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Mrs Maynard, as well as looking after her family, would prepare morning and afternoon tea for the Governor&#8217;s regular meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Officialdom upstairs and family life downstairs meant that two different worlds lived side by side in the centre of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My father worked in the garden outside the high bluestone wall which surrounded a large backyard to the building in which we lived. Further beyond the garden was a fence enclosing a paddock where my father kept a horse and a cow and fowls. Right in the middle of Melbourne we had our own fresh vegetables, milk and eggs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today you can tour the basement and see the rooms the Maynard family lived in. Visit the kitchen and imagine making tea for the Governor; tour the living room and you can almost see the children playing out back.<\/p>\n<p>A handmade quilt is on display in these rooms which was kindly donated by one of our volunteers and her stitching group. You can read about it here.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/visit-us\/\">Plan your visit<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0| \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au\/growing-old-treasury-additional-resources\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/h4>\n\t<p>Ongoing\u00a0display<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ongoing exhibition. 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