Our maternal great aunt Ruth McMillin was a writer of poetry and had several published. Here is one she shared in her church’s cookbook Pisgah Baptist Church, Manifest, Louisiana – Our Cherished Recipes, 1991 Breaking of Day As I sit and …
On this date the 23rd of January in 1906, Daisy Emma Wright was born to parents John E. Wright and Gracie C. Pierce in Manifest, Louisiana.* Our great aunt Daisy was one of my Granny Dee‘s older sisters. She never married and was sickly most …
On this date the 20th of January in 1834, Asahel Burris was born in Hancock County, Indiana parents Horton Burris and Mahala Davis.* Asahel was married to Sarah Ann Garner and had 8 children. Here is how we (Krista, Jennifer, Emily and Brady) are related: Our …
On this date the 18th of January in 2005, our Granny, Lucy Dee Wright LaPrarie Bass “went home to be with the Lord” (as the Christian saying goes for when some one dies). I can’t think of a more proper …
I’ve been using this dishwasher gel recipe for over a month and am very happy with the results. I do rinse most of my dirty dishes before I load my dishwasher; therefore, my dishes are coming out clean. Here is …
On this date the 12th of January in 1950 our Dad, Floyd Dee Adams was born to parents, Floyd B. Adams and Ida Mae Burris, in Yale, Payne County, Oklahoma. He has spent most of his adolescent years growing up in Ferriday, Louisiana. He married our …
I’ve been making my own laundry powder from borax, washing soda and bar soap for years. I’ve tried using different varieties of bar soap…cheap, expensive, scented and unscented. You name it, I’ve tried it. Since I have sensitive skin, I …