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Lindsey Dickson's avatar

Oh Jo, what a sad story, poor little Harry. I do envy you though spending some of your childhood on a farm, that was my dream when I was a small girl. We did have pigs about 10 years ago, just four at a time for meat, and like you I used to go down every day to tickle their bellies. I have since realised I would have made a useless farmer's wife!

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Oh Jo, what a beautifully-recounted story. Harry was very special - you obviously meant as much to him as he did to you.

I grew up on a smallholding, and was very used to having to say goodbye to the lambs, piglets and geese who'd grown up alongside me. It was never easy, but I will be forever grateful for how and where I grew up. xxx

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