Our Blackwells were involved in the early phases of the industrial revolution. For centuries, textile production remained unchanged. Women (called spinsters) used spinning wheels to turn flax fibers into linen thread or wool into yarn.
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Cotswolds (Part 3) Orininally published Aug. 10, 2021
The Cotswolds are known for their cottages built of locally quarried, yellow stone — sometimes with thatched roofs. When the sunlight is shining directly on them you can clearly see how yellow they are. This
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Cotswolds (Part 2). [Originally published Aug. 10, 2021] My wife and I had the good fortune to visit the area 20 years ago (and have lots of photos). As I understand it, the Cotswold Hills
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Including the post COTSWOLDS (Part 1) Presumably a lot of readers of this blog didn’t get to read the series of posts I placed on our Facebook Group page last year, so I will repost
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