March 22, 2016 Preface The aromas and sounds experienced by farm kids in our youth of the 1950s and 1960s will live in our memories

May 23, 2016 Preface Tending livestock on an Iowa farm during the winters of the 1950s was an arduous and monotonous task.  These are my memories of tending

May 31, 2016 Fritz’s Youth This story was written in 1995 by my father, Galen “Fritz” Stratton.  It was typed on his typewriter.  After high

August 31, 2015 The Preface: My memories of baling hay during Iowa’s hot and humid summertime of the 1950s. Shade Tree Stories The cool shade