According to Wikipedia, Taxicodencron radicans — commonly known as poison ivy — is a poisonous North American plant that is well known for its production of urushiol, a clean liquid compound found in the sap of the plant.  Urushiol causes an itching, irration and sometimes painful rash in most people who touch it.  It is…

In earlier days people here on Sand Mountain seldom went to the doctor and almost never  to the hospital.  Home remedies were used for every ailment under the sun, but my folks thought a purgative was the cure for it all.  There was a little pink pill they gave to me – one winter night…

For months we had been scheduled to do the Southern Quilting: How It Used to Be program in Cullman and finally last week that day came.  It was a beautiful day – not too hot – and a bit overcast, which made it easier for two senior citizens.  The day was made complete when our…

Somebody sent Billie a e-mail last week and they’se a talking about things we don’t never hear said no more.  I hadn’t thought about sich in ages, but atter she got this we got to talkin’ about things we don’t hear nowadays. When have you here’d anybody say sumpin lack this? Quit slammin’ that screen…

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 has a story behind it. As I hang this string quilt I can look at the many pieces…

Recently a friend told of a visit from a relative and how the four-month-old 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 on jeans…