About gDonna The photo is my son and myself. Now days you can get a photo made to look old like this one. This photo was taken when this was the new look.
Harry S Truman was president when I was born and world war II had ended. I grew up in a time when lunch was put in a brown paper bag and a sandwich was wrapped with wax paper. There was no such thing as pantyhose, we wore stockings that attached to the rubbery clippy things that attached to the girdle. Convenience stores were not common and when we took a trip we packed a picnic basket because many places did not have fast food. Highways had places to pull over and stop, some with picnic tables. Read more ....
Comments On Article: Diary Readings July 2 - 8 1943
If you would like to share your comments for article Diary Readings July 2 - 8 1943, this is where to do it!
Click the Reply To This Topic button below to post yours.
Roxanne Malone wrote
I have just discovered your blog this week and am thoroughly enjoying it. I am a stay at home mom in my late 30s and we live a very old fashioned life. I have such vivid memories of my grandparents and mom when i read through your posts. Thank you for sharing!
This comment was transferred from our old comments section.
Grandma Donna wrote
From Grandma Donna
Hi Roxanne,
I am so happy that you found my blog! The way things are in this world today it is wonderful that you are able to be a stay-at-home Mom and it is wonderful that you live a life of sensible old-fashioned values. This is a big job that you are doing, and I am happy that you have good memories of your Grandparents and mom to help guide you along. I am pleased to know that you are reading along here at gdonna's, the g stands for grandma Donna.
This comment was transferred from our old comments section.
Loading more pages
NEW! Join the mailing list to get email notifications when new articles are posted to our site.
Thank you for joining!
IMPORTANT!
You were sent an email to confirm your subscription to our mailing list.
Please click the link in that email to confirm or you won't be added.
If you have not received the email within a few minutes please check your spam folder.