This 'n' That, According to Abby

When Frankie was five years old, she was the perfect picture of a pregnant potato bug. I was just beginning to know her at the time and she was always underfoot. By the time she turned six, I came to my senses and started using her to my advantage. Among other things, I’d have...
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Now, anyone who wasn’t around during the Great Depression, has to sidle up to some old codger like me and ask, “What was it like during those dark years?” – if, of course, that is what he wants to know. Back before Hoover’s blunder, a good breakfast may have consisted of fried potatoes, two eggs...
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As my memory turns back the pages of time to the 1920’s, I recall the day our 4th grade teacher had set aside as “show-n-tell” time. All the well-to-do kids had all sorts of interesting things to bring in that special and we were glad for them. But, after we had exhausted the supply...
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The Great Depression was not to my liking, neither was moving to that small farm on the outskirts of town. This decision had caused trials and tribulations long before it became a fact. The very thought of leaving my friends in town was just unbearable. I realized it was affecting my schoolwork when I...
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