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Did You Ever Have To Wear Long Underwear And High Topped Shoes?

Cold Iowa winters made these necessary clothing for me. It was awful for a 4th-5th grade girl to go to school with lumpy legs. This condition wa...

December Memories

December brings myriad memories; trees and toys; scents and stockings; pretty clothes and parties; churches and carols; families and fun – and...

About School 

About school – well actually I sort of like it. Not tests and homework and so on, but I was always ready to go back. As a kid we lived in the ...

School Days -- Singing

Most people think of studies, teachers, friends, sports, games, etc. when remembering school days and of course I do too, but I also remember si...

Sunshine and Clouds – 10 Memorable Years

The decade of the [19]40’s was one of contrasts – laughter and sorrow – good and evil. It was a time, for me, of good movies, good music, ...

Musical Renditions

Craig, at age twelve, was a young boy growing up in a small New England industrial city. The year was 1972, and he had become fascinated by all ...