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Her snowy white, rolling collar and neck cloth knotted at the top, and fringed at the ends, added fine touches to her picturesque costume. In fact, young Gruffyd was proud of his mother and he loved her dearly. He thought no woman could be quite as sweet as she was. HER SNOWY WHITE ROLLING COLLAR AND NECKCLOTH KNOTTED AT THE TOP AND FRINGED AT THE ENDS ADDED FINE TOUCHES TO HER PICTURESQUE COSTUME IN FACT YOUNG GRIFFITH WAS PROUD OF HIS MOTHER AND HE LOVED DEARLY HE THOUGHT NO WOMAN COULD BE QUITE AS SWEET AS SHE WAS
 outside, while flowers bloomed indoors. These were set in pots and on shelves near the latticed windows. They seemed to grow finely, because so good a woman loved them. The copper door-sill was kept bright, and the broad borders on the clay floor, along the walls, were always fresh with whitewash. The pewter dishes on the sideboard shone as if they were moons, and the china cats on the mantle piece, in silvery luster, reflected both sun and candle light. Daddy often declared he could use these polished metal plates for a mirror, when he shaved his face. Puss, the pet, was always happy purring away on the hearth, as the kettle boiled to make the flummery, of sour oat jelly, which, daddy loved so well. Mother Gruffyd was always so neat, with her black and white striped apron, her high peaked hat, with its scalloped lace and quilled fastening around her chin, her little short shawl, with its pointed, long tips, tied in a bow, and her bright red plaid petticoat folded back from her frock. AT AND PRETTY WITH VINES COVERING THE OUTSIDE WHILE FLOWERS BLOOMED INDOORS THESE WERE SET IN POTS AND ON SHELVES NEAR THE LATTICE WINDOWS THEY SEEMED TO GROW FINELY BECAUSE SO GOOD A WOMAN LOVED THEM THE COPPER DOORED SILL WAS BRIGHT AND THE BROAD BORDERS ON A CLAY FLOOR ALONG THE WALLS WERE ALWAYS FRESH WITH WHITEWASH THE PEWTER DISHES ON THE SIDEBOARD SHONE AS IF THEY WERE MOONS AND THE CHINA CATS ON THE MANTELPIECE IN THE SILVER LUSTRE REFLECTED BOTH SUN AND CANDLELIGHT DADDY OFTEN DECLARED HE COULD USE THESE POLISHED METAL PLATES FOR A MIRROR WHEN HE SHAVED HIS FACE PUSS THE PET WAS ALWAYS HAPPY PURRING AWAY ON THE HEARTH AS THE KETTLE BOILED TO MAKE THE FLUMMERY OF SOUR OAT JELLY WHICH DADDY LOVED SO WELL MOTHER GRIFFITH WAS ALWAYS SO NEAT WITH HER BLACK AND WHITE STRIPED APRON HER HIGH PEAKED HAT WITH ITS SCALLOP LACE AND QUILLED FASTENING AROUND HER CHIN HER LITTLE SHORT SHAWL WITH ITS POINTED LONG TIPS TIED IN A BOW AND HER BRIGHT RED PLAID PETTICOAT FOLDED BACK FROM HER FROCK
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