May 1, 2026 · 49 min · 10 segments
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Andre WaltonGuest
Catherine LlewellynHostYou know, the thing you said about your mother being the cook housekeeper and you were really allowed to kind of toddle wherever you wanted to go and you weren't being told not to do things.
It's a very unusual start, isn't it? And I can see how that would have allowed you to really explore in numerous different directions physically, geographically, in the sense of the stream, the forest, the i'm i'm guessing you know like the attics the cellars the different parts of these sometimes must have been a big house for you know for her to be required so there is that kind of interesting dynamic with these big old houses in england where there's always nooks and crannies and different ways of playing and imagine you know i was exposed to a bit of that as a child as well and um So that really conjures up an interesting picture compared to a lot of people's early childhood and how that then sets us going in the first place.
I mean, it requires an enormous divergence of skills and personal capacities, doesn't it? Yes, it really does.
I mean, it's not only a highly creative job, but it's an incredibly diverse job.
Um, you know, your, your, it wasn't a big enough family with big enough house to have sort of a butler and, you know, and all the, all the other people that would go with that.
I mean, this was, um, so she really had to do a bit of almost everything and, and, uh, it was a farm.
So, you know, quite often, I mean, somebody would sort of come in with a pheasant or, you know, chicken or whatever it was, and she had to then deal with all that stuff.
And, you know, I mean, when I was born, she was 25 years old, and quite a young 25 years old.
So, you know, sort of, and this, this episode of my life started very soon after I was born, I mean, maybe six months after or something like that.
And, you And she was very competent at that kind of learning process, but she was also an exceptional artist.
I think anyway, in England... compared to in the US where I now live, certainly back then there was a lot more initiative required to do almost everything.
So, you know, just having sort of taught at the local university here where I get students, you know, I've got, I've set them an exam and, you know, someone will come up to me and say, well, when are you going to give us the notes for the exam? I said, well, when you've been sort of sitting there with your pen in hand and your notebook, the whole of this term, you were taking notes.
You know, the thing you said about your mother being the cook housekeeper and you were really allowed to kind of toddle wherever you wanted to go and you weren't being told not to do things.
It's a very unusual start, isn't it? And I can see how that would have allowed you to really explore in numerous different directions physically, geographically, in the sense of the stream, the forest, the i'm i'm guessing you know like the attics the cellars the different parts of these sometimes must have been a big house for you know for her to be required so there is that kind of interesting dynamic with these big old houses in england where there's always nooks and crannies and different ways of playing and imagine you know i was exposed to a bit of that as a child as well and um So that really conjures up an interesting picture compared to a lot of people's early childhood and how that then sets us going in the first place.
I mean, it requires an enormous divergence of skills and personal capacities, doesn't it? Yes, it really does.
I mean, it's not only a highly creative job, but it's an incredibly diverse job.
Um, you know, your, your, it wasn't a big enough family with big enough house to have sort of a butler and, you know, and all the, all the other people that would go with that.
I mean, this was, um, so she really had to do a bit of almost everything and, and, uh, it was a farm.
So, you know, quite often, I mean, somebody would sort of come in with a pheasant or, you know, chicken or whatever it was, and she had to then deal with all that stuff.
And, you know, I mean, when I was born, she was 25 years old, and quite a young 25 years old.
So, you know, sort of, and this, this episode of my life started very soon after I was born, I mean, maybe six months after or something like that.
And, you And she was very competent at that kind of learning process, but she was also an exceptional artist.
I think anyway, in England... compared to in the US where I now live, certainly back then there was a lot more initiative required to do almost everything.
So, you know, just having sort of taught at the local university here where I get students, you know, I've got, I've set them an exam and, you know, someone will come up to me and say, well, when are you going to give us the notes for the exam? I said, well, when you've been sort of sitting there with your pen in hand and your notebook, the whole of this term, you were taking notes.
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