Once There Was A Farm by Virginia Bell Dabney

Subtitle: A Country Childhood Remembered -- This was a wonderful recollection of growing up in rural Virginia.  She moved there when she was very young with her mom and two older sisters.  Her father was in Chicago working and would come during the summer for a vacation.  Dabney loved being outside when she was young and did much exploring.  She was much of the time an observer of her family, being the youngest.  There were definitely trials, especially with the depression.  It was a different time to be growing up, especially in such a rural area.  Dabney is a great story teller and painted beautiful pictures for the reader.