All On An April Evening

All On An April Evening It was on an April evening – Mother said “Let us go for a walk in the Enchanted Garden, it is such a beautiful evening. Come along children, it is too nice to go to bed”, so George and I helped Mother, the Aunts and Miss Carter (who wore Pink) to gather daffodils to take back to Grandma, who was feeling tired after the first day of our holidays at Blackpool, and the year was 1908. Finished mounted size 20” x 27” Finished framed size 25” x 32”

Waiting For Grandpa

Waiting For Grandpa On Friday afternoons we went with Grandpa to the farm in St. Michaels. Grandpa liked to visit the Farmer and he bought apples, eggs and home cured ham. Mother, the Aunts, Miss Carter (who wore Pink) and Mr. Taylor (the Bank Manager) also George and I, and sometimes Mrs. Maitland and Emily liked to walk along the path besides the river. Mother said that if we walked along the path we were safe from cows, but, “Oh dear, whatever shall we do” cried Miss Carter, “Just look at those cows, however shall we get past them”, but Mr. Taylor said “Come along, Iv’e got my stick and we’ll be alright”, Mother said, after we were safely past the cows, “I don’t know what ever we would do without Mr. Taylor, He’s so very kind”, and the year was 1906. Finished mounted size 16” x 21” Finished framed size 21” x 23”

Buying Ducks for Christmas

Buying Ducks For Christmas Mother said it wouldn’t be long before it was Christmas and that we’d better be thinking about Ducks! Grandpa was coming to stay with us for a few days, and Grandpa loved Duck, so, although it had snowed through the night, the Aunts and Miss Carter (who wore Pink) called for Mother, George and I, decided to go up to Warfe’s Farm and see if they had any Ducks. When we arrived there, Annie Warfe was feeding the hens, and, there quacking along in a line were the Ducks, so Mother asked if they could let us have four, and they arrived in time for Grandpa and all of us to have a Good Dinner and the year was 1906. Finished mounted size 13” x 15” Finished framed size 16” x 18”

The Park in Manchester

“The Park In Manchester” On Saturday Afternoon, whilst staying with Uncle John and Aunt Josephine in Manchester, we always went for a walk to the Park, because, as Uncle John said, the children could run about, the Ladies could take turns in pushing Marion in her pram, and the Gentlemen could talk to their hearts content. How George and I loved it. I always begged to walk as far as the little gate so that I could look through to the beautiful houses and the quiet road where only smart carriages drawn by dainty horses went and there were nurse maids taking tiny tots for a walk. It was very quiet and peaceful and someday, I told George, I would go and live in one of those lovely houses and he could come and live in it with me and the year was 1907. Finished mounted size 13” x 15” Finished framed size 16” x 18”