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After her years in domestic service, Winifred Foley married and started a family. But while scraping a living as a charwoman in a rundown north London tenement, she continued to long for her home in the Forest of Dean and the cherished relatives she had left behind. Determined to give their children the rural upbringing she had enjoyed, the young couple moved to an isolated, crumbling cottage not far from the forest. But even in the 1950s, they lacked heating or running water, and money was tight. Food was begged, borrowed or homegrown, and their clothes were hand-me-downs. 

Born on a Somerset pea-field in 1941, the second of eight children in a Romani family, Maggie Smith-Bendell has lived through the years of greatest change in the travelling community's long history. As a child, Maggie rode and slept in a horse-drawn wagon, picked hops and flowers, and sat beside her father's campfire on ancient verges, poor but free to roam. As the twentieth century progressed, common land was fenced off and the traditional ways disappeared.

Happy Minds - Sleep Meditation & Bedtime Stories is a positive channel for children (and adults!) to relax, dream, imagine and have fun!

Join us on a delightful journey through the most significant days of the year in British culture! Holidays and Happy Days offers a playful exploration of festive occasions, cherished traditions, and the joy they bring to our lives. Each episode is a celebration of what makes these moments special, filled with insights and anecdotes that will leave you smiling. Perfect for anyone looking to embrace the spirit of British holidays, this podcast is a cheerful reminder of the happiness that comes with sharing these days with loved ones. - Summary by Rapunzelina

This is the first English translation of a portion of Historia Antigua de Mexico, written originally in Spanish by celebrated Mexican historian Mariano Veytia. He relates the history, astronomy, and religious practices he discovered from the charts, diagrams, and paintings of the Native Americans. In addition, he presents an account of America'a first settlers, who left from the biblical Tower of Bable at the time of the confusion of tongues.