“Having been a country girl, I had nothing in the way of society,” Mrs. She took writing courses at night at New York University, and on Saturdays, she studied at the Art Students League on West 57th Street. Du Brin went to the new Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. When he saw cars or people, we had taught him to say ‘HONK’ at full volume.”Īfter she graduated from Altamont High School in 1945, Mrs. Mert would sit on the top of the steering wheel, watching the road when we took him for a ride. “Since the canvas roof had rotted off we had an open car. “My boyfriend had an old Model A Ford ‘convertible,’” she wrote. He would fly to her shoulder, comb her hair with his beak, and say “Pretty Carol, pretty Carol.” She named the crow Mert after the telephone operator in the radio show “Fibber McGee and Molly.” Du Brin’s Altamont High School boyfriend stole a baby crow from its nest for her. We had a special cellar for canned goods and root vegetables and a wine cellar for my father’s grape, elderberry, and dandelion wine.” “Victory Gardens were also the thing then and we were busily growing our own fruits and vegetables. School dances, plays, glee club concerts, the Fireman’s Ball and movies were held there …,” Mrs. “The Masonic Temple was the social center for the village. Slacks, however, could not be worn to class. Du Brin of her high school years in the 1940s. “We cheerleaders had something daring and new for a cheerleader uniform - slacks,” wrote Mrs. She called it a tragedy when the school was torn down to make way for a new elementary school, which her daughters later attended. First through eighth grades had classrooms on the school’s first floor and high school classes were held upstairs. Du Brin would either walk or ride her bike more than a mile to the school on Grand Street. “With spring came the wild and crazy rushing waters, which gave the creek its name - Bozenkill.” “We had 20 acres all our own, with a good stretch of the Bozenkill Creek running at the foot of the back hill …,” Mrs. When the winter snow was high, the Sanfords would put on their snowshoes to get to one of the village grocery stores and pull their food home on a toboggan. The house, on a dirt road, was surrounded by farms. “My father was an engineer working on highways and business buildings but he was very hands-on renovating and repairing,” she wrote. She wrote about the history of the Victorian summer home built by George Coonley in 1887. Du Brin was 11, her parents bought what she called “the last house in Altamont” at a tax sale. There she explored the woods and farmland on a stick horse, broke her arm falling out of an apple tree, and learned to ride a two-wheeler. She walked a mile to school each day from the 1700s home near the Bender melon farm where she lived with her parents, Edwin Wade Sanford and Miriam Rouse. She never did get the hang of spelling, and was always chosen last for the spelling bees. DuBrin’s first schooling was at New Scotland’s one-room schoolhouse, since enlarged to serve as the town hall. 24, 2022, at her home that she shared with her two daughters, Carolyn Jane du Brin and Kerry Du Brin. “Mother contributed for over 50 years to articles in The Altamont Enterprise, extolling the virtues of nature and wildlife, relating stories of family travels and pets.” “Endlessly energetic and creative, she enjoyed painting, gardening, entertaining and cooking, but perhaps most recognizably, writing,” her four daughters wrote in a tribute. She remained resilient in old age and never lost her joie de vivre. Her vibrant paintings and words captured her life in all its vivid details. She loved animals, both as pets and in nature. Have any questions? Contact us today by completing an online form, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.ALTAMONT - Carolyn Sanford Du Brin was a woman with a deep sense of place who cared about history. Once they’re gone, they’re gone – so be sure to snap up anything that takes your eye! This page is updated regularly, so keep checking back to find the fabric of your dreams, at an equally dreamy price. We also offer shipping outside of the UK, which means that no matter where you are in the world, you can still benefit from our clearance fabrics. With free delivery in the UK and the option to buy in bulk, you couldn’t be in a better place for all of your crafting and tailoring needs. There could be endless reasons why we have surplus materials, but we can guarantee that they are always of the best quality and the best condition – and now, the best price. Here you’ll find all kinds of fabrics, from net to denim to yarn. We just love to treat our customers! Check out our clearance corner below, where you’ll find great quality fabrics at an even better price.
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