I grew up in Michigan and spent much of my career working at the University of Michigan at the Lloyd Scholars for Writing and the Arts Program. My current passion is historical novels set in the 1930s. Researching, writing, and revising--I enjoy it all. I live in Arizona where I love to bicycle and hike. You can also find me taking Zumba classes and calming down with yoga and meditation. Guilty pleasures include tiramisu, Netflix, and staring dreamily into spac
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.
My friend Jane's recipe for Wacky Cake, a dessert from the Depression. This is extra special in that the recipe was written by Jane's grandma--her own handwriting. In THREADS Mrs. Vandenberg makes a Wacky Cake for the church potluck. If you would like the complete recipe go to CONTACT and put "Wacky Cake Recipe" in the message.
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.
This family photo details the pride of owning a car. Notice the haystack, barn, silo tool shed, and granary in the background.
In this photo my Great-grandpa Mulvany and Great Aunt Gladys demonstrate the height of the snow drift.
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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