About Charlotte Whitney
Award-winning author Charlotte Whitney grew up on a farm in Michigan and spent much of her career working at the University of Michigan, including the prestigious Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts Program. Researching, writing, and revising--she enjoys it all. Living in Arizona with her husband and two Labrador retrievers, she enjoys hiking, bicycling, Zumba and yoga. Guilty pleasures: tiramisu, Netflix, and staring dreamily into space.
My Mother's Lamb
In keeping with the theme of 1930s farm life, the setting of THREADS, I'm posting this photo of my mother and her younger sister, along with her pet lamb. Her parents ran out of food that year and the lamb had to be slaughtered. All the rest of her life, and she lived to be 96, my mother would eat anything--except lamb. Ironically, my mother's name was Mary.
Horse and Buggy Days
This family photo shows the workhorse doing double duty as the family transportation as well as being used in the fields to drive the plows. Many farmers couldn't afford to buy a Model A or Model T and continued to use the horses.
Showing off the Car
This family photo details the pride of owning a car. Notice the haystack, barn, silo tool shed, and granary in the background.
Snow Delays Everything
In this photo my Great-grandpa Mulvany and Great Aunt Gladys demonstrate the height of the snow drift.
Venison for Supper
My Grandpa Bosserd and Great Uncle Charlie are proud of their hunting skills. During the Depression venison was an important source of meat for farmers.
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