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HI IslandGurl... can you rember any of your Grand or Greatgrandmothers cooking/baking with the old wood cook stoves? They were very elaborate and fancy... and must have been a real art to control the heat and cook or bake with. I don't remeber my family still using these, but have seen some country folks that still did years ago... pretty cool I thought.

My Grandmother did on my father's side in the Eagle River Valley.
They were pros at cooking - basic ingredients - comfort foods.
I wished that I could have spent more time with her, but I was young and she soon passed away.
I went back there in 1988 to visit my Godparents and take pictures of our old homestead.
My only daughter was conceived along the way.  lol

My Dad always ironed the clothes - sheets, socks - didn't matter - they all got ironed at home while growing up.
That is what his Mother taught him.
I still hang my laundry out in the crisp morning air then fluff things up in the dryer.
I don't iron unless its uniforms or shirts.
I miss you and your pretty one, Cowface..

Thanks for this nice reply... always a pleasure. Don't be a stranger. IslandGurl... are you from England?

OMG, that was one of the fondest memories of my childhood.
I would hop on that train to Grandma's (mother's side) to spend most summers there, because I knew there would be always be a blackberry pie in the oven if I set out early enough with my ice-cream pail in tow.

I'm kinda hungry now, FS.
Could you toss me over a sticky cinnamon roll?

Yep and I would always get chiggers from picking them. Lol

There was a swimming hole not far from here I lived and a bunch of we boys would sometimes go there to get away from the heat of summer.

There was a rope we’d swing from that was really high up. So once one of our friends had fetched the rope and started swinging, and as he did, another friend saw he wasn’t watching what was going on, and so, he pulled out his Willy and as the boy on the swing was returning, he peed right in his mouth on the return swing. 🤣

He hollered “AHH!!”, as he fell into the water.
Funny as hell! And I’ll never forget that day for as long as I live. 😂

We have them at work, so yummy!

In a way this is a childhood memory of my daughter's request for a cat when she was 15 - she'll be 31 this year.
I obliged and brought one home for her.
She turned out real mean - has a raccoon tail with the temperament of such, too.
I'm the only one that can pet her - but, not for long - then she bites your ankles.
Now, I've looked this up and some pros say it is a sign of affection - but, I beg to differ.

So shortly afterwards, off I went to fulfill her dream and brought home "Garfield" which was one of my very first avatars that I used on Topix1.
He's a cuddly bum, but watches over the yard like a Hawk.
He struts in one night with half of his ear torn off.
Gosh, what to do.
I froze his ear and brought out my trusty fishing line, and sewed it back on.
Just kidding, I did use surgical thread..

I have many raccoons on my property - apparently, Garfield didn't want to share his kibbles - most recently, in fact.
The fight ensued - the damage was beyond my own personal capabilities.
Off he went to the vet - $1200.00 was my contribution.

My daughter asked me if I was friggin' nuts, but I just didn't have the heart to put him down.
He's my love bug, and still struttin' his stuff and protecting my yard from any future invasions.

At this rate, it will be Freedom 85 for me.  lol