This is an easy read as the author describes growing up on a farm in rural Nova Scotia in the 50’s/60’s. Through these stories we are introduced to family members, neighbours and the close-knit community of Upper Burlington. One-room schools, Christmas concerts, coasting in the dark, Halloween, and a young girl’s (sometimes) scary adventures with dogs and horses; and of course the dreaded spiders in the outhouse! These are only a few of the stories that are told with much humour. We learn about a new high school, going to the Windsor record hops and having first crushes before graduating and entering the work force as a teenager. If you grew up in this era, some of the stories might strike a chord with you and bring back a memory or two of your own.