tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post739153279809118600..comments2024-03-28T12:52:28.406-06:00Comments on Dining Room Empire: Under This Unbroken Sky (Weekend Reads)Cheryl Arkisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552721454371060936noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-24086152237258442582013-02-18T09:49:52.325-07:002013-02-18T09:49:52.325-07:00My Grandfather was also a settler and had a farm i...My Grandfather was also a settler and had a farm in Northeastern Kansas. They lived a really hard life. My Dad was one of 13 children ~ they were very poor. He told so many great stories.<br />I was a So. California girl that dreamed of farm life ~ I always loved going to the farm every summer. I have to say that I was always appalled at having to use the outhouse. I'm proud to have the background I have and still have family that are farmers. <br />I'm going to have to give this book a read ~ thanks for the recommendation!Elsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410432918093105452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-17127738885716931592013-02-18T06:50:45.937-07:002013-02-18T06:50:45.937-07:00i have a very similar bed time reading ritual. i ...i have a very similar bed time reading ritual. i can relate to taking my time with books. This book sounds like a must read and i will add to my list! THankselizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715320701279922161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-32686814622993194442013-02-17T17:34:59.835-07:002013-02-17T17:34:59.835-07:00thanks for the recommendation. I need a good read...thanks for the recommendation. I need a good read this week coming ;) One set of my great grandparents immigrated from England July 1876 to farmlands of Kansas. I can just imagine the trials and tribulations they went through homesteading. Lee Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733872088509481749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-19433910883982790682013-02-17T13:28:58.369-07:002013-02-17T13:28:58.369-07:00Thanks! I'm going to look for this book. I en...Thanks! I'm going to look for this book. I enjoy immigrant stories. My Polish Dad emigrated to Canada in 1948, after spending three years in a displaced persons camp, 3 years in three different concentration camps and 2.5 years as a P.O.W. doing horrible slave labor. He was just 21 and already drafted in to the Polish Army when Hitler invaded Warsaw, and he and his unit fought for just three weeks before being captured. Polish was my first language.<br /><br />I love your quilting inspiration, and now I'll be looking forward to future book recs too! Thanks so much!lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626715334001203401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-25032544514334329252013-02-17T11:33:00.025-07:002013-02-17T11:33:00.025-07:00This sounds so good. I never realized the Ukrain...This sounds so good. I never realized the Ukrainian settlement and strong influence here in alberta until we moved here. I too visited a friends farm in Andrew, which had the little settlement cabin in pristine original condition...fascinating. Thanks for the review, I'm going to see if I can download it!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133060208533101453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-32332175870846464882013-02-17T11:01:39.128-07:002013-02-17T11:01:39.128-07:00I was looking for my next good read...thanks. My ...I was looking for my next good read...thanks. My mom' s grandparents emigrated , although from England, and lived in a soddie in Saskatchewan until they built their house. My dad's family from Norway. I love our country of immigrants and their stories. annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586041210746148174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593114644785141187.post-4138050903708116982013-02-17T09:01:17.167-07:002013-02-17T09:01:17.167-07:00Sounds wonderful! I can always use a good story re...Sounds wonderful! I can always use a good story recommendation :)Esch House Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095448847070091632noreply@blogger.com