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A 1930’s Christmas Tree
With all the pretty Christmas trees of today, I can’t help but think of how we did it when I was growing up. As you already know, I write about old days and old ways.’ All year we would watch for a cedar growing in the area that would make a nice size Christmas tree…
Read MoreAunt Bill Rambles — Aprons
Today I jest thought I’d talk to you’uns about all the many uses of my aprons. Law me!! I don’t feel like I’ve got all my clothes on without my apron. Hit shore does protect my dress while I’m a-cookin’ or doing my other work. When I’m in the garden and see I can git…
Read MoreThe Many Uses of Sacks
When I was growing up in the 1930’s and ’40’s sacks were very important. As Aunt Bill mentioned, sacks were used for quilt linings and sometimes tops as well. At our house we sewed four ( or maybe it was two) and a half fertilizer sacks together — using flatfeld seams — and this was…
Read MoreThe Birthday Cake
John has a birthday (89) in a few days and since rain is forecast for the next two days we opted to bake today. No it isn’t pretty — but remember I told you up front that I’m not even a relative of Paula Dean or Julia Childs — however, I’ll go ahead to say…
Read MoreTatting for the Tree
If you are a follower then you already know that I have a broken foot and am wearing a boot. Ugh!!! For an old lady this is a chore. And so it’s time to get my Christmas tree up (past time); however, we’ve made the decision not to put it up this year and I’m…
Read MoreSand Mountain Language
We were coming up the mountain at the Roden Gap when we started talking about the different language used in this part of the country. Sand Mountain has a dialect all its own and we are quickly reminded of that when we visit other areas. One would have to live on a mountain to use…
Read MoreThe Baltimore Quilt 1989
A Baltimore Bride’s Quilt has been on my list of quilts to make for a long time, but procrastination has always taken first precedence. However, one day I discovered a class was to be taught in Huntsville (60 miles away) once a month – making one block each month toward the BB quilt, so I…
Read MoreFundraisers 2012
For as long as I can remember fundraisers have been around – and they still are. When I was growing up there were few occasions for people to get together so fundraisers were well attended. Back then there were such things as Fiddlers Conventions, Popularity contests , and such. I was in the popularity contest…
Read MoreAunt Bill Rambles — Quilts
My we shore are havin’ a early winter and I jest got to thankin’ about how hit used to be in the winter time — trying to keep enough quilts on the bed to stay. There were’nt no heat in them old bedrooms and sometimes we’d have so many quilts on us that hit wuz…
Read MoreAbout Cows 2007
My how times have changed – even when we talk about cows. When I grew up on this farm we owned one cow. In that day and time a cow was a necessity – we depended on the bovine for our milk and butter. We could even swap the peddler butter for whatever we needed. …
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