This story by Alabama Contributing Author, Joyce Ray Wheeler, written in 2012 will bring back memories! GAMES PEOPLE PLAYED by Joyce Ray Wheeler When my ears are bombarded with discussions of Facebook, googling, and twittering; when I read that parents should be aware of the text messaging on their children’s cell phones— then I feel […]
See larger image Vinegar of the Four Thieves: Recipes & Curious Tips from the Past (Paperback) By (author): Causey, Donna R List Price: $12.77 New From: $12.77 In Stock Another cute story by Alabama Author, Joyce Ray Wheeler wrote in 2012 NO PARALLEL PARKING By Joyce Ray Wheeler (b. January 4, 1926- d. November 1, […]
The historic town of Circleville, Ohio recovered from the Great Depression and is a town with over 13,000 residents. Each year the annual pumpkin festival hosts over 400,000 visitors. See vintage photographs of 1938 Circleville, Ohio. See larger image RIBBON OF LOVE: 2nd edition – A Novel of Colonial America (Tapestry of Love Book 1): […]
These television commercials from the 1950s and 60s provide a glimpse of life in those days. Do you remember this Dinah Shore commercial? It really sold cars for Chevrolet. Commercials From The 50s, 60s, and 70s DVD And of course, what would Saturday mornings be without watching cartoons and watching all these cereal commercials. […]
See larger image Vinegar of the Four Thieves: Recipes & Curious Tips from the Past (Paperback) By (author): Causey, Donna R List Price: $12.77 New From: $12.77 In Stock What is a “whatnot”? Find out in this heart-warming tale by Contributing Alabama Author Becki McAnnally THE “WHATNOT” AND THE RADIO by Becki McAnnally August 24, […]
Heartwarming story by Alabama Contributing Author, Joyce Ray Wheeler, written 2012 STITCHES OF LOVE ByJoyce Ray Wheeler (b. January 4, 1926- d. November 1, 2012) Written 2012 As I sit here this cool evening I am wearing an old gray sweat shirt imprinted with the words “Old quilters never die, they just go to pieces. “On […]
A true, personal story by Author Carmela Cattuti. One Immigrant’s Legacy By Carmela Cattuti Growing up in a small city along the Hudson River gave me easy access to New York culture. The hour’s train ride to Grand Central Station gave me ample time to plot my day’s activity. My uncle lived on east 57th […]
Alabama Contributing Author, Dorothy Graham Gast, brings a memory back from the old days. Farmhouses had rain barrels by Dorothy Graham Gast Every farmhouse had a rain barrel. The hot dusty days of summer were modified by the 50-gallon barrel that caught rainwater and held it for the time when the sky turned brass and […]
Today ‘A Bigger Bang for your Buck’ means that you get more for your money. However, most sources credit US Defense Secretary Charles Wilson as the source of the expression ‘a bigger bang for your buck’ in reference to a new policy of using nuclear weapons in any conflict bigger than what they called ‘a brush-fire […]
(Another great memory from NE Texas by contributing author, Jesse Suttles) Ice Cream without a Freezer by Jesse Suttles When I was a small boy, ten years old. 1948, we lived in North East Texas. We lived about 10 miles from town. Sometimes we would go to town in a wagon. When Dad’s old car […]
