Category Archives: Memoir

Memories to share

Stay Focused

Posted on January 11, 2018 by carolynbranch

I’m retired. That means I can do whatever I want to do.  Right? Not exactly. Since I’ve always wanted to write, I looked forward to retirement as the “write all day” time. It hasn’t worked out like that. Even retired … Continue reading →

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Mama

Posted on May 14, 2017 by carolynbranch

Mama was modest and didn’t usually let anybody watch her get dressed, but on the first day of her new job she called Sissy into the bedroom to help her and I went, too.  Mama had a list of everything … Continue reading →

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Z is for Zinnias

Posted on April 30, 2017 by carolynbranch

Every time I see beautiful zinnias in a flower garden, I think of my mother and how much she loved her flowers.  She didn’t have very many pretty things to enjoy. When I was child her life was an endless … Continue reading →

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W is for Wringer Washer

Posted on April 27, 2017 by carolynbranch

This is how we did the washing when I was a kid at home and for quite a few years after I got married, too. Notice, I did not say laundry. I never heard that word until I was an … Continue reading →

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U is for Uncle Harry Rogers

Posted on April 26, 2017 by carolynbranch

Harry Rogers was my Mother’s brother.  He was a good man and very well loved by his six older sisters.  My grandfather William Riley Rogers probably considered Harry an unexpected miracle when he was born June 1, 1919. The family … Continue reading →

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T is for Television

Posted on April 24, 2017 by carolynbranch

Mama and the new TV is probably my most requested story. I told it at the historical society once and the video ended up on YouTube and was used as part of a Smithsonian Exhibit.  This is a chapter from … Continue reading →

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S is for Snakes in the kitchen

Posted on April 22, 2017 by carolynbranch

The first chapter of my memoir – All hell broke loose and kept on coming when Mama found the snakes in the oven. The first time was bad enough. She was just pulling the bread pans out of the oven … Continue reading →

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R is for Races

Posted on April 20, 2017 by carolynbranch

The summer of 1964, we went to the the dirt track, modified stock car races in Holts Summit nearly every week.  It was exciting because we knew some of the drivers and Richard’s cousin, Bill Caldwell, drove his old truck … Continue reading →

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Q is for quarter horse

Posted on April 20, 2017 by carolynbranch

A quarter horse stallion named Prince was an important part of our courtship when I first got acquainted with my husband, Richard, back in 1963. Richard was boarding Prince with Jesse Howard, the Sign Painter, at his place on the … Continue reading →

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Porch Sittin’

Posted on April 20, 2017 by carolynbranch

Do you ever sit out on your front porch and just watch the world go by? When I was growing up, porch sittin’ was an art almost everybody enjoyed.  It was a great “intergenerational” activity.  That’s a new buzz word … Continue reading →

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