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I posted a blog entry asking for assistance with suburban towns in NJ last night. Inside of twelve hours, I had thirty responses, most of which were extremely helpful. (One not so helpful informed me I could find out on Google. Never would have thought of that. Oh well.) Anyway, many, many thanks to all the readers. This is a great community.

We get into more ancient history for Maggie Johnson. One note - In the 1950s, new baby formula mixes were coming into widespread use. The brand names of Similac and Enfamil are still being sold. A major factor in formula sales was the marketing push that baby formula was better than breast milk. It would take decades for this to be disproved. Another reason baby formula became so popular was that it was considered upper class. Only poor people fed their babies breast milk. If you were wealthy, or at least middle class, you used formula. On the plus side, widespread use of baby formula allowed millions of women to reenter the workforce after giving birth. Employers were not going to allow their female employees to spend lots of time away while nursing their children. Eventually this would change.

I know it's been a long time since I've published anything. I've had a bad case of writer's block. Maybe this will help. It's not a long story, but it should be fun. Remember the song Harper Valley PTA? My take is going to start posting shortly. My regular schedule is a chapter every Tuesday and Friday. I hope you like it. Enjoy!

I just updated and edited The Jenson Family Chronicles, both books (The Rescue and The Storm.) I also updated it on bookapy. Enjoy!

I just updated and edited Generations. I also updated it on bookapy. Next up, The Jenson Family Chronicles, both books. Enjoy!