If You Were a 16-year-old Girl in 1935...

I'm getting more and more excited about sharing with you all the sequel to The Fragrance of Geraniums. :-) One of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is - you guessed it - the everyday-type of history, and I've loved learning the tidbits of day-to-day living for a lower-class family in 1930s Rhode Island.

Now, if YOU were an adolescent in 1935...

You'd wear:

You'd read:

{Nancy Drew}

You'd put this in your hair:

{finger waves}

You'd have this for supper:

{fried potatoes & hot dogs}

Your little sibling might sleep here:

Your classroom experience might look like this:

Maybe you'd have an after-school job as an oyster-shucker:

You'd think he was the cat's pajamas:

{Cary Grant}

You'd want to look like:

{Loretta Young}

I'm looking forward to bringing you exciting news about the sequel to The Fragrance of Geraniums sometime next week. :-D. If you'd like to be among the first to hear the tidings, you might wish to sign up for my newsletter {upper right-hand corner}.

Thanks for visiting with me, friends!
Grace and peace,
Alicia

*All images from my Pinterest boards. Please refer to them for resource information/citations. :-)