grandparents
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Remembering Lila Mae: A Southern Legacy of Love
Lila Mae was my maternal grandmother. Often described as a hoot, a character, or in loving Southern terms, “a mess!”. Being called a mess in the South is generally considered a compliment. She loved a good joke and was a great sport should that joke turn out to be on her. She was also quite Continue reading
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Lila Mae’s Traditional Lemon Pie for Easter
It’s Easter time, and I made a lemon pie for Easter dinner tomorrow using my grandmother Lila Mae’s recipe. It’s my mother’s favorite, and it’s the only lemon pie I recipe I like. I won’t ramble on much before I get to the recipe, but this pie (and her chocolate pie) always make me think Continue reading
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My Grandfather’s Journey: From CCC to Family Man
My maternal grandfather (“Papaw”), Jesse, was born in a small community called Sargent, Georgia, in 1917. His father passed away in 1934 when Jesse was 17, and Jesse immediately became the head of the household for his mother and siblings. He had seven brothers and sisters, six of which lived to be adults. (A younger Continue reading
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Remembering Kate: A Southern Beauty Shop Legacy
Our paternal grandmother, Sally Kate, was a beautician. Not a hair designer, nor a hairstylist…a beautician. Now, she would use the word “hairdresser” sometimes in the 1970s, as a nod to the more modern terminology, and as an acknowledgment that she could actually dress hair; but she usually described herself as a beautician, because it Continue reading
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Lessons Learned While Growing Up in the Car
Looking back on my childhood, it seems like we spent a lot of time in the car; this was partially due to the fact that we lived in a very small town in a relatively small county in the northeast Georgia mountains. Cleveland, the county seat of White County, Georgia, definitely had its own appeal Continue reading
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