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November 21, 1931

“There’s a schooner in the offing, With her topsails shot with fire, And my heart has gone abroad her, For the Islands of Desire.” - Richard Hovey

Pretty hot, grandma! I wonder who is on your mind.

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Alma's Diary

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About Alma's Diary

These are my grandma's diary entries from the Great Depression, when she was 16 and living on a farm in Nebraska. The sweet image above is from a valentine in her scrapbook. I love peeking into her past and hope you do too.

Grandma Alma received her "My Five Years" diary as a high school graduation gift. It allows four little lines of writing each day.

So far she's written about canning peaches, her first date ever and cooking for the threshers who worked on the farm. She also shares her inspirations and reflections as an aspiring journalist and poet.

Hooray for G-Ma!

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