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Eve Drewelowe autobiographical writing, 1980s

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sluggish We cant afford to build this house unless we undertook to took on a good shore the finishing ourselves. You wouldn't believe how much we did our selves - The cabinets built-ins, floor flags - practically the works on the inside. I even laid flags by myself when Vace was in the office. I laid all my myself brick atop the [retaing ?] walls now [coverneshed?] in ivy, the fence another feat, another story - ! You wouldn't believe how hard I worked to get the whole thing together. into a very special house....whipped and fashioned & coaxed it into ultimate perfection. .. Examine the fit of the plywood on the half steps leading to the lower level you may well be amazed at the accurate fit. as red that is is my eyed & hand at work You have no slight idea how much it takes
 
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