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The Wood Cook Stove
Last week I hosted a giveaway for a copy of my family cookbook. Annette @ The Ward House commented on the cover picture. She said it looks almost exactly like the stove they currently use. So I decided to tell the story of “our” stove. About 45 years ago my grandparents moved to the Ozarks. At that time, they heated…
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Vintage Baby Cards
I’ve been scrapbooking as long as I can remember. Of course, early on, it was really my mother who kept the scrapbook. My childhood scrapbook is very fragile now with brittle pages, but it is one of my special treasures.When I was a little girl it was a special treat to get to look at my scrapbook. I always had…
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Making Butter – a tutorial
When I was growing up we almost always drank raw milk. We didn’t own a cow but we would buy fresh milk from a neighbor who did. We made our own butter, too. Recently I bought a half-gallon of whipping cream and then didn’t end up using it all before the expiration date, so I decided my children could learn…
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A Love Letter
Dearest Lyle, Today is Marriage Monday over at Chrysalis… and the assignment is to “write a love letter to my husband.” I wasn’t going to do it, because I knew it would embarrass you… but since today happens to be the 24th anniversary of our wedding… well, I couldn’t just let it pass without writing something, now could I? I…
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The Girl I Used to Be
Being in Louisiana this past weekend has brought back so many memories of my junior-high years when we lived there. It is hard to believe that’s been 30 years ago. The experiences I had there are still fresh in my mind, yet a lot happens in 3 decades! I’ve been trying to remember the dreams and aspirations I had as…
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Family Time in Louisiana
I love living in the Northwest, but my roots are in the South. It has been 14 years since I have been to Louisiana, so in spite of the circumstances I am thoroughly enjoying my time here. I had forgotten (or maybe just didn’t appreciate before) how good the food is! We got here Friday morning and so far I…
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Six Generations of Motherhood
“100 years from now it will not matter what my bank account was,the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…but the world may be a better placebecause I was important in the life of a child.” Four Generations- July 1967.The pensive tot in the center is 19-month-old Little Karla.My mother, Pallie Sue Ezell, is…
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Gathering Mayflowers…
My favorite playmate when I was a little girl was my aunt, Rachel. She was the expert on… well, everything! Not only did she have the advantage of a year-and-a-half of seniority… she was also the aunt… so that definitely gave her extra authority! I remember one spring in the early 1970s… we were probably about 7 and 9, or…
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Not Complainin’
I had a miserable Easter weekend…. thanks for asking! With a rip-roaring spring cold plus an abscessed wisdom tooth I wasn’t up for much in the way of celebration. I mostly sat in my recliner, going through tissues by the boxful, reading books, napping, and trying very hard not to complain about how miserable I was! I’m pretty sure I…
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Strawberry Season
I love strawberries! Every spring when they come in season, I think of my MawMaw. She is 89 now, but for years she was a ‘berry packer each spring in the strawberry fields of southern Louisiana.One day last week my uncle took her this carrier of fresh ‘berries that he had picked for her that morning. I love how the…
