memories of hearth and home

Here are some of the braids that residents at Linden House have been plaiting for their rag rug.

 

 

During these rag rug sessions, I have been recording their memories of Hearth and Home: the rug making that they helped with as children, the rag and bone man, tying rags in their hair at night for curls in the morning, bath night using tin baths filled with hot water from the copper. It is so warming hearing their 'fireside' stories. One lady has an especially keen ear for dialogue and others embellish their stories using vivid sensory detail. They are excellent story-tellers!