They had the house, which was a typical house of the time, but they also had
a
smallholding attached to the house. So they kept chickens, and pigs...
they had an orchard and a walnut tree included. They grew their
vegetables, etcetera, and... the Reynolds family consisted of Mr and Mrs
Reynolds, and their son, Oliver, and it was Oliver who looked after the
smallholding … it was great, just... helping with the
smallholding
when I could... But we had the run of the area as well, I mean there was no
traffic like there is today, because there weren't cars around, or very
few...
very few buses, and... we could virtually go where we liked, as long as we
told
them where we were going and we didn't go near the river. So we just used to
go
walking in the fields in the area... help with the harvest... help the men
with
the harvest, and the ladies would bring out lunches and drinks, fresh
lemonade
for us, and... beer for the men. And it really was a wonderful time,
as
far as I was concerned.