Country Life – Then and Now

              Meet the Windy Knoll cats.  They are litter mates and very hard to tell apart.  Jerry (left) is a quiet, obedient boy who enjoys sleeping on the crocheted rug or in a dining room chair.  He is John’s cat.  Spud (right) is my cat and originally his name…

The time has arrived – no, passed – for me to bid farewell to youth.  I  could write a book on the subject.  You won’t believe all the strange things that go on in this house.  There’s seldom a day passes that we don’t “lose” something.  On Saturday John came to me saying, “Do you know what…

It’s  a busy time here at the Windy Knoll and kissin’ kin will be  here over the week end.   We appreciate their help — it has been discovered that we have termite damage around a door and we have to have a new door and storm door.  Duh!!  If you own a house there is…

Recently I received an e-mail about southern terms, etc.  Needless to say that caused me to think of all the old terms and such we use here on Sand Mountain. Just how long is “directly?” ie: “Going to the store, be back directly.” Only a true southern cook says “cook a cake,” instead of “bake…

A pre-dawn shower has refreshed this old farm and makes it look new again.  Sister (my dog) and I are poking around in the yard to try to detect any new happenings over night.  Raindrops hanging on blades of grass and leaves look like diamonds glistening in the sunlight.  John wishes the rain would “set…

Where did the summer go?  Perhaps lots of parents are wondering the same thing with the beginning of school in mid August.  In fact school started for our daughter in Newton   County, Georgia in July.  Her students came to school on July 28.  I can’t believe this.  Just imagine how much money it takes…

Icicles hanging from the tin roof on this house were a very common sight in the 1930’s and ‘40’s; and another winter sight I don’t see much anymore is where the ground is frozen and it’s “spewed” up.  I use to marvel at how that frozen ground was frozen (“spewed up”) and made what looked…