Articles tagged with memoir
Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman
When we are in our 20s, it is such an exciting time of life. Independence, adventure, and taking the world by storm, as we figure out who we are and what we want out of life, seems to be at the core of every young adult. We find jobs. We go to college. We
Lexiconlover's 30 Day Book Challenge Day 1
This is in response to &lexiconlover’s 30 day book challenge. Her original post is here. Since I am coming (as usual) late to the dance, this is Day 1 for me. The challenge for Day 1 is: The last book you finished. Earlier today, I
New Zealand Summer Camping in the 1950s
Back in the 1950s camping was a popular way of taking annual summer holidays here in New Zealand. Not the comfort of cabins, motels or campervans of today, but setting up home in a tent at the beach for a week or two. For my family it was an economical hol
Sunday Driving in the 1950s
When I was a child in the 1950s my family would often go for a Sunday drive. We'd all bundle into the car, Mum and Dad in the front and us kids in the back . I'm not sure if there was ever a planned destination, but usually the trips took us out into the c
