so-so3.5 ✨ I‘ve been meaning to read this diary for a long time. I learned a lot of things I didn‘t know in this time period. I like how the author of this historical fiction based this story on her mother‘s family as they navigated the Great Depression, and what could have happened to the characters during Christmas time.
Learning something else new. In 1932 and it appears even earlier they had metal dishes with a heat source underneath. I also learned it‘s called a chafing dish. Maybe I should have known this, but I didn‘t know it had a name. 🤯
Hmmm 🤔 So… here‘s what I‘m thinking. We just heard that the banks closed down, one dad kills himself at his kids birthday party, another dad left his family when he lost his job, and then the teenager takes the kids to a movie where the male lead has to choose between an adulteress and a prostitute… umm… escaping the reality of the crazy in the Great Depression?
Why I love historical fiction. I learn so much! I didn‘t even know this was a thing. 🤔
pickA sweet memoir of the life of a child growing up on a farm in Iowa during the depression. I first read this in 2008. Seemed like it was time again. #ReadingUSA
pickAn amazing, uplifting read of a rich young lady, Lauren, breaking free from her expectations in society in the early 1930s. Giving up her own status, she chooses to take on a private orphanage that was destitute and failing with the help of Becky and Mary. Powerful relationships, realizing what true wealth really means, and always having hope make this a beautiful and emotionally charged must read for fans of historical fiction!
I took this yesterday after a rain during supper time. Not very often to see a full circle rainbow. From my window. #BeautyBreak
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pickIowa farm life growing up during the depression. Far from feeling deprived, Mildred looks back with affection on her rich & vibrant experiences as a child. This isn‘t one of those woe-is-me memoirs. As to be expected, she felt some things in society had changed for the better, others not.
A few hours ago the sky opened and it rained buckets. A little later the sun came out and I took an unscheduled nap. Just now I took an abbreviated walk around the neighborhood because the rain left behind some humidity.
Seen on my walk: an
Upside down flag and mushrooms
Sprouting from the rain
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Well, this is a rather depressing song about a breakup. #JuneSpecial Stormy Weather @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
