Homestead Happenings

  “Fiddlesticks!” exclaimed Shirley as she realized she should have left an opening in the doll’s side for stuffing instead of trying to d...

  It’s another pre-Christmas Sunday, and it was Bertha’s turn to present the program at Sunday school. Last week Ina spoke about the Old Tes...

  We’re on the second half of our December countdown to Christmas. Today, Mike and I made a run to the farm with goods for our present-day...

We are “about as usual,” (blessed phrase!). We sleep late and “eat hearty.” – Ina It was the era when most women took pride in housekeepi...

We’ve been very busy making so many things but it has been fun to see what we could do without money. – Shirley “Mama,” exclaimed Shirley...

  [I can just hear you asking, “Is anything ever going to happen in this story?” To which I say, maybe not. Perhaps this December is a time ...

Ina pulled packing boxes saved from last year from the “cubby” under the stairs. Let’s see – she would need four altogether – no, three. She...