Here's Mum's story (up until around 1992, when I sat down with her to record her memories). I was born in Morrinsville on August 14, 1939 during a hailstorm.  I had a wonderful childhood that revolved around the farm, blackberrying, mushrooming and…

The first thing I remember as a child is that secure feeling.  If Mum was rattling around the kitchen I always felt that all was well with the world.  It’s a feeling I can remember quite strongly and Dad was always there…