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Category: Family life

Seems like me and Calvin ain’t never done a thing ever but work hard

It’s no church I’ve had sight of here in Knoxville where the ones coming in and out ain’t dressed up fit to kill.

November 23, 2016 Family life

Do you remember Grandma’s lye soap?

Lye was a very important thing. You’d use tallow to waterproof stuff with. You’d do your washing on a washboard with lye soap.

September 14, 2016 Child rearing / Family life / Newspaper / North Carolina

Gertrude a la September Morn

That’s the exact caption of this photo, and while the caption dwells in specifics, the photo itself captures a universal moment that most any parent can respond to.

detail from cover of 'shake terribly the earth'

February 24, 2014 Family life / West Virginia / Writers

Book Review: ‘Shake Terribly the Earth: Stories from an Appalachian Family’

Sarah Beth Childers’ book of essays is something that anyone – even those living outside the mountainous walls of WV – can relate to.

December 15, 2008 Epidemics & Pandemics / Family life / Honoring the dead / Virginia

Can you imagine how it felt to be full of milk and have no child to suckle?

The whole family was sick with whooping cough, and Grandma tried valiantly to keep the baby from getting it, but with no vaccine then, it was a losing battle.

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