"She never enjoys just endures... bless her.
I think you will find it is common amongst Brits born during or just after the 2nd World War:
they can be annoyingly frugal and are too 'sensible'.
The austerity they came from never really left them."
I was born in 1947 (WW2 ended in 1945) and I've never been sensible in my entire LIFE! Nor frugal. Although I learned the value of commodities and food, due to their still being rationing of certain foods, because my Mother was one of those Brits who I think you are referring who LIVED through that era of frugality and austerity which was brought about by rationing caused by 2 World Wars.
You Mother probably just followed her Mum's example, as mine did, in trying to keep a family well fed on home grown vegetables and made clothes for the kids rather than pay lots to buy them. I have nothing but tons of admiration for the ladies of that era.
I guess I'm old enough to be your Mother, from what you say ....
How young ARE you??
"She never enjoys just endures... bless her.
I think you will find it is common amongst Brits born during or just after the 2nd World War:
they can be annoyingly frugal and are too 'sensible'.
The austerity they came from never really left them."
I was born in 1947 (WW2 ended in 1945) and I've never been sensible in my entire LIFE! Nor frugal. Although I learned the value of commodities and food, due to their still being rationing of certain foods, because my Mother was one of those Brits who I think you are referring who LIVED through that era of frugality and austerity which was brought about by rationing caused by 2 World Wars.
You Mother probably just followed her Mum's example, as mine did, in trying to keep a family well fed on home grown vegetables and made clothes for the kids rather than pay lots to buy them. I have nothing but tons of admiration for the ladies of that era.
I guess I'm old enough to be your Mother, from what you say ....
eeeeeek!