Episode 8_Jan_Feb_1949

January and February 1949 take us deep into a Hampshire winter at Hiltonbury Farm — where life carries on through cold days, coughs and colds, and the constant rhythm of family and farm.Inside the farmhouse there is always something to be done — sewing, mending, cooking, and caring for the children — while outside the hens are laying, eggs are gathered, cows are milked and the countryside waits quietly for spring.These months are filled with small but meaningful moments: family visits, village dances, children’s parties, and the simple pleasures that brighten even the darkest winter days.Told through my mother’s own words, these diaries capture the warmth, humour and resilience of everyday life in post-war rural England — where even the smallest moments help tell a much bigger story.