Fairbridge boys with
Ayrshires beside the
octagonal barn at Fintry High Farm

Photo courtesy of
Greater Vernon
Museum and Archives

Last summer, a handful of boys came here to work. This year, 35 boys came to live and work on the estate. After the Armstrong Fair earlier this month, I gave them a party at the National Hotel in Vernon. As a little treat, I secretly put a silver dollar under the ice cream each boy had for dessert. The lads live at the manor house and sleep on cots on the veranda. One night, I even joined them in a pillow fight. Ach, but it’s good to have young people around.