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Evacuees
I attended school headed by Dominie Colvin and indeed ended up living there along with two other evacuees, having previously lived at East Crachie with the Ogilvie family. I learnt, among other things, to make snares and nets to catch rabbits. How to drive a tractor on the farm and other farm work. At the school we put on a school play, which was also put on in Forfar. At 10 years old it was a good war away from the city. In the winter our daily 1/3 pint of milk frequently got frozen, an early version of frozen lollies. We often walked to Forfar to go to the cinema and see Flash Gordon on Saturday, usually followed by chips in the High Street. I later worked for Dave Drummond at Backmuir farm Carmylie having taken a liking to the countryside. At that time the summers seemed endless and the weather fine. We often played in the stream/burn that runs in the hollow to the south below Crachie. The name... Read more
Friends Who Lived in Greystone
My husband was in the Navy and we were stationed in Edzel from 1972 until 1975. We lived in Greystone in what was called 'The White House'. We had the greatest Scottish neighbours and I would so love to get in touch with them. My children and grandchildren are coming to Scotland June 13, 2009. We are so excited about going back to the place where we loved. Our neighbors were Hans and Rose Goetz. I have lost touch with them and would like to know if anyone knows them or their whereabouts.
Thank you for any information you can give me on the Goetz and their children.
Linda Vick
The Weather
My parents, sister and I lived in Kinneff for a couple of years and I attended the little village school, Mr Hainings was the Head then. The weather was extreme, winters were full of snow and the lovely coal fire my mum to used to make, hours and hours were spent playing out in the summer, I remember one year when all the jelly fish arrived and we took a picnic and sat on the top watching them, another time there was a seal in the water. Wonderful place and wonderful memories.
Early Days in Ferryden
Kids used to run around bare footed. At the school in Ferryden we had slates, if you were good the teacher used to let you take the water bottle home to refill it, we used to clean the slates with water. Went on a picnic, the whole class on a horse and cart. Used to buy a bag of buckies for a penny, didn't eat them, just winkled them out with a pin for fun. Used to get candy apples from a Mrs Coull at the back of Ferryden. We used to go up the braes at the back of Ferryden and pinch the farmer's peas (I[still feel guilty). Used to love the beer boat coming and going, we called it 'the beery'. It was the SS 'Lochside', it used to ply between Newcastle and Montrose. There was still a few fishing boats in Ferryden then and you could see the salmon jumping in the river. It was a wonderfull place to grow up in and it's so sad to... Read more
Strawberries
My family came from Wellbank and every summer we would go there from Durham to help my Uncle Jim at Buckleshead, to pick stawberries and raspberries ready to go from there in wooden barrels to the jam factory at Dundee. My memories are good ones from these days and I will visit again to have a look round and do a bit of family history. My father also played football for Dundee United. My grandfather I think used to haul jute in Dundee to the mills with horse/cart. Dave
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