Those Were The Days

Hello! My name is Mairona(Mair) Liston(nee Williams). I lived at 13, Clare Road, otherwise known as Rhianfa from 1945 -1962, and I was a pupil at YGS from 1951-1958. Other members of the Williams family lived at 15 and 17 Clare Road. My grandfather, John Hopkin Williams, and my father, Nwyfre Williams, were amateur beekeepers and my job was to label the honey harvest- clover or heather, if I remember correctly! Enough honey was produced for the family, and we sold a small amount to a few neighbours who had become regular customers. The other beekeepers that I remember were Tudor Evans and Ifor Lewis (Dr Lewis' son who had hearing and speech difficulties). I think all three of them exhibited in friendly competition in the Harvest Show,held at the Wern School, Clare Road - I think their jars of honey were displayed on the classroom windows. My grandfather also exhibited chrysanthemums and tomatoes - grown in a heated greenhouse at the rear of his garden. All these years later, aged 82!, I still love all honey, and there are many varieties available in Vancouver, British Columbia, where I have lived most of the time since 1973. Happy memories!