Posted in early days, farm life, tagged early farm life, farm history, farm life on May 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1913
That’s my Mom in the poke bonnet. She was born in 1911, so I’m guessing this is about 1913.
It’s funny to see her in a hat, she never wore one for any occasion that I can remember.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. It has been such a cold spring, the rhodie at the schoolhouse isn’t blooming yet [...]
Posted in early days, farm life, tagged farm history, found objects on March 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
From the days before email.
These cards are from my aunt to her little brothers, one of whom was my dad. She was attending high school in Portland. The postage was one cent.
Dear brother: How are you? I guess you thought I wasn’t going to answer your card. How are you getting along at school? I don’t [...]
Posted in easily amused, farm life, tagged farm dogs, farm history, found objects on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
History is everywhere if you take the time to look. Living on a homestead that has been continually farmed for over 125 years yields surprises. I am the last child of the second to last child, so quite a bit of time has passed since my paternal grandfather first laid eyes on our place. I am only [...]
Cinnabar moth larvae eating Tansy Ragwort