Stourbridge
After 10 years of living in the houseboat the family moved to a house in Stourbridge which Pat’s parents paid for – to save her sanity. It was at this time that Astrid entered the family as a boarder, aged 7. Because her mother died soon afterwards Pat took over the roll of mother. She has remained a part of the family ever since.
At Elmfield Pat taught, at various times, French, tennis, lacrosse, gym and drama. It must have been very frustrating for her that she was not in a position to be a class teacher, especially as she had taken the Waldorf teachers training course. Her main aim was to make sure her children had a Waldorf curriculum and she made great sacrifices for this.
In 1970 at age 55, when the
girls had left home, Pat attended