The famous radio personality, Kate Aitken, is the Katy Scott of this book, one of a family of five boys and two girls. In the early 1900's her father, Robert Scott, was one of the prominent citizens of the village of Beeton, Ontario, where he ran a general store. Here everything, from mousetraps to millinery was either sold for cash or traded to farmer in exchange for produce.

In this nostalgic, fascinating book, Kate Aitken tells the story, of a rich and satisfying childhood -- of sliding down snowy hills in winter, and hitching rides behind the farmers' sleighs; of spring cleaning, with the whole family pitching in; of berry-picking in summer, and dips in the swimming-hole. Memories come thronging thick and fast.

*June 1, 1957 Kirkus Reviews:
A relaxed review of life in Canada (Beeton, Ont.) during the author's childhood is filled with the homely, domestic and community details of the seasons, for her home was also the store, at times a boarding house and always a busy center for gatherings of every sort.*