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Posted on October 21, 2013 by Billie Crumly — No Comments ? Now that fall is here I find my cooking has changed.  I told you last week about digging the potatoes and how disappointed we were with the color.  At a produce stand we found the pretty red potatoes and bought a box.  I’ve…

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Billie Crumly — NOTE: Click each photo to see a larger view. NOTE: This is a post for the new quilting ladies I met in Clermont, Fl. last week. I will re-post more in the next few days on Mrs. Crumly’s quilts. Enjoyed meeting you all.  Russ Austin A…

NOTE: Click each photo to see a larger view. I recently traveled to Clermont, Fl. with my mother and sister to my aunt’s memorial service, Mrs. Virginia Austin York. Aunt “Sis” is what we called her. She was so much like Mrs. Crumly in loving everything about nature, gardening, food and of course quilting. I…

After I moved into the house I live in now, MS had me down in bed. I had no interest in picking up a camera. My second year here was very different. I could not wait to find a new “simple” point and fire away camera, and that I did. My very first Nikon. After…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Billie Crumly — NOTE  FROM RUSS:  The photos used today are the very photos (except the first photo with the barb wire) I made on my last car ride together with Mr. John and Mrs. Crumly. I remember it being a very hot, lower to mid 90 degree day.…

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Billie Crumly — NOTE: Click each photo to see a larger view. It’s almost October and at this time of year the quilts need to be aired.  It’s quite a job — totin’ all those beauties to the clothesline where they’ll hang for the day.  Of course, each quilt…

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Billie Crumly Threads of Love is a national organization that makes tiny clothes for pre-mature babies, donating them to hospitals around the nation.  A number of years ago I read about the organization, made a few things and sent them to Louisiana. They thanked me, but told me of the chapter in…

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Billie Crumly — No Comments ? Today there is not a clothesline at the Windy Knoll; however, there was a time when it was a necessity and everybody had one – much like an opinion.  My mother used to complain that her clothesline was always over the wood pile…

I apologize for not having any new post up the last few days. I had a death in the family and my sister, mother and myself left Tuesday to go just east of Orlando, Fl.  We returned at 1:00am this morning, Sept. 26th. Yes a very fast trip to be in a car so long.…

What a beautiful day in September for a nice drive to the mountains.  The destination was to be Crow Mountain Orchards and when I was asked John Crumly about how to get there, he could not remember as the last time they went to Crow Mountain was quite a while ago and Billie Crumly was…