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'Who could believe that someone could be so generous. I think it was like winning the lottery the excitement of it all'
I can't say what year we bought the house. Seemingly a great friend of my father's went to America years before and hadn't enough for his full fare so my father made up the balance. He did very well in the states and years later out of the blue…
'Recycling was an unknown term, perhaps because nothing was wasted'
Recycling was an unknown term, perhaps because nothing was wasted. Clothes were worn until the collars were frayed and then the collars were turned inside out for a new life. Dresses were dyed and also turned inside out for further use. When clothes…