Summary

1920

Walter is twenty-five years old and has a dairy farm. World War I has ended and Europe is back in business, driving the price down. His father has chastised him about buying a farm when prices were high. Walter’s wife, Rosanna, is a real beauty whom he won over after he returned from the war. Now they have a son, Frank, who is five months old and teething. Frank is also starting to crawling while trying to stand and walk. He likes to look out windows where he can see outside. The family takes the buggy to Rosanna’s mother’s house for Frank’s first birthday. The house is filled with people and noise. The adults talk about livestock and crops. Everyone sings happy birthday to Frank.

1921

Rosanna’s sister, Eloise, comes to live with the family so she can go to...