![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() My kids balk at being sent to their rooms. It was going well until their uncle found the hole by falling into it in the dark while chasing a runaway pig. In the days before the cursed TV, these kids decided to actually dig a hole to China in some of their precious spare time. If it was particularly cold, it became a two dog night and both dogs were allowed on the bed. As in, the dog got to sleep with them to keep them warm. I was so grateful for my heater as I read how in the winter it got so cold in their upstairs rooms that the grown ups allowed it to be a one dog night. So much manual labor each year in the heat. ![]() I read with interest about how the haying was done without today’s heavy equipment. She also talks about the practicalities of their every days on the farm: picking veggies for dinner, wash day, gathering nuts, going to school, cooking on a wood stove and so, so much more. Kalish talks about family, religion, building character and working hard. She grew up on an Iowa farm during the years of the Depression. Ah, how I love books like this! The Beginning of the Little Heathensĭuring the narrative of Little Heathens, Mildred takes you through her younger years, when she was one of the Little Kids, not to be confused with the Big Kids. For a little humor, a lot of grit and some real life homesteading stories, be sure to pick up Little Heathens, Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Depression, by Mildred Armstrong Kalish. ![]()
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