My Mother by Martha Salway
From Martha’s Memories: Karolina Schaffer Deering Mom’s parents chose a mate for her and she was soon married to Otto Deering in 1910 They homesteaded on a farm in the Clear Water district. Both...
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Grandma Louise Deering’s Meals. Martha
Grandma’s Dearing was a very different kind of grandma. She lived across the railroad tracks in Irvine. She was bossy and very strict. I knew she didn’t like me and always wondered why. She...
Lump in my mouth. Martha
When I was fourteen years old I found a lump under my tongue. Grandma Deering was going to burn it out. She put a piece of tissue paper in some coal oil , and ...