In a beautiful and touching memoir Mona Sizer brings the l930's and 40's to life as she lived them on a farm in South Texas. Intended for her daughter Rachel she shares them with her readers as well in this warm-hearted recounting of the problems and pleasures facing women alone in a world suddenly threatened by World War II.The author is a popular writer of more than twenty historical romance novels ten books of Texas history biography and true crime a book of poetry and numerous other works.She happy to report that to this day she has never considered selling the family farm.