Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLII
The first winter in Fairbanks were pedestrian for the Violet Kielczewski family. Violet enrolled her two youngest children, 10 year old Billy and 6 year old Linda, in The Joy School. One day, Linda came home from school and told Violet that she had another Linda in her class and she would come to school crying and the other kids made fun of her. Violet’s Linda pointed out “that you would cry too if you did not have any warm mitts and boots.” Linda asked Violet if she could
