Good Short Read

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2015, 09:37 PM

I thought about that stepping down bit. Considering the time frame, any homemaker, I'd assume to be the wife, would have a full days work at home. Making bread, washing clothes, ironing, all those things much harder and time consuming without todays conveniences. These were not wealthy people so no servants. And from the early part of the story, their husbands weren't exactly a ball of fire when work needed doing. So after some years of a full time job at home, plus running the town, and the town squared away, the probably were tuckered out.

I also wondered about the ring leader, becoming mayor by defeating her husband then eight months later moved to Idaho for her health. Hmm, wonder if a divorce, or home to mother, or fear for her life?

10-16-2015, 09:37 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I thought about that stepping down bit. Considering the time frame, any homemaker, I'd assume to be the wife, would have a full days work at home. Making bread, washing clothes, ironing, all those things much harder and time consuming without todays conveniences. These were not wealthy people so no servants. And from the early part of the story, their husbands weren't exactly a ball of fire when work needed doing. So after some years of a full time job at home, plus running the town, and the town squared away, the probably were tuckered out. I also wondered about the ring leader, becoming mayor by defeating her husband then eight months later moved to Idaho for her health. Hmm, wonder if a divorce, or home to mother, or fear for her life? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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