Baby Clothes of Days Gone By 1991

  Recently a friend told of a visit from a relative and how the four-month 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 Yale graduate know about clothing a youngster? This four-month old had…

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A New Language 1999

Computer language — it’s a whole new ball game for me.  Somebody sent me a list of country computer terms and I’ve rearranged some of the terms to fit my way of thinking.  I’m having about the same luck learning that I had a week ago (new computer), but maybe someday I’ll be educated and…

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The Ox Was in the Ditch 1999

What a sight to behold.  It was a fantastic boost to my faith in humanity and it was simply neighbor helping neighbor.  This sort of help is not as common as it was in years past when neighbors would gather in to help raise a barn, gather crop for a sick farmer – or share…

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Buying a New Computer 1991

This article was written when I bought the very first computer — now I have a new laptop and could write a similar article about it! **************************************************************************** My life has been changed forever.  I never thought I’d need one, and I certainly never thought I’d want one.  Nevertheless, we are now the proud (?) owners…

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Aunt Bill Rambles about the dirt road

Lordy me, I’ve been traveling this here dirt road fer 85 year and I guess I jest didn’t pay attention to the layout.  I never did know hit had a sharp curve ’til jist right lately.  I’ve walked hit many times and at all times of the day and night.  When I wuz a senior in…

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A Windy Knoll Report

What a beautiful day and what a change from what we’ve been having.  John and I survived the cold, snowy weather, but it wasn’t easy.  As I’ve told you before, our house is like trying to heat a barn.  We’re warmer in bed than anywhere. Today we enjoyed our homemade vegetable soup and cornbread on…

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Neighbors Visiting Neighbors 1992

Reflecting seems just the right thing to do as I bake cookies on a drizzly morning.  As I roll out the tiny dough balls and place them on the baking sheet, I remember that morning during the week past.  It could have been a morning fifty years ago — my quilting friend I were  engaged…

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Snow-ma-geddon – Conyers, GA Style!

Today, guest blogger, Beth Littlejohn, my youngest, writes about her adventures. On Tuesday the snow began in the Covington, GA area around 11:00.  I must praise our superintendent, Samantha Fuhrey, for her wise planning and execution to provide safe transport for our students.  My county is on a staggered start/end time.  The parents and staff…

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Calf Delivery 1991

“Ethel’s in labor,” was John’s report as he returned from checking on the cows on a blustery, damp and threatening morning. We named this, big black cow Ethel because during the Civil Rights movement there was a large and very active black lady so named. We have another beautiful black cow named Coretta.  One red…

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Spider Web Quilt/Men’s Ties

As I’ve told you before I’m no photographer, but I hope you can see what I try to describe as we go along. I’ve made three such quilts — one for each of our daughters and one for that great granddaughter, who was born out of wedlock and adopted.  We hoped that she would show up…

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