Life in the fast lane--where's the on ramp?: Hand-me-downs

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Friday, August 21, 2026

Hand-me-downs

Our family had a very tight budget, and Mom was highly skilled at finding ways to make ends meet. One way was to get hand-me-down clothes from cousins who lived back home after we'd moved to a village on the other side of the Cascades. She and my aunties wrote letters every week, and they often... Sign in to see full entry.

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