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Aunt Bill Rambles
Last week my granddaughter wanted me to come eat supper with her and she lives in town. Well, she come and got me — she lives upstairs in just a little one room place with lots of other folks living around her. I saw her take something out of a box and put it in…
Read MoreWindy Knoll Animal/Bird Stories 1995
It could have been a morning long ago – a clear morning following a rain, which made conditions just right for weeding the flower beds and herb garden. Up front let me say we have one very amorous female dog (Sadie), one adult male dog (Jake), who is just now being introduced to amorous females…
Read MoreFriendship Cakes
Remember the brew we’ve been stirring and feeding for the last 30 days? Well, today was baking day and we had forgotten what a job it is for two old folks. We are both exhausted and have had to have a nap. Today’s cakes are not as tall as usual – I don’t like to…
Read MoreJuly Fourth of Old
,Independence Day has been a day for celebration since 1776, but for the Sand Mountain farmer of the 1930’s and 1940’s it was pretty much just another day. Of course, families celebrated in different ways. We usually had lemonade, or something special to eat on that day. We were lucky if we had ice from the…
Read MoreRemembering my Favorite Scope of Woods
As I sit here on this front porch and look across the dirt road at the woodland, my mind drifts back to years ago. Health issues prevent me from walking in this scope now, but occasionally we do go there in the golf cart. When I was little I made playhouses in these woods by raking up…
Read MoreAntiques and The Windy Knoll
Here at the Windy Knoll, antiques it is — residents and furnishings as well. When I started to appreciate antiques is more than I can remember, but now as I look back I’m reminded of how much I let get away. As I’ve said to you before, hind sight is a marvelous thing to have.…
Read MoreA Special Thank You
Today this site has been up and running one month. As I’ve told you before, I love telling tales and sharing stories with hopes I can drop a little history along the way for future generations. When I started the blog my goal was to get 500 hits the first month Would you believe there’ve been over…
Read MoreWindy Knoll Fowl 1989
Yesterday John brought a box in and set it down on the sun porch — it certainly contains a sign of Spring. One of the Muscovy ducks has been setting on a nest in the barn and John found 12 ducklings that she had pushed out of the loft. When he arrived on the scene the…
Read MoreAnother Report from the Home Place
“When it rains it pours” is an old saying I’ve heard all my life and I truly believe it. Last week in my report I told you about air conditioning problems and that we were waiting for a plumber. Well the water problem kept getting worse and at this writing we have a new water…
Read MoreGranny Gets Wheels April 2001
What an exciting time for one elderly grandmother: It’s Easter morning and we are awaiting the arrival of the Easter Bunny bringing the new toy. It’s something I’ve wanted for the last several years; however, to get John to agree to buy a golf cart has been a major undertaking. Of course, he can and does…
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