tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post7557300289123262646..comments2024-03-27T00:32:24.777-07:00Comments on Where Your Treasure Is: Food for ThoughtPamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17962395509313703071noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-79310302452924561442011-03-27T18:35:04.325-07:002011-03-27T18:35:04.325-07:00Yes Anne, I agree, I think hard times will really ...Yes Anne, I agree, I think hard times will really be a shocker to many of this generation, we sure do need to pray don't we? And Ann I wold love to read<br />"A Grandmother's Century", I love those kinds of books too. I can imagine how hard it was for those hard working people to stand in lines for food handouts, and not being able to find work must have been so hard.<br />Heather, perhaps we all can pull more of those traits out of our heritage, I'm sure we could use them in the days to come.<br />Marie, and Elizabeth, I miss you so much. Elizabeth I miss your blogging. Love you.<br /><br />Much Love PamPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962395509313703071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-63208005272073235782011-03-27T16:02:00.201-07:002011-03-27T16:02:00.201-07:00Oh my, I have to go and visit that blog - is she t...Oh my, I have to go and visit that blog - is she the oldest blogger I wonder? I just love to read memoirs of ordinary people (rather than celebrities) - one of my favourites was a little book called 'A Grandmother's Century' by Jessie Lee Brown Foveaux. She finished her book at the age of 98! It is probably out of print now as I read it in the late 1990's. She was born in the mid-west at the start of the last century. Written for her own family it is just the story of her ordinary day to day life and its hardships and joys. I learned quite a bit about the 1930'S from reading this book. I understand it was hard for those whom had been brought up with strong work ethics to actually accept that there was no work and even harder to go and stand in the queues for food handouts. It seems prunes were still plentiful as she said that she didn't know what to do with all the prunes they were given so she learned to can them!Ann at eightacresofedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524581927752695509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-85249223809504209632011-03-26T08:23:10.994-07:002011-03-26T08:23:10.994-07:00Oh thanks for sharing I need to write down those b...Oh thanks for sharing I need to write down those books. My Grandmother lived through the Great Depression....she passed a lot of her funny quirks from this time period down to us. She was a wonderfully frugal woman who could really do a lot with a little. I would love to see these I will have to try and find them on ebay. I love history :) ~Blessings Love HeatherLife In a Little Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956205013654044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-63469841085606364792011-03-25T23:54:46.002-07:002011-03-25T23:54:46.002-07:00I will watch the video later (nobody is up yet, so...I will watch the video later (nobody is up yet, so I don't want to put any noise on!), but I'm convinced that these lessons they learnt in the 30's are going to have to be learnt again.... but how with *this* generation, who've had it so easy all their lives, cope? I'm not so sure about that.<br />I'll definitely be visiting that site xHomeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-35318364011800497462011-03-25T21:24:09.059-07:002011-03-25T21:24:09.059-07:00This has gotten me hungry for her books now! And y...This has gotten me hungry for her books now! And yes I agree with you about the state of affairs. It is very concerning.<br /><br />LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU<br />~ MarieMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197848204680298295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-91014989099629902012011-03-25T20:56:49.730-07:002011-03-25T20:56:49.730-07:00Thanks for this great post, Pam! I look forward to...Thanks for this great post, Pam! I look forward to reading a few of those books. I will look at the video tomorrow! I really don't know much about the depression. But I think you are right, there is much wisdom to be learned from that generation! I appreciate the "head's up!"The Coderlambianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683159579544155288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2178466451834973427.post-31328758492753475332011-03-25T19:57:04.649-07:002011-03-25T19:57:04.649-07:00Oh Mom that was soooooo sweet! I think the Lord ha...Oh Mom that was soooooo sweet! I think the Lord has been speaking to you and Dad. What a nugget! I can't wait to catch up with the guys!!!<br /><br /><br />LOVE YOU!!!!!!lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805448412329029582noreply@blogger.com