"Dan/W4NTI" wrote

and a special place with the Sears catalog.

Those shiny pages were hell! Always loved it when mom bought a couple lugs of
peaches for canning. Those tissue-like wrappings were a wonder to use. Always
thought that in heaven all the outhouses must be equipped with peach wrappers
year-round, even when peaches were out of season. (Maybe peaches are always "in
season" in heaven?)

Winters were the most interesting...with the feather beds and pillows and
quilts so thick it would bury my little body so deep I looked like I was part
of the bed.

My wife is a city girl. After we were married we spent some time (in February)
visiting the folks on the farm. First morning it was a wonder to see her
hurrying to get dressed before parts were frozen. Then I asked her to toss me
my shirt and trousers and I demonstrated how to get fully dressed BEFORE
crawling out from under the quilt!

73, de Hans, K0HB