It’s Sew Time (for Treasure Chest Thursday)
My Grandmother Virginia said she bought a sewing machine when her daughter was born so that she could sew for her.  She clearly wanted to be provide for her children all the things she only dreamed of having.  My grandmother’s father died when she was 18 months old then when she was 7 her mother [...]

Gobble It Up
The perspective of a three year old is often refreshing and humorous.  In November 1995 the daycare that my son and daughter were attending compiled instructions from the kids on how to cook a turkey.  My kids, who were three years and had experienced two Thankgivings, willingly shared their expertise for the recipe book. Posted in [...]

An Old Kentucky Girl
An Old Kentucky Girl by Lucy Jane Dunaway In eighteen-and-forty-eight, In old Kentucky, in the Blue Grass state, When the beautiful flowers were all in bloom, And the garden was laden with rich perfume, A baby girl was born. This baby girl who came into the world Found nature her greatest treasure. Each bird and field and flower and brook Was all an added pleasure. Out [...]

Academic Charm on Treasure Chest Thursday
During a time when many women did not attain advanced degrees, Elizabeth Bullard nee Garee completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in government and history at the University of Oklahoma.  She completed her master’s degree in 1928 with the Phi Beta Kappa key and her thesis was entitled The Relation of the Oklahoma Inspection Bureau [...]

Jail Birds at Coalwood
Continuing the quest for information on a series of photos that I blogged about on Saturday, (see Casing, Mining, Or…), I have another photo to add to that batch.  This one is quite different.  It says ‘Coalwood’ on the back of it, which was in West Virginia where the Carter Coal Company that George worked [...]