[Georgia Girl 2]

Talk to your parents or grand parents. They lived it. I heard all about it from my parents and my friends parents. It really sucked.

[GingisK]

My mother told us a lot about living in the depression. She lived in St. Louis near the docks. That was and still is a rough neighborhood.

They got the same items every year for Christmas, with a fresh coat of paint or otherwise repaired. They learned to bridge very large holes in their clothes, essentially weaving new fabric with thread from the spool. She could make dozens of dishes with potatoes or beans. She even made bread from potatoes.

Her descriptions of listening to Hitler rise to power on the radio were enthralling. There were adventure, mystery, and other story programs on the radio. One was called "The Whistler".

She died way back in 1967; but, I still miss her something fierce.