I was watching an interview with Dolly Parton this morning and she said that for years she has prayed every morning “Lead Me. Guide Me. Show Me.” I got to thinking about that. How many of us start the day without a prayer asking for guidance for the day? I pray I am not one. … [Read more…]
People who don’t live on a farm don’t have a clue that there are many traditions of farming that are dying out. Right off the top of my head I can think of three. These are dying arts because doing these jobs well is an art. Cooking sorghum is a dying art. Jimmy talks so … [Read more…]
When Jimmy’s aunt, Cecelia Elder died the family had an auction sale to dispense with the belongings of her estate. That included items that also belonged to her late husband, Fred. The family really didn’t divvy them up, there were so many kids and grandkids and great-grandkids. So the decision was made to have … [Read more…]
One of my first outings when I moved to western Kentucky was that I drove up to the lake near Aurora, Kentucky. They had an arts and crafts festival in the fall. One of the exhibits they had was cooking sorghum. I watched for a while. I might have even bought some sorghum. I’m sure I … [Read more…]
“Quit that, you look stupid.” “Thanks.” I slowed down to a walk. “I guess it doesn’t matter. You look stupid doing that too.” You know, I really hate listening to myself sometimes. Is it true that we are our own worst critic? Last summer I took up walking. I have arthritis and have found that … [Read more…]