A perfectly fine tour of cultures, traditions, families. All because of reading. My mother was certain that lives are enriched by reading, so my brother and I were provided a good variety of reading materials. Funds were tight from dad’s blue collar factory job, but through extensive home gardening, baking, making jellies and jams, and making our britches and shirts with her sewing skills, dad’s pay was sufficient and we ate a healthy diet. And wore out the binding of many a book.
Thank you all so much for sharing about the importance of reading and books in your lives. And for prompting the recall of same in my family.
Lovely piece! Will save this to share with our readers for an upcoming post. Also loved seeing "Joggeli", which I know from my childhood and have read to my kids as well (we have the pleasure of visiting my family in Switzerland every summer and they are glad to speak the language:)
Who said "If you have a book you will always have a friend"?
A perfectly fine tour of cultures, traditions, families. All because of reading. My mother was certain that lives are enriched by reading, so my brother and I were provided a good variety of reading materials. Funds were tight from dad’s blue collar factory job, but through extensive home gardening, baking, making jellies and jams, and making our britches and shirts with her sewing skills, dad’s pay was sufficient and we ate a healthy diet. And wore out the binding of many a book.
Thank you all so much for sharing about the importance of reading and books in your lives. And for prompting the recall of same in my family.
Lovely piece! Will save this to share with our readers for an upcoming post. Also loved seeing "Joggeli", which I know from my childhood and have read to my kids as well (we have the pleasure of visiting my family in Switzerland every summer and they are glad to speak the language:)