When thinking to write notes on Mouse’s life, it makes me realise how little I know. For people way back when - who I never met - I might feel happy to weave together some facts, and then draw some conclusions, and write it up as ‘their life story’. But for Mouse, who I knew,… Continue reading Mouse – Elizabeth Mary Hallas-Hill
Category: Mouse
How to find things in this blog
It’s a bit tricky, but each of the posts have categories. 1. Find a category that looks interesting to you. They tend to be topics or people’s names. 2. Click on the category word(s), e.g ‘Growly’ or ‘Textile history’ and a list of all the relevant posts will be made. 3. Categories that are used… Continue reading How to find things in this blog
Who were you Bill Pole?
THE CAST: Mouse (aka Elizabeth Mary Hallas; Bill Pole) The utility clothes, the curly hair. Smiling. Enjoying the outdoors… mucking about in a boat. Mouse in her early 20s I’ve always loved this photo of Mouse. She was born in 1921 and looks a very young woman here, her early 20s most likely – do… Continue reading Who were you Bill Pole?
Whittling walking sticks
THE CAST: Growly & Mouse (aka John Elliot Scott Hill & Elizabeth Mary Hallas-Hill) & Islay the labrador By the front door of Mouse and Growly's home in Storrington, Sussex, were numerous walking sticks. They were both in good health - or seemed to my child's eyes to be - but they just liked a… Continue reading Whittling walking sticks
A home for our family history 