memories from the last year or so of the war?”
Thanks for the birthday wish. I’m not in very good company - Obama, Clinton, etc. Leo’s do have a very dark side and with some it shows more than others so the manner in which they choose to govern and their behavior doesn’t surprise me a bit.
We lived on a farm so life was what it was. Particularly harsh in the winter. Fortunately we had an inside bathroom. I remember sugar was rationed and my mom used leg paint. She made a wonderful chocolate cake using mayonnaise. When you are small world events don’t really matter. And it was so long ago.
I tried to figure out how leg paint could be a substitute for sugar, without success. I turned to Mrs. Homer for help and she explained that it was a substitute for nylon hosiery. Or was it silk? She also had a tip (learned from her grandmother) that, if you had a nice tan you could draw a seam down the back of your leg with an eyebrow pencil and go without stockings altogether.