

I can only imagine what it must have been like to build your own house, farm your own food, and fight the natural elements with no 911 available. Many of the prairies didn't have enough timber to build homes with so they made their homes from the sod of the land, thus "soddies". They would have grass roofs with muslin cloth for a ceiling to keep the bugs and dirt off the residents. Unfortunately, the roofs weren't water resistant. Doors and windows were usually mail ordered. Flooring was packed dirt. I'm sure there wasn't much room or thought for Interior Designers, just survival.
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