A photo of my mother, Noreen, around 1931 when she would have been 10, with her elder brother, Herbert. They are outside their home, a cottage by Scaleby Moss, near Carlisle, in Cumbria.
This photo, which appeared in the Cumberland News, pictures them with their goat and holding her four kids–– a rare occurrence in breed that rarely gives birth to more than two. Mum remembers that she had a large hole in the knee of one stocking which, before taking the photo, the newspaper photographer asked her to cover.
I remember your often going going to Carlisle as a boy..
Great picture.. such a lovely part of England .
What a wonderful photo to have in your life! And what a fortunate young gal, who was going to have her very own “handsome kid,” the like of which is the scourge of women’s hearts far and wide. And a source of pride and loyalty to Bronwyn, your dear wife, and your lovely daughters! I am not ashamed to write this fan mail, ha, ha, and it is a rare thing given the life I have been fortunate enough to have! Stay safe, Barry~!