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Rhubarb Growing

Rhubarb Growing

During my childhood, during the 1950′s and early 60′s, life was dominated by coal. The village had its own pit, where my dad worked. Pits were everywhere. Our house was very close to a farm, but this farm was different in that it specialised in market garden produce – vegetables mainly, but even flowers when [...]

Genuine 1950′s Wallpaper Design

We’ve been renovating a very old cottage and found this old wallpaper under several layers of paint, plaster and paper. The owner informs us that this design is from the 1950′s. We also found this design from the 1960′s. It has fish on because the room was used as a bathroom for some time. The [...]