Page 1: Hello my name is Hope, and I am truly happy to meet you. I am a Colonial girl and I have been asked to tell you all about what my life is like.
Page 2: Hey my name is Evalynn. I was also asked to tell you about my life. Well, what are we doing just standing around - on with the book.
Page 3: My education is very poor, the only school I ever went to was Dame School. The only thing I had to do was learn how to read and write everything on the school book. Our school book is called the New England Primer.
Page 4: My education is good; I will go all the way to college. I am taught more than reading and writing, I am taught math and science too. I have to go every day unless it's a holiday, the weekend, or summer.
Page 5: My dress is very plain; it is brown with a long, white apron in front. I make most of my clothes, including the fabric. I also cover my hair at all times. I am either wearing a hat, hood, or kerchief.
Page 6: My dresses are fluffy, sparky, and if I do say so myself, they are out of this world. I wear my hair down, but other girls wear their hair in ponytails. I buy my clothes at many different stores in all sorts of colors and fabrics.
Page 7: We think it is a sin not to work, so we mostly work for the whole day. Even though we work most of the time, we always find time to play. Some of the games we play are Tag and Blindman's Buff. We also sing Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush and London Bridge is Falling Down.
Page 8: I do not have many chores; all I have to do is clean up my room and bathroom, and that's only on the weekend. I like to make up fun games that are like a chapter book. When I am not outside, I am usually watching TV or playing a game on an electronic device.
Page 9: I mostly eat corn, pumpkin, and squash. My father and brother go fishing for clams, lobsters and many kinds of fish. My mom and I always cook the food, and we always take some and smoke it to save for winter.
Page 10: I do not live on a farm, so I buy my food at the supermarket. Sometimes as a special treat I get artificial junk that tastes delicious to my taste buds . . . candy! Most of the time we eat fresh fruit and vegetables, grain, dairy, and meat. We store our fresh foods in a refrigerator.
Page 11: My house only has one room plus an attic. We do everything in that one room: cooking, sleeping, and working. There is only one chair in the house and it belongs to my father; no one else is allowed to sit in it.
Page 12: My home has many rooms for many things. It's warm in the winter time and cool in the summer time. My home has many pieces of furniture for everyone to share. It is decorated with art and objects from around the world.
I am so glad I live now instead of during Colonial Times! I do not want to have to work all day and wear ugly dresses.
Signing Off,
*Evalynn* and Mom
a masterpiece indeed, I'm glad you and Becca and Sierra get to grow up in today's world with all of the opportunity you have, love you, Uncle Sean
ReplyDeleteSweet project Evie!! You are AWESOME!
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