Better Read the Price Tag First

NOTE: A blog post from one of Mrs. Crumly’s unpublished works. Recently John, the walker and I were shopping in a rather upscale store and as we were strolling back toward the Women’s Department when we saw some flannel shirts.  Of course, John stopped on the spot because he had just asked for a flannel…

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Aunt Bill Rambles — Quilts

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Billie Crumly — 1 Comment ? 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…

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Fall Color at The Windy Knoll 2005

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Billie Crumly — No Comments ? The ground here in the yard is brown with fallen Water Oak leaves.  As you turn in our driveway, on the left the Possum Haw is loaded with red berries. The leaves are still intact, but when they drop the Possum Haw will…

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Aunt Bill Bakes Tater Pie

NOTE:  Again I am sorry for the delay in new post. We just have a lot going on in each of our lives right now. New post will be up a soon as time permits.  I can remember how Aunt Bill talk the night she called me about these photos. She hated so bad to…

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The Violet Hospital

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Billie Crumly — No Comments ? For some time I’ve had African Violet leaves potted and in the birthing room.  Of course, these leaves put up babies that have to be dealt with.  This morning I opened the operating room and birthing room – the action began.  What a mess!…

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Falcons Fans – Rise Up!

As it would happen, our old truck broke down while I was driving it on this past Saturday.  AAA towed it to the house; Mark and I were going to add water as it had over heated and deliver it to the repair shop, Conyers Imports and Domestic Auto Repair, on Monday afternoon.  Well, the…

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My Earrings Tell the Tale of Me and My Friends

I wish Russ had taken these photographs!  I am not good with the camera, but I try. I should have written this post last week, but time simply got away from me.  Funny how work, school, study, and home can get in the way of what I want to do.  Better late than never, so…

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Great Smokey Mountains … Ahhhh. How marvelous!

After all the hustle and rushing and constant movement that has gone on with the entire Crumly family since the hip replacement on April 29, 2014, and now we are in October a long weekend to the mountains seemed to be a most refreshing respite to hectic life.  I cannot put my finger on just…

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Baby Clothes from Days Gone by

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Billie Crumly — No Comments ? Recently a friend told of a visit from a relative and how the four-month-old baby was dressed. It seems the father was a recent graduate of Yale and a New York native, so this may explain it all.  After all, what does a…

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Update on the Hydrangea Bed

Well, what a week off from school this is turning out to be.  One might think that I would be resting and relaxing.  But such is not the case.  I had told Mark, the better half, that I would be off this week and that he might want to take a day or two for…

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