THE COTTAGE  

From 1947 on, we took most of our holidays at a cottage we rented in North Wales, not far from Bala. My experiences there were influential in terms of broadening my perspectives. It was, obviously, a very rural environment – as opposed to the urban one where I normally lived – and its impact was heightened over the years as we became more integrated with the local farming community.  

0065 The Cottage
            0010 Haymaking at the Cottage
            0004 A Welsh Hill Farm

0068 Phyllis & Lillian, 1953 – it was where I met the twins of my dreams

It was also a throwback to earlier times, as subsistence agriculture with – for instance - horses rather that tractors being the main source of power. As such, it prepared me for my later experiences in Ethiopia.

9111 OU20 - Ethiopia -- My First Visit
            9108 OU23 - Ethiopia -- History
9115 OU38 - Ethiopia -- Terraforming (9115T*)
            9161 OU29 - Ethiopia -- The New Famine

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