(Note: From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck is a fictional diary and a WIP by Frances O’Roark Dowell.) Previous Entry November 28 1942 We celebrated Thanksgiving on Thursday, …
From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck (entry #5)
(Note: From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck is a fictional diary and a WIP by Frances O’Roark Dowell.) Previous Entry November 15, 1942 I thought I would write …
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From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck (entry #4)
(Note: From the Homefront Diaries of Lorraine Shatterbuck is a fictional diary and a WIP by Frances O’Roark Dowell.) Previous Entry October 27, 1942 I write to Jim every …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 34
In this episode, Emmeline receives an unexpected offer while mulling over the latest news from Florence. Let’s talk about the The Farmer’s Wife! As someone who owns at least fifty …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 19
For the record, I have a very nice mother. She’s a quilter and a reader and is always pleasant to be around. I love my mother very much. My mom, …
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Diary of a Quilt in Progress: Dorothy’s Crown of Thorns
When did I start Dorothy’s Crown of Thorns quilt? Was it a hundred years ago? Two hundred years? Or was it sometime last summer? It started with this sample block …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 16
In Episode 16, Father Mayfield makes an offer Bess may not be able to refuse. (LOC photo; it doesn’t really have anything to do with this episode, but I like …
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Notes: Friendship Album, 1933: Episode 10
In Episode 10, Eula dreams of going back to the farm, Dorothy worries about about her family, and a reformed Emmeline auditions her latest quilting column with the Bee. This …
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Eula Baker’s Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake
What was it like to live in the 1930s? To keep a home, make quilts, raise children, work, and worry? Friendship Album, 1933, the book I’m currently writing and reading …
