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Laundry in the 1940s and 1950s   When I was a little girl, no one had a dryer. I don’t think dryers were invented yet. My mother had a brand of washer that I think no longer exists. It was … Continue reading

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World War II on the Homefront

WWII on the Homefront  I am reading the last of the books I got for Christmas: No Less Than Victory by Jeff Shaara: A Novel of World War II., Ballantine Books, 2009.   The men who fought and the women … Continue reading

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Teaching Basic English

Teaching Basic English             I have taught freshman college English in three different states, not counting the state of confusion, but one college and one class remain forever etched in my memory.             The class had not been identified in … Continue reading

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Hawaii–the book

Once again I am reading Michener’s Hawaii–the 937 page, 1959 best selling book that covers the story of Hawaii from its geological formation to the post WWII years and its acceptance into the United States as the 50th state–just after … Continue reading

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