Dear Reader,
In case you missed my special cookbook giveaway yesterday...
Our Favorite Recipes compiled and published by The Ladies of St. John's Guild in West Bend, Wisconsin (copyright is 1949), belonged to my Grandma Hale. Of course I'd never give away Grandma Hale's cookbook, because it is priceless to me. But to my surprise, when I was sorting things this past weekend, I discovered a second copy. Why Grandma bought two books, I don't know, but lucky for you, because I'm giving away the second copy. To enter the drawing, click here.
Get on board and take a heartwarming trip down memory lane, with book club reader Gail J.
"Suzanne, your column about watching trains brought back memories. Not that I ever considered going near the rocks [and rattlesnakes] along the Mississippi, like you did. I was terrified of the grass snakes that inhabited our yard. But I have vivid memories of incidents from my childhood when the trains ran daily, then weekly, at the back of our large, small town lot.
There was the time, when the crew would split the train at one of the streets in town and then went off to have breakfast downtown. Unfortunately, my sister and I had to cross the tracks to get to school and the train wasn't split on our route. My sister was an active tomboy and I was a worshipful little sister. She went under the train, and so did I, and we came out safely on the other side. We were on time for school, but when I got home, my mother noticed the grease on my dress. After some questioning, I admitted what we had done, though I was so innocent, I didn't see a problem. I suspect that the railroad agent and the train crews never forgot the day my dad informed them, that they had to stop blocking the state highway that led directly to the school from our side of the tracks. The next time I got that view of a train was when I went to a
railroad museum with my husband and children.
There were other memories, like my dad jumping on close to the engine when he came home for lunch. Since it was a short ride, the train was still moving slowly when he jumped off in our garden. All was well except for the day he miscalculated, and almost ended up riding a fast train to the next town.
And finally, there was a time when my (grown) sister was sick and her six year old son stayed for some months, and loved the trains. The crews were relieved when they were told that the little boy who had waved at them so faithfully, was now safe back at home with his mother and father.
Thanks for the memories." – Gail J.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
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