Old Telephones
I hope everyone had as great a Thanksgiving as I did. It is so good to be with family and friends. And, the feast was fabulous. We went through a turkey, turkey breast, curried ham and vegetables, salads and desserts of every variety. The day was complete with shared memories. One memory shared was a […]
School Holiday Spirit
This week the schools will be full of holiday spirit. I remember those days from a child’s memory and a parent’s memory, as I am sure do you. As a child in school, I loved the Thanksgiving season. We drew Pilgrims, Indians, turkeys and cornucopias filled with all kinds of fall bounty. Our reading lessons […]
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Thanksgiving
It’s beginning to look a lot like Thanksgiving. The weather is cooperating with lower temperatures and lots of moisture in the air. Visions fill my head. I smell the turkey and pumpkin pies. I see a table flowing over with harvest food. I see corn, beans, potatoes, sweet potato casserole, cornbread stuffing, oyster soufflé, broccoli […]
Hunting
It’s November and for some reason hunting is on my mind. Maybe it’s because of the song about the goose getting fat that keeps playing over and over in my head. Or maybe it’s the cooler weather, or the wild turkeys that seem to be out everywhere. All I do know, is that the images […]
Memories of Biltmore
I have certainly enjoyed the fall colors this season. I have many memories associated with fall, but a special memory is of a trip, with friends, to Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina. It was fall and the colors were beautiful. I had been there in the summer, but this was my first fall trip. […]
Sunday Lunch
I don’t know about you, but I love to create things to remember. One of my created memories involve the traditional home cooked Sunday lunch when my children come home for the feast and family bonding. When they were little this tradition was observed by my mother. She was quite the fantastic cook, thus the […]
Deja Vu of the Oak Attack
Okay, this bears repeating as Deja vu has hit again. I refer to the attack of the oak tree! Same scenario… same reaction from my dogs! They say it’s a bumper year for acorns. I had been hearing this for quite some time, and did not really know exactly what it meant. First, I don’t […]
Good ‘Ole Southern Sayings
Good Ole Southern sayings can be quite humorous. I am remembering a few and wonder if you remember hearing them also. – Jumpy as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs – Slower than molasses in January – Lord willing and the creek don’t rise – In between the devil and the […]
Memories of Fall Events
Fall events have always been times for making memories. Although hayrides are almost obsolete, they were once on every fall calendar. Now, they are found mostly in the corn mazes that are a much newer entertainment for the season. I remember church hayrides. They were so much fun, with singing, telling stories and a picnic […]
Horseback Riding
Sometimes when it is time for a memory I just cannot force one, and sometimes memories flow freely. Today, my memory banks are not flowing, but rather one memory keeps popping up in my mind. Since it seems to be eager to be told, I suppose that is exactly what I will share. In high […]
Drive-ins
Drive-in movies, you have to love them. For those of you not fortunate enough to experience a drive-in move, hopefully my memories will enlighten you. As the name implies, these movies were outdoors. They were designed with parking stations and amplifiers hanging from poles. Upon pulling into the parking space, the driver would hang the […]
Applebutter Revisited
Fall is in the air! It’s football time in Tennessee and…. it’s time for apples, pears, pumpkins, fall squash, and other “yummy” garden harvests. It’s time for a trip to “Carver’s Apple Barn”, to bring home the harvest (don’t forget the apple cider, fried apple pies, apple butter, and apple “fritters”) and it’s time for […]
Washing Day
Today as I shoved clothes into my washing machine, setting the dial for a quick 30 minuet wash, and knowing my gas dryer would have them dry in the same time frame, I marveled at how far we have come in the laundry world. Laundry ready in an hour was unheard of in the “good […]
A Spark of Memory from a Tomato Sandwich
I read a post on Facebook that concerned the famous southern delight, “the tomato sandwich”. It was simply addressing the fact that it was on every southern menu during the summer. If you’re not from the South, you may not realize it’s possible to make a meal out of tomatoes. But… we can make any […]
I May Be Crazy, but…
As I sit here writing my Memories, the rain pours down, the weatherman calls for me to be alert for a possible tornado, and the lightening creaks at my window. Well, isn’t this fun? Now that my brain is inundated with weather, I can think of nothing else. This, along with everyone asking if we […]
Tupperware Toys
Tupperware, the maker of all types of containers also made toys from 1965-1989. I remember purchasing many of them for my children. They are certainly vintage, but have given so much pleasure to children through the years. Do you remember any of these? Totempails, a nesting and stacking cup toy Zoo-it-Yourself, pop together animal parts […]
