Rural life in Otaki, neighbours, change of interests. Handling horses. Moving onto own farm. Father’s gardening using the moon for planting times, commercial flower growing. Mowing lawns. Sunday School feasts. 10 years at Ohau until married at 21. Phone messages for neighbours. Limits of large classes. An oral history interview looking at the past and present of Palmerston North and the Manawatū, produced by Manawatū People's Radio with the support of New Zealand On Air.