Wednesday, December 14, 2016

An Unconventional Friendship

›
Iris Brown An Unconventional Friendship.  That may be what you call it.  Of course, when a tipsy 16 year old girl at a party meets a wo...
Friday, November 11, 2016

Something's Fishy...

›
It was a Christmas eve just like every other one in our family, except it was the first Christmas dinner I remember sitting  up at the tab...
16 comments:
Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Mysterious Lives of Freide, William and Henry, Part III

›
In posts 1 and 2 , we saw the romantic tale of William and Freide Feige, and the fading of William Feige from the story, and the appearanc...
2 comments:
Friday, October 21, 2016

The Mysterious Lives of Freide, William and Henry, Part II

›
Huron, South Dakota.  About 1915 Our story left off in Part 1 in 1887-88, when Freide and her children moved from their homestead in...
Friday, October 14, 2016

The Mysterious Lives of Freide, William and Henry

›
It was a tale of intrigue, romance, and secrets.  It was also a tale of female pioneer strength and of community service.  But if you were ...
4 comments:
Saturday, August 13, 2016

Carroms - The Game of OW!!

›
"It's your turn."   "Okay ... OW!!!!  Let's play checkers instead!" And so went our games of Carroms at our ...
2 comments:
Sunday, July 3, 2016

Independence Day, Great Depression Style

›
In the southern part of Beadle county, South Dakota, Cain Creek meanders through the slightly hilly terrain of Clifton township.  Nea...