfect print or poster. Pick your favorite: Movies, TV Shows, Art, and so much more! Available in mini, small, medium, large, and extra-large depending on the design. For men, women, and children. Perfect for decoration.
Drawn by Light will showcase the archives of Britain's Royal Photographic Society, home to one of the world's most important photography collections.
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For hundreds of thousands of families around the world, 1945 marked the first happy Christmas celebrated together after the sad and lonely years of war.
Diarmuid Gavin is a Garden Designer who was born on 10 May 1964 in London. Born to Irish parents Joan and Jack he was brought up in Dublin, Ireland from one month old. His father John died in 2011. Diarmuid was the second oldest of 5 children, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Tragedy struck at a young age in his family in 1971, when aged just 6 he witnessed his younger 5 year old brother Conor being killed by a car on the way to school. Following this he became a shy and lonely, withdrawn child in a family that was suffering from this terrible loss. . He would build dens with his sisters and started his own garden on some waste land after shunning his parents conventional suburban garden style. Diarmuid grew into a socially shy adult, a dreamer and deep thinker and his loss made him very close to his family and the importance of the family. He was not academic and was happy to leave school with just a few qualifications. After working for a Garden Centre and Florist Diarmuid studied Amenity Horticulture at the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. He then worked as a gardener with his own business Gardens by Design and struggled to make ends meet. Diarmuid potential to be on the television was spotted in 1995 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show following an interview with Alan Titchmarsh. In 1996 Diarmuid was to start his TV gardener career on Homefront a makeover show with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Anne Mckevitt. Homefront in the Garden was hosted by Teresa Shaw and also featured Kevin McCloud. A string of gardening programmes which was then followed by appearances on chat shows, game shows, reality television and even Strictly Come Dancing and Splash. Diarmuid after a break from appearing on our Televisions as a Gardener / Garden Designer recently appeared on Channel 5 Garden competition The Great Gardening Challenge. He has a new programme on Irish Television Gardening Together with Diarmuid Gavin starting in July 2020 on BBC Northern Ireland made during the Covid-19 Lockdown. In 2021 Diarmuid became the Presenter of a new type of garden makeover show Filthy Garden SOS which saw Diarmuid along with Danny Clarke and Penny Lamb turn over run and derelict gardens into easy manageable dream gardens with the help of the homeowner. As well as writing several books, Diarmuid also writes gardening columns for newspapers and magazines. Diarmuid lives Co Wicklow with his wife Justine whom he married in 1995 after he they met when he was working in her parents garden. They have a teenage daughter Eppie, who has absolutely no interest in gardening. Royal Dublin Society Gold Gold RHS Chelsea Flower Show 1995 - Bronze 1996 2004 Silver-gilt 2007 Westland Garden - Silver-Gilt 2011 Irish Sky Garden - Gold 2012 Magical Tower Garden 2016 Harrods British Eccentric Garden Diarmuid Gavin Television Programmes 1996 Homefront 1997 - 2000 Homefront in the Garden 1999 The Answer Lies in the Soil 2000 Real Rakeovers 2000 RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2001 Planet Patio 2004 Art of the Garden 2004 Gardens Through Time 2007 Gardeners' World 2011 I Want a Garden 2014 Great British Garden Revival 2017 Greatest Gardens 2019 The Great Gardening Challenge 2020 Gardening Together with Diarmuid Gavin Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 2021 Filthy Garden SOS Episode 1 Amber and Shona from Bangor Episode 2 Keith & Darren from Stockport Episode 3 Michael & Becky from Seaham Episode 4 Olwyn & Ryan from White City, West London Episode 5 Andy, Kirsten, Theo & Arthur from Horsforth, Yorkshire Diarmuid Gavin Books 2000 Homefront in the Garden 2001 Homefront Inside Out With Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen 2001 Planet Patio 2002 Big Ideas from Homefront in the Garden 2003 Outer Spaces 2004 Design Your Garden with Richard Lee 2004 Gardens through time: Celebrate 200 Years of Gardening with the RHS With Jane Owen 2007 Outdoors With Sir Terence Conran 2009 Planting: The Planting Design Book for the Twenty-First Century With Sir Terence Conran 2016 The Extra Room Autobiography 2010 How the Boy Next Door Turned Out. Diarmuid Gavin Website Facebook Twitter Instagram
Wartime knitting was more than a hobby – it was an act of patriotism.
In September 1940, when bombs first fell on London, there were forty two theatres in the city’s West End. But as the dust settled, only one remained, its lights on, the show still going. The …
D 14846. A young model poses on a small flight of steps in the bloomsbury area to show off her checked suit costing 18 coupons. The original caption describes this suit as 'juvenile' rather than adult
WW2 homefront efforts of the women in Nova Scotia Canada. Photos, videos and links to resources.
The images were taken between 1940-1943 by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.
So it's the first February without a new Heartland episode in the history of the series.
For hundreds of thousands of families around the world, 1945 marked the first happy Christmas celebrated together after the sad and lonely years of war.
Wartime knitting was more than a hobby – it was an act of patriotism.
