This is a picture of some old quilters from Mentone, Alabama.
Does it not make you wonder what they were talking about that day!
Let’s have some fun. Post on comments what you think possibly was said.
You can go to www.mentonealabama.com to see about the area. If any of you are in Alabama and never visited you [...]
Yes I used to do other things beside quilting.
I guess I have been working with ceramics since the 70’s. Mother got me interested in it with a ceramic Christmas tree she made. I started taking classes in Birmingham, AL.. bought a small hobby kiln. My brother David bought mother a regular size kiln. I would [...]
WARSHING CLOTHES
Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water. Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert. Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin water.
Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored,
1 pile work britches and rags.
To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin [...]
This is a china Blue Willow tea set I got when I think I was about 6 years old. On the bottom it is marked Made in Japan. My Granny got it for me. My sister Karen (It) and I have had so many good times drinking tea and eating cut up pieces of toast [...]
My mother Retha, bottom left. Women’s basketball team, Piedmont, AL