Change: This way, and that, she peers and seesSilver fruit upon silver trees;One by one the casements catchHer beams beneath the silvery thatch;Couched in his kennel, like a log,With paws of silver sleeps the dogFrom their shadowy cote the white breasts peepOf doves   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3287)

Change: There were only format changes (bold, italics, etc.) in this version. See this version for details. (Word count: 3086)

Change: The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few and it was easier to wash aprons   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3086)

Change: Christmas was lean and magical......candy, a tree, ornaments, tinsel made of lead, old socks hung up, a Christmas apple, an orange, some nuts, and a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2816)

Change:  It was everywhere...we had a panel behind the stove, frayed around the edges....we also painted up our old place all the time with lead paint and used a pressed sawdust wall board called tin-test where today people use gyp-rock. Tin-test was very flamableflammable and very soft.Page Links Reorganized   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2670)

Change: The outhouse was an institution. We put wood ashes down the hole to cut the smell. Old catalogues made toilet paper...not very effective.Best BooksWe could not afford Nancy Drew books so Mom found "The Five Little   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2578)

Change: The coal man brought us bags of dudty black coal and we burned the ends of wood.What did we eat and what did we crave......Pancakes and molasses cooked on cast iron griddle on cast iron cook stove.Lots of homemade pickles and jams,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2545)

Change:  Holloring down a rain barrel made a fantastic echo.I don't want to play in your yard,I don't like you anymore,You'll be sorry when you see me,Sliding down our cellar door,You can't holler down our rainbarrel,You can't climb our apple tree,I don't   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2529)

Change: Our house had a dug out cellar with a crawl space. It was cool down there so that's where we kept milk cold until we   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2458)

Change: We pumped water and watched TV..cowboys, Don Messer, Pluff Family, Jackie Gleason, and listened to Time for Juniors on the Radio and Boston Blackie and The Lone Ranger too.Best BooksWe could not afford Nancy Drew books so Mom found   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2374)