Cherished Cats and Childhood Capers - Kindle Non-Fiction

Cherished Cats and Childhood Capers
by Becky Corwin-Adams

A memoir of growing up in Defiance, a small town in northwest Ohio, in the '60s. The author's adventures included one sister and 14 cats. The book details memories of Spencer School in Defiance, shopping at G.C. Murphy's - a popular five and dime store, and visiting the Toledo Zoo.

We had a black and white television - a small screen in a big wooden cabinet, and we were happy to be able to choose from three or four channels. There was no cable service or plasma TV during my childhood.

I walked to school each day - half a mile, uphill both ways, in all kinds of weather.

I grew up without a cell phone. Our only phone was a black, corded model with a rotary dial, and a five digit telephone number. We had a party line, shared with three other families. If we needed to use a phone when we were away from home, there was a pay phone on almost every street corner.

There was no GPS in our car. We found our way across the country, using paper maps we got free at the gas station. The gas station attendant filled the gas tank, checked the oil, and cleaned the windshield. We didn't even have to get out of the car!

The 60's was a quiet, relatively safe time, and kids could play outside all day long without their parents worrying about bad things happening. Most mothers were stay-at-home moms who cooked, cleaned, ironed, and baked cookies. There was no need to lock the doors, except at night.


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