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a dozen eggs
We had just moved into our first home. It was my husband’s childhood home; his parents had retired from the farm and moved to town and we had taken over where they left off. In a matter of 2 months … Continue reading
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Tagged 1971, 4H, blog, boomer blog, Brown eggs, brown paper bags, farm life, gifts, memoir, memory, new home, Sunday School, WWII
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A Paper Doll to Call My Own
When I was about 8 years old I discovered Betsy McCall. McCall’s magazine dedicated an entire page in each monthly edition that showcased a Betsy McCall paper doll and a corresponding adventure with clothes to cut out and play with … Continue reading
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Tagged Annette, Betsy McCall, Lawrence Welk, Liz Taylor, McCall's magazine, memoir, memory, Natalie Wood, paper dolls, The Lennon Sisters, The Mills Brothers
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The Conservo
My mom would be belly laughing out loud if she knew that once again gardening and preserving produce was the rage. She grew up during the Depression and since we lived in the rural Midwest, and lived off the land….. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, colander, Conservo, depression, Garden, home canning, home freezer, memoir, memory, pestle, preserving food, produce, tomatoes, write
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Grace
She was a beautiful girl. She had long, dark red hair almost to her waist. In a few years hair like hers would be the rage. But in 1962 it just meant she was too poor to go to a … Continue reading
Gimme a Head with Hair!
There were a lot of things from the 50’s and 60’s that I would just like to forget. Like …. hair. How you had to wash your hair and set it with rollers and sit under a plastic hood … Continue reading
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Tagged boomer blog, Fringe (hair), Hair, Hair Care, Hair dryer, Iron, Iron your hair, memoir, memory, permanent, pincurls, poodle haircut, Roller, Teen Magazine, wildroot cream oil
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Back to School… again
Last Saturday I revisited the first school I ever attended. The one I described in my other Back to School blogs. My granddaughter’s freshman volleyball team was playing there. Even though its only about 40 minutes from my home, … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, best friends, blog, boomer blog, childhood, Class of 68, elementary school, family, grandmothers and granddaughters, high school, life, memoir, memories, memory, photos, Recreation, senior pictures, Volleyball
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Music Music Music
Face it… love of music begins at an early age. For me that love was born listening to my mom singing her favorite church hymns and singing along to the radio tunes of the early 1950’s. Watching her enjoy the … Continue reading
Back to School
Back to school in the 70’s. Not as a student, but as a teacher. An entirely new perspective on familiar ground. I felt like I had been waiting on this moment since the 4th grade; playing “school” at recess. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 70'S, back to school, boomer blog, career, classroom, Education, Fourth grade, Grades, K through 12, learn by doing, LOSE 30 POUNDS FAST, memoir, memory, Student, teacher, Teacher education, United States
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