From an interview with Leila Tidd, Tiddville A. I was only, ah nine, nine years old when I started cleaning Hake Sounds. That was over in the fish plant toWhale Cove. And they took the money from me. My mother had got married again. But, ah. (ha) Q. What was your favorite holiday when you were a child? A. Man, never heard tell of a holiday, that I know of. (laughter) Well, I mean, when school stopped, I used to cry, 'cause I didn't want it to stop. See that was the only thing I had to meet with people 'n see kids and things like that and so I don't know anything about a holiday. Q. Not like Christmas or Easter? A. Oh well, they was Christmas that used to come but, the Christm, the Christmas that my mother died I mean she died in November and the step-father was suppose to take care of me. But he, he put me outdoors, you know, said I couldn't stay there any more. And Christmas Day I never even had a dinner or anywheres' to stay or anything. So, I didn't have a very good life. Copyright © 2001 Municipality of the County of Digby