~ Grandma's Attic ~

This week I started reading the "Grandma's Attic" series by Arleta Richardson. This is my second time reading them. My mommy used to read them when she was a little girl.

Miss Richardson lived with her grandmother when she was growing up, and these stories are from stories her grandmother told her about her growing up years. Most of the stories are very funny. Like the time her grandmother, Mabel, wanted to surprise her Ma with a birthday cake, and accidentally put liniment instead of vanilla. Or when it was cold out and she wanted to warm her clothes before putting them on. Instead of putting them on top of the stove like she was supposed to, she put them IN the stove and burnt them up!

There are nine books in all and they tell about Mabel's family, childhood, school days, her best friend Sarah Jane and all the crazy things they got into, becoming a teacher, and getting married. The stories take place in the 1800's. I really like these books!

This is what is in the cover of the book:

     "Grandma's wonderful memory--like Grandma's attic--holds a storehouse of treasures from the past. Anyone young enough to love a story (and that's just about everyone) will enjoy these glimpses of life on a Michigan farm more than 100 years ago.     

Come share in Grandma's childhood and meet her best friend, Sarah Jane. Time spent with these girls may be funny or touching, but it's never dull. Whether they're forging the autograph of John Greenleaf Whittier, plotting to help an unsuspecting classmate lose weight, or debating the relative merits of beauty versus goodness, the two friends are growing and learning about life and faith."