[WVNan]

We didn't complain because we were extremely happy. We thought we were the most blessed of people to have a roof over our head and a garden for food. Most of the time the cistern had water and when it didn't, it was fun to ride the wagon to the spring and back. We kids almost prayed for drought so we would have to haul water. We didn't think about it being hard times. There were animals for food and for pets, fruit trees, blackberries in the woods, strawberries, peanuts, watermelons and hand cranked homemade ice cream.

This was during the 40s after the War started. During the Depression years we had much less and times were lean, but we didn't know it at the time. I thought everyone lived on biscuits and "poorman's gravy", and allowed the goats and chickens roam through the house in the summertime (due to lack of screens). LOL

[jaycee]

If you can find better than biscuits and gravy, please tell me, except beans and cornbread. I live alone now but now and then I will make gravy and use frozen biscuits and sometimes canned biscuits, just for me. As a matter of fact I like them! And I like beans and cornbread.

A friend and I were talking about how we used to go bare footed and play outside till dark and Mama made us come in. Now kids have a cell phone to their ear 24/7 and stay in front of a computer or t.v. and play electronic games. We played Red Light, May I, Hopscotch, Red Rover and rode our bicycles. It was a wonderful life, I think!