Folksy Tales about Life on the Family Farm
By Jeannie Travis
Memories of a Farmer’s Daughter
Making Sorghum Molasses
That Bad Cyclone
Christmas Memories
Mule Day in Weakley County
Oh, Boy, it’s the Peddler Man
Washday at our House
Come Eat Breakfast with Us
Lost Crafts, Traditions
Mullein/Smoking Grapevine
Mr. Carson
Burning off the Plant Bed & Wilted Lettuce
Brown Eggs & Ma’s Pretty Purple Iris
Stove top Biscuits & “Pone”
Play Parties Back in the Day
Hoop Cheese and Crackers & Oil Cloth on the Table
I Was Ma’s Pet, for Sure
Cold Weather’s Coming
Making Sausage & Biscuit Puddin’
Remembering Ma’s Apron
Daddy Was A Handsome Blue Eyed Man
Spring is Tater ‘scrabbling Time & English Peas
A Glass Half Empty & Asthma Dogs, etc.
Before Radio or TV & Aunt Pearl’s new “Fridge”
Biscuits & Tea Cakes
Cotton Pickin’ Days
Picking Strawberries, etc.
Swinging on Grapevines & Ma’s Cistern
Lightning Bugs and Such & Country Sounds
Bones n Rocks in Granny’s Soup & Homemade Mincemeat Pie
My Hard Working Mama
“Leather Britches”, Beans & Playhouses are for Sissies
Cat Head Biscuits, etc.
Planting Customs Great Grandfather Used
Y’all Set Down for Dinner
Home Made Games & Play Pretties
Happy Easter & Taking Down the Stove
Poke Sallet
Mama Canned a LOT of Food! & Ma’s Fried Corn
Swamp Rabbits Tale
My Mama’s Chicken ‘n Dumplings
Making Fried Pies
Chicken Choker Tales
Picking & Cooking Blackberries
One Room School & We Recycled Tin Cans
Spring Water & Rabbit ‘gums, etc
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