Baby animals bring life to farm
Returning home at dusk, we came to a dead stop last night while turning in to our lane. A skunk was playing with her...
The painful bruise of loss lingers
Sutherland remembers her father and what Memorial Day means to her.
Only three channels, but it was the whole world in television
(Part three)In the early 1960s, a 23-inch black and white television set cost $219, with a 26-inch color TV going for $379. If a...
Color TV made quite an impact
(Part two)The first time color came to the TV screen for us to see, it seemed the whole world had changed. That NBC peacock...
TV changed U.S., one show at a time
(Part I)In my childhood, television was very limited. And I mean that in every possible way. First, it went without saying that the television...
Packing a picnic and picking up a pig
A wealthy senior citizen spent a good bit of time showing off some photographs of his collector cars one morning recently. I was impressed...
When did my children grow up?
They're born and the next thing you know, your children are adults. How does that happen?
How did you learn the joy of accomplishment? Can you say ‘rock pickin’ party’?
The farm 'chain gang' toiled in the fields, in the hot sun. But we weren't planting or weeding or even picking a crop. Unless you call rocks a crop.
Desiderata: Words of wisdom for all ages
Sometimes just the right words, placed on paper, can help make sense of what seems totally senseless.
Fast food? No such thing in 1930s
In historical terms, I had never really thought about how young our country was in the 1930s. The United States Regional Cook Book, edited...
