Category Archives: foster family

SAM’S STORY, part 4 – SECOND EVACUATION

Posted on July 23, 2020 by oneta hayes

Fierce bombing started over again and I was evacuated a second time with the school group to Llanerchymedd, Anglesy, North Wales. My foster parents were the Prichards who lived at Berthwn, Bridge Street.  Mr. Prichard was a miner and they … Continue reading →

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A CHOSEN CHILD

Posted on January 3, 2018 by oneta hayes

Wasn’t much more than a shack In shimmering chartreuse trees. Comfort and furniture were cut back. But love was common as the breeze. . I wasn’t born to this home. Where someone watched over me These folks raised me as … Continue reading →

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