Archive (7 life histories found)

Life changed completely after my retirement. I loved travel,gardening,and handloom weaving,Linda was not a particularly good traveller,but we managed a couple of trips together to Germany. She did enjoy it. We travelled to our various daughters in…

Memories of Killowen and Rostrevor in County Down. Joe and Nina Robinson who lived at Edgemount at the base of the mountain close to the quay in Rostrevor. I helped Joe in his garden and fed the ducks and hens and cutting branches up with a…

A few years after the death of my husband and mother I happened to meet an old friend in the bus. His name was Eric Greddis,he was a divorced man. We had played badminton as 17 year olds at Fenaghy Community Centre. Eric was to become a lifelong…

I retired from Royal Victoria Hospital in the year 1996. I worked there for 25 years.The last day at work was a good day for me. The staff had a party. Lots of lovely things to eat. Dr Smith,Dr. Barr and most of the laboratory staff attended.…

An orange tree given to Avril Patterson by her grandson David as a gift. She got oranges for 2 years running.

This is an image of Avril Patterson's first attempt at growing tomatoes and peppers.

This is an image of Avril Patterson in her garden.