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.
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 →
These past few hot days have reminded me of summer when I was young. No air-conditioning anywhere; not in homes, not in businesses, not in hospitals. My poor mother had both of her children in the middle of July…and spent … Continue reading →
She’d been obsessed by the Beatles since she first heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in 1963. For Christmas that year, a HiFi record player was her only request. She spent hours playing their music. Her life was defined … Continue reading →
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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