by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 24, 2022 | home, journaling
I have a limited edition print (75/500) called “The Old Woman” painted by Mary Shelton Burson in 1982. The date on the print is 11/20/1990. You can see she is sitting in a wheelbarrow reading something. I bought it, probably in 1990, from a friend who was...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Mar 7, 2022 | grandmother, home
The History of ‘APRONS’ by Robyn Markham I don’t think our kids know what an apron is. The principle use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Feb 26, 2022 | home
Everything old is new again….. We have had this trash can for many years. I had it in the laundry area of the garage at Deerpoint Lake. A painter in 2013 got paint on the lid and it looked awful. When I moved I considered trashing it. Instead I cleaned the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 31, 2021 | grandmother, home, memories
As I sit here this morning enjoying a bowl of fresh cherries with my morning coffee, I realized I am wearing my Granny’s apron (that she sewed.) It was at Granny’s house that I got introduced to “exotic” fresh fruits like cherries, figs, pomegranates, peaches, red...
