A farm girl in the Great Depression

by Ruth Myer

People seemed then to "live more for each other", to appreciate the little things, to share chores and to be helpful. [I recall her story of her mother's Christmas present, one year; a hand pump by the sink so that she would have to go outdoors to hand pump the well water for the washing of the dishes. This Counted highly for her mother, as winter lasts up to six months there, with 40 to 100 inches of snow a year and often 50 MPH winds at 10 above zero. This was a time when her brother married the gal next door and then lived next door for 40 years, in the house his wife's mother was born in! Vegetable gardens, canning of these veggies, church socials, piano playing in the home with the kids, walks in the families were closer then. In short, she writes of a time when there seemed to be more "values", more "morality", to people's daily lives. (Amazon customer)

185 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1995