How we got to that year on the farm...
In '47 mothers didn't ask their kids whether they wanted to move to a new town. They told 'em they were moving, and the kids could like it or lump it. At least that's how it was when Mom got us up and tucked us into Susie's back seat (our name for her blue '35 Chevy four-door) before dawn one April... Sign in to see full entry.