For one day of the year, a Local Living History Farm opens its door gate to visitors – allowing them to get a glimpse of daily farm life from the 1930s and 1940s. The program theme is “Life and Living on a Working Family Farm.” The focus is that the barnyard and animals, the house and garden, the field, the woods and the horses all have an important purpose in helping the farmer make a living for him and his family.
Birdhouses…..who could ask for more? EA “made” a birdhouse, with the help of a local woodworking guild – by hammering four nails to the house, and calling it her own. She later had it branded in the farm’s blacksmith shop.
As you can see, a farm girl’s life is pretty busy….so she was off to split wood. But not before waving to EVERY SINGLE TRACTOR showcased in the tractor parade….
After establishing all those ‘new friends,’ EA had a bit of trouble understanding why she couldn’t sit on Tiny, the Bull…..She kept saying, “Sit here.” (and pointed to the larger than life bull). Honey, the fence is there for a reason….
A trip to the farm wouldn’t be complete without going to the fields for harvesting the crops. The concept of cotton was such an educational experience for her. She enjoyed telling us about her cotton shirt, as well as picking some of her own.
Then, she made her way to the sweet potato rows. Her daddy made sure she worked to stuff a bag full of his favorite vegetable…
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