Place: Residence of John Louden Puketotara, Keri Keri, Northland, New Zealand[4]
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Note: Mabel had an intense dislike to the name Mabel and prefered to be call May. In her younger days Mabel was a big woman 14 stone, but in her sixties she was small and wrinked with slightly bowed legs.She dressed young for her age and was never seem in black or navy celinese dress the the older woman used to wear in those days. She was particular about her hair and every night would roll it up inpipe cleaners and put a scarf around it, then before getting into bed she would sprinkle a small amount of perfume or toilet water on the pillows and sheets to make them smell nice.
Mabel would rise at 6.30 am so she could be washed and hair combed in tight curls with a hairnet to keep it tidy and have the fire going and breakfast over and done with by 8 o'clock. On washdays summer or winter she would rise at 5.00 am and go outside to boil the copper. Once the clothes had been boiled they were transferred into a large tin tub for rinsing and them put through the mangle into another tim tub for a final rincing in water which had been blued with a Reckitts blue bag. A final wring and the sheets etc would be blowing in the wind by 7.00 am.
Mabel was a good cook and always had christmas cake and pudding pior to christmas , the pudding hanging from the ceiling having been made in September. She made great trifle, cake, buscuits and roastdinners. Her house was a half way house for the deliverymen who were always greeted by a cup of tea or lunch.
She had a fine collection of cake plates and cups. Every afternoon between 2 and 3 pm Mabel would have a rest period. In winter she would heat a brick in the oven of the coal range and wrap it in old cloths to warm the beds.
Mabels proudest possession was the piano, although she could not play a note. She kept it like new. She was particular about her curtains and always straightened them.
WikiTree profile Louden-13 created through the import of Salmon tree.ged on May 31, 2011 by Rena Brewin. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Rena and others.
Source: S00009 Title: Cemetery Records NOTECemetery Records, Source Medium: Book CONT .
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