My parents were children of the great Depression. Even when my Dad was a full time school teacher, Mom was a full time RN at the local hospital, he would hesitate to make a long distance call-for you kids out there at one time you had to pay extra for phone calls outside your exchange. My Mom used to say those of us born after the depression didn't know how good we had it.
Mrs 11 th corps has always been a gardener-but last year she decided to go about triple what we had done in the past. Fresh sweet corn, our own peppers, sugar snap peas, tomatoes. She is thinking about adding potatoes this year. My Mom would have been pleased.