Childhood and youth in the past - how did the grandmothers of today fare? Roswitha Gruber vividly describes life in the good old days, which, of course, was not always free from worries and troubles. There was a lot of hard work in the countryside, and one had to endure the hardships of war and post-war times. In addition, the stories recount childhood pranks, amusing and sad events, strokes of luck and misfortune, the search for a suitable profession, or true love.