In the North Country, rainy days in the summer can be chilly--and boring! But Hitty Rose just grabs Mother's ratty old brown sweater and heads to the attic for some exploring. One of the things she found on the last rainy day was a rag doll that was Mothers. It has frizzy red yarn hair (and a bald spot in the back!). Mother told her she made it for a 4-H project when she was Hitty Rose's age. It didn't win a prize!

Hitty Rose also came across an old photo album that belonged to Mother. She wonders who the cute boy in the picture is--not Dad! And what is 'Hair'? Whatever it was, Mom has ticket stubs tucked away in the album.

Exploring the attic is always fun, but very dusty, so Hitty Rose usually wears an old t-shirt and her shorty sweats. When she is done looking into the boxes she can just come on down to her bedroom and change into clean clothes.