Figs, Birds and Mosquitoes by Jean Butterworth The old-fashioned fruit bearing fig tree is so old it is mentioned in the Bible…. Remember the fig tree that bore no fruit, or that Eve covered herself with fig leaves to hid her nakedness? There are several types of figs grown in the U.S. namely: Sierra Figs […]
This story by a contributing author reveals much about birth order and reminds me of how much raising children has changes from one generation to the next. JOE IN THE MIDDLE by Inez McCollum Our son, Joe, did not have the middle child syndrome, even though he was the middle child. He was too busy every […]
Samantha decided to go carol singing on Christmas Eve. She knocked on the door of a house and began to sing. A man, holding a clarinet, opened the door to the house. In a few seconds tears were streaming down his face. Samantha continued singing for at least a further 20 minutes. She sang every […]
Fruit Biscuits from 1900 recipe (Transcribed from The Centreville Press April 5, 1900, Centreville, Alabama) FRUIT BISCUITS Take five cold baking powder or soda biscuits, cut each into three slices and butter each slice. Place bottom slice of each biscuit in a separate dish, pour over it any juicy small fruit, boiling hot and sweetened. […]
Hunting Buddies by Clifford Dobyns When it gets cold and there is a heavy frost, my mind goes back to 1965 when my dear friend, O.D. Riley asked me if I would like to join him, his son and a few other friends for a rabbit hunt. I enthusiastically said yes. A local farmer was […]
Fish Puff – from 1900 recipe (Transcribed from The Centreville Press April 5, 1900, Centreville, Alabama) FISH PUFF A delicious way of using remnants of cold cooked fish. Chop fish and mix with it an equal part of mashed potato. Season with salt and pepper and an ounce of melted butter. Stir into it two […]
Photographer John Vachon traveled in Michigan in 1941 and took many photographs depicting the life of the citizens at the time. Farmer. Isabella County, Michigan Farmer. Isabella County, Michigan VINEGAR OF THE FOUR THIEVES: Recipes & curious tips from the past Farmer. Isabella County, Michigan Farmhouse. Ionia County, Michigan Church. Midland, Michigan – […]
“Take a rain check’ is something that you say when you cannot accept someone’s invitation to do something but you would like to do it another time. It comes from the custom started in 19th century America for vouchers to be issued to paying baseball spectators in the event of rain, which they would use […]
Beyond the pale means unacceptable; outside agreed standards of decency. The pale has nothing to do with whitish color it was the area around Dublin in Ireland. The everyday use of the word ‘pale’ is as an adjective meaning whitish and light in colour (used to that effect by Procol Harum and in countless paint adverts). […]
Did you know that George Washington Parke Custis actually built Arlington House to honor his step-father President George Washington? Arlington House pre-1861 Born in 1781, George Washington Parke Custis was the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington through her first marriage. After his natural father, John Parke Custis, died in 1781, George Washington Parke Custis […]
