by Pa Mac | Jan 7, 2013 | How'd They Use to Do That?
To cook my beans and keep me warm,I’ll mud and cat all dayBut if at night I hear the roar,I’ll kick the pole, then run away.- Clay Dobbins From a quarter of the year to almost half of it, most of us in the United States are trying to keep warm…somehow; always...
by Pa Mac | Oct 29, 2012 | How'd They Use to Do That?
The privilege and blessing that came with owning and maintaining your own wagon back in the days before automotive power can never be accurately assessed. The necessity of the farm wagon was such that it could be reckoned a central hub of all farm life. From family...
by Pa Mac | Sep 26, 2012 | How'd They Use to Do That?
In years past, when privileged to eat out or when visiting friends I’ve often been asked “What would you like to drink?”—to which I’d usually answer, “Water, please”—thinking the tap would be used to accommodate my humble reply. When asked this at friend’s homes my...
