Times Past

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My mother reminisces about life in the early 1900s

Biscuits

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This is a very short story I've heard my mother talk about for years, and it always fascinates me, food addict that I am. It is about a neighbor she used to visit, who made the best biscuits she ever tasted.

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Oatmeal

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My mother talks about the Depression...and oatmeal.

More Dear Old Dad Stories

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My mother tells more stories of my father, her ex-husband. In this story, she talks about my father and a family friend (who was also our landlady for many years). Gives you a taste of what sort of man he was.

"Uncle Bob"

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Another of my mother's stories.

Senior Year

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My mother lived on her own and worked for a family to earn her room and board during her senior year in high school. Here she talks about that.

Rico

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A story of the guy my mother DIDN'T marry.

Valley Springs

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My mother spent her early childhood in Valley Springs, in the central valley of California. Here she talks about going back to visit, years later.

Hornets

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One of my mother's more memorable experiences.

Going Dancing

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I love this story. My mother talks about dances when she was a girl.