Charm bracelets then and now by Jean Butterworth The other day I saw an article that said that charm bracelets were coming back in style. Where are mine I thought? Maybe in some drawer gathering tarnish I supposed. That brought back memories of charm bracelets. But they make so much noise when wearing them! The […]
I enjoyed every day of it. I miss living like that by Jesse Suttles This took place when I was about 16 years old. I am 76 now. When I was a young teenager. My little brother Doyle, my self and two or three friends would go fishing on Sulfur River in North East Texas. […]
Speaking of Socks by Inez McCollum A cousin recently told me a story about my Grandfather which I had never heard. My Father’s family consisted of eight boys and one girl. With that many children in the family, I am sure there were lots of practical jokes. My Grandfather was preparing for a foot washing […]
The Pecking Order by I Inez McCollum My introduction to birds was finding a picture of the Brown Thrasher in an old magazine at my grandmother’s home when I was a young child. Years later after my children were in school, I had time to keep up with the large number of birds at my […]
Saturday, The Best Day of the Week by Bob Doherty When I was a kid Saturday was the best day of the week. Not only was I out of school but it was the day I went to town. Most weeks I had a dollar to spend. Part of the dollar came from my allowance […]
SUPER FOODS by Dorothy Graham Gast In the 1940s in Romulus, Alabama we didn’t worry about “superfoods”. We nibbled anything that looked interesting and avoided those that were forced upon us as being good for us. In early spring we robbed Daddy’s clump of asparagus and dared each other to eat. He couldn’t understand why […]
Buddy Holly was born September 7, 1936 Charles Hardin Holley, better known as Buddy Holly was born on Sept. 7, 1936, died in a plane crash in 1959 at the age of 22. Do you think the National Transportation Safety Board will reopen the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the […]
Written at the request of a grandson who ask me, “What has happened of great significance in your lifetime?” The Great Depression This was the period of time after World War I when the economy of the United States became even worse than today. Banks failed, unemployment was at the lowest in history, and food […]
SCENTS OF THE PAST by Gayle Farris Have you ever had a “flash back”, when you smell something that you had not…in a long long time? Perhaps it was the aroma of a food you ate as a child. Maybe you were walking in park and caught the fragrance of a flower or shrub that […]
Where Have All the Chinaberry Trees Gone? By Dorothy Graham Gast Seventy years ago the umbrella shaped chinaberry tree was in almost every county yard. The tiny purplish spring blossoms with their faint sweet smell gave way to glossy green berries hidden in the darker green leaves. Those berries were ideally suited for pea shooters […]
