tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709573115391732408.post2944105082982222212..comments2024-03-19T23:52:21.873-05:00Comments on Reflections from Drywood Creek: Commonplace Book: Across Five Aprils....Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09832248267539572189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709573115391732408.post-68281452811293638222015-11-04T06:24:02.172-06:002015-11-04T06:24:02.172-06:00Yes Carol, you are absolutely right. It wasn'...Yes Carol, you are absolutely right. It wasn't that long ago! My grandmother was born in 1919. I can't believe the things that have changed just in her lifetime. My kids think it's crazy that I remember life without a computer, microwave, or VCR/DVD players. I'm not even half my grandmother's age, but things have changed tremendously regarding technology in my lifetime. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832248267539572189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709573115391732408.post-39312754649843842622015-11-02T20:53:20.286-06:002015-11-02T20:53:20.286-06:00We read 'I Can Jump Puddles' earlier this ...We read 'I Can Jump Puddles' earlier this year which was the true story of a boy who contracted infantile paralysis in the 1900's here in Australia. I'ts shocking to think that so many families lost their children to diseases we rarely see now - it wasn't that long ago.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.com