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One Woman’s Story
In the ‘50s, well before the advent of “women’s lib”, it was the accepted idea that married women should be cont...
Food Storage Before Plastic
Let’s see - way back then - in the 20’s and the 30’s, those dreary Depression years. What did we do without “Sar...
Hooray For the Red, White an
We are all American citizens but many of us were born in other countries, and all of us can trace our roots to other cou...
Important Person In My Life
As we get older, our minds return to younger days and we have time to think about those people and pets we loved or who ...
Music And Memories
I love music - all kinds: early rock and roll of the 60s, classical music with thrilling symphonic melodies, standard ba...
Radio Cake
Our world was holding its breath in 1940. We were recuperating from the effects of the Depression and now we were hoping...
Sunshine and Clouds – 10 M
The decade of the [19]40’s was one of contrasts – laughter and sorrow – good and evil. It was a time, for me, of g...
The Joy Of Books
This is my favorite topic - books! As a very young child I loved my books: indeed, all I ever wanted for Christmas was m...
Visits to New York During th
When I was a little girl living in the New York suburbs, my favorite treat was going with my father into the City. This...
Yesterday, Today and Tomorro
I was in college when the war ended. Gradually, the men came back to resume their education, some as soon as the war was...