Shut the Door

The late 1920s was a good time to be a child growing up on a farm. In this memoir author June Fulton Ellis recounts the story of her youth the story of a girl raised on a farm in Greene County in the southwest part of Missouri near the Ozarks.Born in 1925 June was the oldest of seven children of Lloyd and Emma Fulton. <i>Shut the Door You're Lettin' in the Flies!</i> provides a vivid account of her parents siblings childhood adolescence and life on the farm. She remembers her mother as a nurturing woman who taught her the necessary skills to survive on the farm and in life-from gardening to cooking and plucking chickens. She describes her father as a funny man who cared for his large family. Each family member contributed to the health and well-being of the whole family with knowledge passed to them through no-nonsense rules and the warm embraces of a loving mother and father.From everyday life to church life to school life <i>Shut the Door You're Lettin' in the Flies!</i> presents a reflection of the innocent times of the 1920s and '30s.