About Life in the 50's and beyond...
Welcome to Life in the 50's and 60's and beyond .... where I write about my childhood memories, music of the 60's and about life in the country.
I am a mother, grandmother, farmer's wife, business owner, and retired teacher.
The wooden classroom floors were scuffed and worn from first graders hard-soled shoes skipping, jumping, occasionally walking, and dragging mud and snow in from outside. By the time it was my turn to be a first grader in the old … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Retired Ruth:
Ralph as a pup…. One summer, we decided to go away for the weekend. We were heading to Lake Erie and Cedar Point, an Ohio amusement park. Ralph knew his way in and out of most of the…
Christmas Dinner. Meet the parents. After three years of dating it was finally happening. I carefully chose a white angora sweater and a blue plaid Bobbi Brooks skirt; it was 1970 and people still dressed up for holiday dinners. I … Continue reading →
Everyone else was looking at the moon that night. A celestial event, which made the whole thing even easier to pull off. She quietly removed the lace curtain from the rod, twisted it, and tiptoed across the room to the … Continue reading →
Yesterday we celebrated our 47th wedding anniversary. In honor of that occasion, a few stories from the past came to mind that I probably should share. Here is the first one. It was late July 1971. I would graduate … Continue reading →
Our doors were seldom locked. There were no nearby neighbors just rolling fields of wheat, corn, soybeans, or pasture. Until I was in high school, we had no security lights anywhere on the farm. The was a light on a … Continue reading →
Reaching down (ew) into the back of the toilet…..That’s how I started my birthday today. Even before I had a good cup of coffee. But when you are ready to flush….and nothing happens… what are your options? Luckily (?) the … Continue reading →
