At Home in Mississippi
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Comment from barbara.wilkey
We still have a set of encyclopedias in our living room. Haven't been touched in years. LOl Thank you for sharing this memoir with us.
It seems to me that was the year we did a lot of diagraming sentences. Is that still taught? (Yes and no, it is taught but in a different format.)
which proves power corrupts. (AMEN!!)
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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We still have a set of encyclopedias in our living room. Haven't been touched in years. LOl Thank you for sharing this memoir with us.
It seems to me that was the year we did a lot of diagraming sentences. Is that still taught? (Yes and no, it is taught but in a different format.)
which proves power corrupts. (AMEN!!)
Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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Thank you Barbara. I still have a more recent set in my bookcase. I get my information on the computer now but I needed them back then.
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
So many memories you bring back. I believe my parents bought the same set of Encyclopedias for myself and my siblings. We just got rid of them when my mom passed a year ago. They hung around all those years and were still used for reading lessons by the grandkids as they showed up. My one question is:
Her favorite expression was, "If you don't behave, I'm going to peal you and pepper you and slide you down a razor blade."
Did your teacher seriously say that to you? I mean, wow! That wouldn't fly today, would it? lol
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2024
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So many memories you bring back. I believe my parents bought the same set of Encyclopedias for myself and my siblings. We just got rid of them when my mom passed a year ago. They hung around all those years and were still used for reading lessons by the grandkids as they showed up. My one question is:
Her favorite expression was, "If you don't behave, I'm going to peal you and pepper you and slide you down a razor blade."
Did your teacher seriously say that to you? I mean, wow! That wouldn't fly today, would it? lol
Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2024
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Thank you Marilyn. Yes my teacher used those words many times when she angry. I would have thought she have been called out for saying that. She much have thought it would scare up. I never that expression from anyone else.
Beth
Comment from Ric Myworld
In looking back, I sometimes wonder if anything that has to do with history gets shared correctly. I mean, not that it truly matters what year or time it was as much as what happened. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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In looking back, I sometimes wonder if anything that has to do with history gets shared correctly. I mean, not that it truly matters what year or time it was as much as what happened. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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Thank you Ric. I'm sure a lot of what we think is history isn't really what happened but what the writer would like it to appear. Thanks so much for the six stars.
Beth
Comment from patcelaw
Yes, indeed was a very wonderful story to hear and I want to thank you for sharing this part of your life. I wish you the very best with all of your writing and I also wish you a very good week and may God bless you. Patricia.
reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024
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Yes, indeed was a very wonderful story to hear and I want to thank you for sharing this part of your life. I wish you the very best with all of your writing and I also wish you a very good week and may God bless you. Patricia.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024
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Thank you Patricia, Those year were interesting times.I just want I children to learn aboug them from my perspective .
Comment from Begin Again
Discovering the wonderful world of books was the best gift your grandmother could have given you, Beth. But of course you know that. She wanted something better for you. Nicely written and now we have entered a time I walked.... well, crawled, the earth. LOL
Smiles, Carol
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reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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Discovering the wonderful world of books was the best gift your grandmother could have given you, Beth. But of course you know that. She wanted something better for you. Nicely written and now we have entered a time I walked.... well, crawled, the earth. LOL
Smiles, Carol
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Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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Thank you Carol. Yes my grandmother wanted everyone to get an education. It was the thing she felt she missed out on but it her day most schools only encouraged girls to stay in school until the fifth grade. Grandma was self educated because she read and kept a dictionary handy.
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My father didn't believe in education or books because he didn't get to have a choice. He made a lot of money with his brains and hands and he figured everyone else could do the same. I'm glad my mother was just the opposite.
Comment from Wayne Fowler
I really enjoyed this chapter - a lot of touchstones.
I think it was fifth grade when we diagrammed sentences. Split modifiers were problematic.
I remember Truman was re-elected, but paid little attention. Communism was the worst threat and most slanderous thing to call someone (that wasn't dirty).
World Book encyclopedias were the home's treasure! As you say, they earned their keep with homework assignments. But I usually defaulted to the Encyclopedia Britannica at school, that and the Collier's set.
I seem to remember that farmers did not qualify for Soc Sec.
Nice work. Thank you for the memories.
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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I really enjoyed this chapter - a lot of touchstones.
I think it was fifth grade when we diagrammed sentences. Split modifiers were problematic.
I remember Truman was re-elected, but paid little attention. Communism was the worst threat and most slanderous thing to call someone (that wasn't dirty).
World Book encyclopedias were the home's treasure! As you say, they earned their keep with homework assignments. But I usually defaulted to the Encyclopedia Britannica at school, that and the Collier's set.
I seem to remember that farmers did not qualify for Soc Sec.
Nice work. Thank you for the memories.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 17-Aug-2024
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Thank you Wayne. I please that you identified with much of what I wrote. I enjoyed your comment and I really appreciate the six stars.
Beth
Comment from Tom Horonzy
A set of encyclopedias was ike a pair of warm gloves, or whatever it was The Beatles sang about. Having the info available on a tablet or desktops is like dating a girl in the cloud.
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reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024
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A set of encyclopedias was ike a pair of warm gloves, or whatever it was The Beatles sang about. Having the info available on a tablet or desktops is like dating a girl in the cloud.
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Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 07-Aug-2024
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Thank you Tom. Or maybe like dating a girl in your dreams.
Beth
Comment from zanya
Wow-delighted to read in the notes that this forms part of a book- a slice of life from another era with such interesting and fascinating details of the world at large, juxtaposed with the child's growing universe. Do young people today really appreciate what is at their fingertips? Probably not.
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2024
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Wow-delighted to read in the notes that this forms part of a book- a slice of life from another era with such interesting and fascinating details of the world at large, juxtaposed with the child's growing universe. Do young people today really appreciate what is at their fingertips? Probably not.
Comment Written 06-Aug-2024
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2024
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Thank you Zanya. I'm so glad you like the chapter from my book. I doubt if today's young people show a lot of appreciation for what they have. I appreciate you comments. I really appreciate the stars.
Beth