“The most important people in the Army are the Nursing Sisters and the Padres – the Sisters because they tell the men they matter to us – and the Padres because they tell the men they matter to God.” Field Marshal Montgomery. ——————– Thursday 24th August 1939 “I’m going to document this.” I said to […]

The storm had blown itself out by morning, though it was evident from the broken slates on the patio (which had just missed decapitating a statue of Artemis) that there had been some damage to the roof. Josh and I offered to go up into the attic to check, and Lydia reluctantly agreed. Lydia is […]

Hello, and welcome to this companion blog to Sarah’s comic strip ‘Vanessa’s War:The Wartime Adventures of Lady Vanessa Montague’ (also known as ‘Under a Red Cross’ and accessible at vanessaswar.wordpress.com). My name is Jane, and I’m Sarah’s partner. By day, I’m a (fairly!) respectable civil servant, but I’ve always wanted to write. And so, with […]