This afternoon I was thinking about the craziness going on in our grocery stores right now when I remembered the book of World War II rationing coupons my sister and I found in some of my Mother's papers when we were cleaning out her house. I'm sure my Mother had found this memento in my … Continue reading Survival and/or Sensibility
Tag: WWII
What if…
The cover of the book intrigued me, but even so it was such a chilling thought that I couldn't pick it up to flip through it. What if...the vision of the view from the open door on the boat on D-Day floated into my mind as I thought of the ones who fought and died … Continue reading What if…
Letters to Mamie
The first book I picked up at the used book sale was rather old looking and in the loosely defined section of biography/history. It appealed to me because I had just seen a picture of a young Mamie and Dwight Eisenhower during their brief time in my city, plus I love reading old letters. I … Continue reading Letters to Mamie
Small Simple Things of Life 