Country Life – Then and Now
Senior Moments 2000
Walmart was our location – doesn’t everybody have to go there? Our nearest Walmart is twelve miles away. We always have a list of assorted items to buy on our trips to this “store that has everything”, and we were in the drug area on this particular afternoon. One feels so stupid when things such…
Read MoreIt’s Cold at The Windy Knoll
It’s cold as a well digger’s pa-tootie here at the Windy Knoll and we are doing whatever we can to try to stay warm. This house is something like a barn to try to heat — the old section was built in 1895 with high ceilings and when we renovated we also made high ceilings. …
Read MoreCommunication Difficulties 1994
Communication – the art of transmitting ideas of conversing, according to two of my many dictionaries. Apparently, I have lost my ability to do that with the younger generation. Perhaps I’ve written before about speech differences now and when I was growing up: Such as tough meant being mean and today it means good looking;…
Read MoreVisit by the Groundhog 1989
We had just finished our lunch on the sun porch with my visiting quilt friends when we saw the groundhog enter the garage. John took the dogs and the hunt was on. Ann and Geraldine had never even see a groundhog and now they were about to see one meet its demise. Sister and Jill…
Read MoreOld Barns 1992
Old barns – nostalgic, stately and intriguing, are one of my favorite country things to enjoy. If I were an artist, barns would be one of my subjects. As we ride along the countryside and come into sight of one of these old structures, my mind goes into action – what treasures remain hidden within…
Read MoreOld-timey Dishwashing 1989
What a wonderful thing — the dishwasher. We have come a long way with our dish washing, or have we? As I unloaded this machine I find a fork that has to be done over — just like I had to do in days of old. I had an “Inspector #12”, but her name was “Mother”…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Report 1995
The Windy Knoll was a winter wonderland! As I lay sprawled out in my recliner, I could see the top of the white-peach tree towering above the car shed and it looked as though a giant paint brush had stroked white on every branch and every twig. Breathtakingly beautiful – a beauty we seldom see…
Read More“Winter Birds” Dekalb Master Gardner Program. Sunday at 2:00. Geraldine Methodist Church
It’s Life in the Winter Time 1989
What a wonderful day – the snow is falling. I have a quilt or two under way, we are well, and Sister and Jill are warm and content here on the sun porch with us. John is thankful that he looked ahead and put out enough hay for the cows yesterday. The wind is really…
Read MoreSand Mountain Terms – Then and Now 2001
Here again my subject came from an e-mail I received from a reader. The title was Livin’ in Alabama and it contained lots of terms and sayings that we hear here on Sand Mountain – such as: It’s not a shopping cart – it’s a buggy; onced and twiced really are words. Well, you know…
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