A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of a homemade anti-wrinkle concoction, a visit that proves money can't buy happiness, and a hard lesson in remembering to put things away.

Continues the adventures of Mabel, now sixteen, as she leaves home to go to the academy in town, where she stays with relatives and enjoys being grown up.

A collection of tales told by a grandmother about her childhood on a Michigan farm in the 1890's.