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Tag: flax

Berta’s Flax

13th Mar 202214th Mar 2022 CathLeave a comment

A while ago I mentioned Berta's flax and promised to say more.  Sorry it has taken so long to update this. Berta was an Austrian woman who lived in the early 20th century. Her dowery included a chest full of flax stricks. These stricks were an insurance policy, to be used if she fell on hard… Continue reading Berta’s Flax →

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