That's how my Dad got started, working a team of horses. He farmed during the day - and worked the night shift at a factory. No idea when he slept! We all worked hard - the whole family. My parents always said "There is no such thing as men's work or women's work. There is only work; if you see something needs to get done then get it done!" That work ethic has stuck with me all my life, to the point that I feel guilty if I'm not busy working on something even now that I'm several years into retirement.
This is a shot of his team. My sister is on the right, don't remember who the other little girl is.
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Plowing with the team...and a whole cheering section to watch! Date on the photo is September 1950.
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No running water in the house for the first few years. Water came from a spring at the foot of the mountain. Here, my dad and uncle fill the water barrel to take to the house.
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