People tell me that the stories in this book brought back wonderful memories of long ago. The reaction comes from a wide variety of people, mostly in their fifties or over. Each story is an individual memory something that happened in real life to real people.The first story is about an old man who, after many years away, returns to the home where he lived as a child. He reminisced about the old days when he was growing up on the family farm with a loving and wonderful family around him. He tells about the people and animals and the hard times during the depression years leading up to WW II. Each story will take you back to a gentler time when personal peace and tranquility was a part of our lives. Back when love between family and friends was seldom openly displayed, but you knew it was there. Some of the stories are sad because they reflect life as it truly was at the time. Be prepared, and don't be ashamed, to shed a tear or two as you read this one. It's good for the soul.