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Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley
Back to Sunnyside
Now to get back to our life in ‘Sunny-Side’. We were very lucky because we could get all our veg and fruit from the farm, also quite a lot of fruit from the farm, also quite a lot of log … Continue reading
Ern and myself
Now to get back to Ern and myself. We saved twenty pounds (felt like millionaires). Ern’s Gran was selling her home furniture well we went out on our bikes to have a look at it all and it looked good … Continue reading
Now for another little yarn…
When we lived in Gravesend we didn’t live far from the swimming baths as you know. My mum said you are not allowed in the water until you can swim, so I had an old chair without a back on … Continue reading
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Tagged cobham village, mausoleum cottage, social history, world war II
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Hopping in WWII
When we were still young, we used to go down to Yalding to go hopping. We had some good fun. We used to stay in an old barn next to the pub in Laddingford, The Chequers, the one I mentioned … Continue reading
A girl in Cobham village
Now to get back to my life as a girl in the village… I went to Cobham school until I was fourteen, it was a lovely village, everyone knew everyone else and were always willing to help. Mind you everyone … Continue reading