Country Life – Then and Now

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Billie Crumly We have two male cats who have been neutered and they are precious.  They’re litter mates and get along with well with each and also with Sister, the dog.  In the beginning their names were Tom and Jerry — quite original don’t you think?  As they got…

Christmas Gift!!!!!!! Saying these two words first on Christmas morning has been a tradition of my mothers family for more than 100 years that I know about.  My mother was born in 1885 and her family said this all her life.  My girls both said, “Christmas Eve Gift” to me first yesterday on the phone.…

Note: This article is written by Aunt Bill, a back woodsy character sometimes portrayed by Billie. Thank goodness Billie asked me to write this – I shore have been  a-wantin’ to give these folks some advice. You see, we’ve got a new, young doctor here on the mountain and him and his bride come by…

Let me say that I am sorry that I have been absent from this blog for so very long.  Life, being a teacher and a student, and everything else has gotten in the way.  Thank you faithful readers!  Thanks to Russ Austin and my sister Donna, who have both worked to keep the blog going.…

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Billie Crumly — Well we’ens wuz out and about tother day when I see’d this sign — I thought it rung a bell, but couldn’t rec-ollect just how that was.  After I had studied about it a while, I axed John if he know’d about fiddle worms.  Well, of course,…

PLEASE NOTE: THIS WAS IN 2010. I find it funny, well funny is not the correct word to use, but oh well, funny with how they both grew up without electricity for years. Then when you have had it for so long, I guess you forget how to live without it. I remember these days…

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Billie Crumly The gentle breeze moves the leaves of the wild clematis covering our trellis here on the front porch where Sister and I are enjoying twilight together.  Jill must be helping John with the hay moving otherwise she would be here, too –always demanding her share of TLC. …

In my growing up years it was a different world than we live in today – maybe you could say the same thing.  Here at the Windy Knoll we were secluded – we could not see another house, we had no car and no electricity.  At one time we did have a telephone and our…

NOTE: I just had to laugh when I read this blog. I am not sure if it has been posted before now but wow, Mrs. Crumly told it like it is. Bet that poor o’l boy wished he had never opened his mouth. I love this post and have sit with her many times and…

I (Donna Crumly Harvey) have intended to write an article about gas prices for quite some time now.  You have all heard that both sister and I are keeping the road hot from the Atlanta area to the Windy Knoll.  Daddy keeps saying that he is OK without us coming but we both know that…