Remember the old woman who lived in a shoe? I'm a lot like her, with a husband and varying numbers of children in our 100-year-old farmhouse. This blog is about our lives.
We have an ancient vint-boomp which my children have been severely warned never to climb. And now I have a good story for my flu-ridden child to hear. Yes,you done it again!
Hi Aunt Dorcas. Your article was really good, I loved it. I always read it in the paper and so even though I'm far away at BMA, I felt like I was back at home for about 15 minutes. Jessi
Hi Aunt Dorcas. Your article was really good, I loved it. I always read it in the paper and so even though I'm far away at BMA, I felt like I was back at home for about 15 minutes. Jessi
Your sister wearing the veil over her face for the cat's funeral to mimic Jackie K. was hilarious!
I can understand Matt's fascination with sadness. When I was a child we used to sing a song called, "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie The Old Grey Goose is Dead." It moved me to tears many times and my brother says he used to have to cry too when he'd hear us girls sing it. See the old gander was weeping and the goslings were crying-Just lots to feel with. And we'd visit that sadness again and again! Edith
Hello Dorcas, Looking forward to the Wm Writer's meet tomorrow (if it's not snowed out). I enjoy reading your column in R-G. Feel a sense of kinship as I grew up as a Menno MK. My father just wrote his memoirs about growing up Amish in PA in the '20s and '30s. If I remember I will bring a copy for you.
You truly have the gift of storytelling as i sat here first laughing then with tears gently oozing down my cheeks. Keep it up, Dorcas.
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Oh Dorcas, you done did it again. My dad was so good at story telling. It was vunnerful nice. Ih
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. I think when we go to the coast for the womens retreat..we should just give you the floor, so you could tell us more stories!!
ReplyDeleteVint-boomp. I love that. Great story and accompanying thoughts.
ReplyDeleteWe have an ancient vint-boomp which my children have been severely warned never to climb.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I have a good story for my flu-ridden child to hear.
Yes,you done it again!
Hi Aunt Dorcas. Your article was really good, I loved it. I always read it in the paper and so even though I'm far away at BMA, I felt like I was back at home for about 15 minutes.
ReplyDeleteJessi
Hi Aunt Dorcas. Your article was really good, I loved it. I always read it in the paper and so even though I'm far away at BMA, I felt like I was back at home for about 15 minutes.
ReplyDeleteJessi
Awwww...thanks, Jessi! We miss you.
ReplyDeleteYour sister wearing the veil over her face for the cat's funeral to mimic Jackie K. was hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI can understand Matt's fascination with sadness. When I was a child we used to sing a song called, "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie The Old Grey Goose is Dead." It moved me to tears many times and my brother says he used to have to cry too when he'd hear us girls sing it. See the old gander was weeping and the goslings were crying-Just lots to feel with. And we'd visit that sadness again and again! Edith
Hello Dorcas,
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the Wm Writer's meet tomorrow (if it's not snowed out). I enjoy reading your column in R-G. Feel a sense of kinship as I grew up as a Menno MK. My father just wrote his memoirs about growing up Amish in PA in the '20s and '30s. If I remember I will bring a copy for you.
--Ruthy K. in Eugene