Category Archives: memoir

This is the final part of my mother’s memoir that she wrote to our daughter years ago.  To read the entire story, in parts, type the title Rag Dolls and Purple Coaches into the search line on my blog page. … Continue reading →

This is a continuing story that my mother wrote to our daughter when she was little.  For the previous entry, look here: Rag Dolls and Purple Coaches: A Memoir part 9 “Cows are rather dumb creatures.  I mean stupid, of … Continue reading →

Continuing my mother’s memoir written to my daughter when she was little . . . for the previous episode, click here: rag-dolls-and-purple-coaches-a-memoir-part-8/ “We made a lot of our Christmas gifts.  We always made and gave each

Continuing my mother’s memoir of growing up in upstate New York. “I have told you about making the maple sugar in the springtime.  Later there were big gardens to be planted.  We children always had small gardens all our own.

I am continuing my mother’s story of her years growing up.  She was born in 1908.  To read earlier parts of her story, just type “rag dolls” in the search box up at the right, and a series of older … Continue reading →

(a continuing story by my mother about growing up.  see Rag Dolls and Purple Coaches: A Memoir part 4 ) *****When it began to be spring we made maple sugar and syrup.  Then we always had Jack-wax.  That was good!  You … Continue reading →