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He also kept chickens for the fresh eggs and an occasional Chicken dinner. He grew his own vegetables. A must, Dorothy remembers in those long gone days of doing with less. . Her mum cleaned in the nearby pub. Dorothy remembers her mum swapping ration book stamps with other mothers. It was a regular occurrence. Sometimes her mum would need extra clothing coupons; another mum wanted extra butter. So a swap took place. It was a time of make do and mend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1953 at the age of 16 Dorothy moved with her parents and brother and sister to Evesham in Worcestershire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the age of 18 she got married to a local lad. Her first Son Andrew was born when Dorothy was 21. Her second Son was born when she was 27. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the age of 37 she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She has suffered many relapses during and since that time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the age of 58 She was widowed. Her life then was at extremely low ebb. She remembers her boys did what they could. But by now they had families of their own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She was invited to the local Pentecostal church. Dorothy really enjoyed that first service. She met the Man who was to become her second husband. He had been widowed a year before Dorothy, and to cut a long story short, that was 17 years ago and much has happened to fulfill her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During that time, Dorothy found she had a flare for writing. In the beginning, she wrote and had published many poems, Her poetry reached many countries, and she has a small publisher in America and quite a bit has been self published. 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