This is the final part of my sister Helen’s thoughts about our grandparents, Levi and Edna Latty, and life on the farm at Etta Bend. “When I hear anything about Nixon’s ‘Watergate’, I get a flashback to Pappy’s ‘watergap’ and I giggle. Anyway, the watergap of my childhood was a fence of vertical boards hung […]
May 15, 2013
The Outdoor Refrigerator
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Yesterday summer took a tentative step into Northwest Arkansas. It was a warm day! I brewed up a pitcher of iced tea, the staple drink of the South during hot weather. It was easy to get ice cubes from the freezer and I thought about how people used to cool down a long time ago […]
May 9, 2013
Bears, Bulls, and Butterflies
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No, this isn’t a posting about the stock market. My meandering thoughts this morning center around actual animals. I read that yesterday in Tahlequah, a black bear ventured out of his domain and strayed into the north part of town. He was soon re-captured and probably taken back to a place where he feels more […]
Apr 29, 2013
A Long Ago Sign of Spring
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If you got a blog or a partial blog yesterday about Granny Bohannon, my apologies. I hit the “publish” button before I meant to. Anyway, here is the full version of what should not have gone out yesterday. Each year I look for signs of spring to tell me that winter is actually over. I […]
