February 2020 FREE BOOK!
This month, we will give away a wonderful book by Mary B. Knapp. Set in the 1940s and 1950s on a small Midwest farm, WINSOME WINTERS is a delightful visit to that time when families were pulling themselves out of the Great Depression.
From the back cover: “What was it really like to grow up on a small farm in the Midwest prior to the Internet, prior to TV….The family cooked on a wood-burning stove . . . and washed clothes . . . on a scrub board in a galvanized tub. WINSOME WINTERS stories provide glimpses into that time and place, where, despite poverty, the family’s faith, hard work and music kept dreams alive.” Added bonus — recipes from the same era.(Mom’s Raisin Pie, Perfect Pastry, Apple Bread and more!)
To have your name included in our Wednesday, February 12 drawing just answer this question. Do you remember the 1940s and early 1950s or was that your parents’, grandparents’, or great grandparents’ era?
Happy Reading!
Sue
I love all that you shared. Memories are precious beyond words!!
candyperkins@yahoo.com I was born in 45 so it was pro baby my parents.
I was born in 1933 so I do remember those days. I remember my dad reading the paper on the front porch the day Pearl Harbor was bombed, and how shocked he was. I wasn’t old enough to understand. We were a large family and lived in a house that my grandfather built in 1907. We did not have electricity until I was about 12; did not have a telephone. Mom churned butter, baked endless loaves of bread, washed our clothes in a wringer washer and hung them on the line. Dad farmed and gardened. I never thought of our family and being poor or needy. We had all that we needed.
I would love to win this book!! My Aunt Mary wrote this book about her (our) family & my beautiful Loving Grandma & grandpa. I was born in 1956. I lived in Cross Village, Michigan twith my parents & 7 siblings. I so Loved my Grandma Lois Keller. We just lived a little ways down the street & my Grandma was my best friend!!
She taught me many things that I cherish today. She left us way too soon but I carry her in my heart always, till we meet again.
Was born in 1944. Raised on a farm in Michigan. Though we weren’t rich, we never went without much. Had our own huge vegetable garden, lots of cows, chickens and even ducks. I was one of five sisters. Our imaginations ran rampant because toys were few and far between. Father was a guard at the Soo Locks, Mom was a fantastic cook and mother. She lived many years with depression and committed suicide, after we kids were all raised, at the age of 52. Irregardless, she and dad left us with many
fantastic memories.
I was born in 1941! I grew through teenage years in 1950’s. Graduated in 1959. I adored my grandmother who grew up in Montana on a ranch. Used to partake in meals for threshers on the ranch. I loved her stories. She was just in late 40’s when my twin and I were born. We lived with her until we were 6. Then into the 1950’s we were a military family. My mother was a fantastic gourmet cook. The 50’s were the golden era, post war and almost seems like a fairy tale now. Such hope in the good life.
Born 1949 and all I remember is my Sister dying, I was 5. My Mom could take a bone and make the best soup, she had that talent with all her cooking. Miss her cooking. Living on a Island you lived off the sea.
I was not born during that time, my parents were young back then as well as the grandparents. Whom are all gone now. My mother in law would remember those times I am sure and she would love to read this. Her birthday is soon. 🙂
I was born in 1982, so the 40’s and 50’s was more the time time of my parents and grandparents. But, most people who know me personally, know that I should have been born in an earlier time, as I have a great appreciation for things from the old days. Old tools, old books, the things that were once considered the finer things in life, that have unfortunately slipped through the cracks in this day and age of technology.