Monthly Archives: May 2018

The Baseball Game

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

It was Spring, 1960. The last day of fifth grade. The last day of school. There were two fifth grades in our small town elementary school. I don’t know how we got split into two grades back in those days, … Continue reading →

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Dad

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

Dark winter mornings filled with mud and snow. Muggy summer sunrises sweating before the work was even begun. A hard life of  labor, washing the teats of the cows before milking, mixing milk replacement for the calves, hauling water and … Continue reading →

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