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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Alone or with a friend. I was born in 1948 so my early childhood was spent in the 1950′s. I remember it as a simpler time, but a less convenient and more labor intensive era. My standard of living (and most other people’s as well) is much better now that we have all of the conveniences from the past 60 years available.

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Naomi’s Christmas: Restorative Aloneness And A Childhood Spent In Retail

For the Mommas

A Page From Bloom’s Camera 1950 Catalog. Ron left the house this morning before dawn, headed to Redmond, OR to spend Christmas with a range of Wallaces. Time moves more slowly when I’m alone, and it’s a very rare treat. And I so needed this time alone. My education as a business woman began almost at birth.