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The Porch Swing
The Porch Swing Everyone who lived on West Willis in Perry, Iowa, had a large front porch. If you had a large front porch, you also had a ...
The Greatest Generation
The years I have experienced is called the “Greatest Generation”. When I was a child the Depression was upon us. My family was hit like...
Thanksgiving Memory
We always had the typical Thanksgiving dinner at our home in Iowa. However, this particular year Dad announced he was going pheasant hunting...
St. Patrick’s Day
It was St. Pat’s Day…., we had told our daughter that we would drive her to the NYC Airport early. It was a lovely day so we decided to...
Snow Sledding
It was a snowy evening and Mom had gone to “Bank Night”. Once a week the local theater had a drawing – probably $25 to draw in local p...
Religion memories
“No, I don’t have to eat carrots – God will eat them for me”, quoted our neighbor girl many years ago. After a lot of interpretation...
Playtime in Perry, Iowa
When we were little, my sisters and brother had a big sandbox in the backyard. We used to play “Store” together, and would steal items f...
MY WEDDING DAY
AUGUST 12, 1944 It was my wedding day, August 12, 1944. in St. Augustine, Florida. All was planned for a 4 pm ceremony. At noon, the telepho...
My Parents’ Generation
I don’t know much about my Father’s family. He was brought up in Western Kansas on a farm where many Czechoslovakian families settled. M...
My Parents Life As I Remember
They were both brought up in Kansas. My mother was 33 when they were married December 21, 1920. She was probably considered to be an “old ...