Old Timers Journal: The Perks of "Making Do" Together

I come from the days when "making do" with what one has was considered pretty normal. Born in 1940, I was raised till my teens by a great grandmother who supported us all by running a rooming house, and taking care of bedridden old ladies.  If there was ever a person who knew how to work hard and make the most out of everything twice over, it was my Mama S.