Lola, We used beach rocks heated in the oven for warming the beds. When plastic bottles came to our town, we filled those with hot water.

Yes, the washtub had to have water heated on boilers on the wood stove. Saturday night was bath night. There was seven of us and now I think, "Last one in is the dirtiest one out", ha ha.
She had to use that same washtub to wash all our clothes too.

I would chop boughs for my mom to light the fire. Dad worked away as a carpenter. One very cold winter,when he was gone, my Mom chopped up our Organ to keep us warm because the snow kept her from getting into the wood shed. Boy, we have it easy these days. It's nice to think these memories, thanks for the post.

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