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You Say it’s your Birthday?

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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Summer memories

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

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 →

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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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Trust me

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

photo prompt by Bjorn Rudberg “And that’s the story.” He looked at me and then at the sign, and then back at me. “I don’t believe a word of it.  It reminds me of an old fable, or a really … Continue reading →

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Keep Out!

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

Thanks to Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for the weekly hosting of Friday Fictioneers! “Someone’s coming up the front driveway,”  whispered Kathy to Wayne. Jack was in the basement where he kept cool on hot days. As usual, he would be no help. … Continue reading →

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Mom

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

The shoes were a bargain. I know because she only ever bought from the discounted, discontinued, clearance area. She spent little on herself.  We dressed in hand-me-downs from cousins.  We made our own soap, ketchup, applesauce… always had a garden. … Continue reading →

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Promise

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

Jen latched the suitcase, and took one last long look around.  Many times she had tried to leave, but something held her there.  He promised he would return.  I promised I would wait.  Eight years was a long time. She … Continue reading →

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Rock of Ages

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

I was born in 1950. Dad was born in 1921. Grandpa was born in 1901. The rock had always been there on the farm. Mom and Aunt Mae would come running when she saw us climbing on it, convinced we … Continue reading →

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lunch

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

First grader: What’s your favorite subject?   Third grader: Lunch!   An old joke, for sure, but it has some truth to it.  Most of us look forward to our lunch break whether we are employed full time, are a … Continue reading →

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Pungence

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

  The odor grew stronger everyday.  At first, Nita assumed it was road kill from the highway.  But it grew in intensity and on Thursday, grocery day for Nita, the smell followed her all the way to the store. She … Continue reading →

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