tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post5602023857708080235..comments2024-03-28T03:36:27.942-05:00Comments on Leaves On My Tree: ShotgunEmma Springfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-13274928720350525372016-11-09T23:56:38.450-06:002016-11-09T23:56:38.450-06:00My mother raised chickens and sold them dressed as...My mother raised chickens and sold them dressed as a little extra money. As the oldest I helped her. I can clean a gizzard like nobody's business.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-34942445490966917542016-11-09T07:26:45.972-06:002016-11-09T07:26:45.972-06:00Your grandmother must have been a joy to know. Tha...Your grandmother must have been a joy to know. Thank you for writing about her.<br /><br />At my house we caught the chickens by hand, then my father tied their feet together, hung them from a low-hanging plum tree branch, and used his big World War II navy knife to cut off their heads. They would flop around and get all bloody, and when they stopped we (my mother and I) would take them down from the plum tree and plunge them into a big pot of hot water and strip them of their feathers.<br /><br />We did this one at a time, not en masse, whenever we wanted chicken for dinner. You stirred up some old memories of mine today.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-54954292093967752972016-11-08T12:21:40.948-06:002016-11-08T12:21:40.948-06:00I believe you would have liked my Grandma.I believe you would have liked my Grandma.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-12143037875235091472016-11-08T00:56:00.058-06:002016-11-08T00:56:00.058-06:00wow your grandma was a legendary character .
i enj...wow your grandma was a legendary character .<br />i enjoyed each sentence about her .<br />my maternal grandma was also a wonderful multi talented person who spend his life alone with her five children when her husband was in army .<br />in those days there was only one bus that that visited weekly to take passengers for the city and my grandma walked so many times by her feet for the city that was miles away brought stuff for house and even for cattle of the house <br />she was great cook and in events and ceremonies all loved her noticeable appearances as she was a fun loving lady too bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-58778534084195072312016-11-07T21:03:09.686-06:002016-11-07T21:03:09.686-06:00It certainly is not. Did I mention that she had 11...It certainly is not. Did I mention that she had 11 babies on top of everything else? She is one of my heroes.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-40887195074765889452016-11-07T19:35:27.721-06:002016-11-07T19:35:27.721-06:00This is a great remembrance of your grandmother. T...This is a great remembrance of your grandmother. The farm life is not for sissies!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-18815328264346034082016-11-06T17:45:18.970-06:002016-11-06T17:45:18.970-06:00Too bad she did not feel good enough to have a nic...Too bad she did not feel good enough to have a nice dinner before eh?Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-40435760532870948792016-11-06T17:38:29.664-06:002016-11-06T17:38:29.664-06:00That is a funny part about the cow but I wonder th...That is a funny part about the cow but I wonder the heifer expected flowers afterwards :)<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-13562831707457177602016-11-05T17:19:03.582-05:002016-11-05T17:19:03.582-05:00Grandma was unique that is for sure. And she had t...Grandma was unique that is for sure. And she had the prettiest long black hair.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-87456679415974465542016-11-05T17:17:41.734-05:002016-11-05T17:17:41.734-05:00Strong women were every bit as important to the bu...Strong women were every bit as important to the building of our country as strong men were. I would have liked to know your Aunt Erma.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-40033485603191916732016-11-05T17:12:57.024-05:002016-11-05T17:12:57.024-05:00I thought I only saw a bionic woman in a TV series...I thought I only saw a bionic woman in a TV series.<br /><br />Your grandma is superb.<br /><br />An old time farmer's wife.rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-62391054321092691902016-11-05T11:33:38.251-05:002016-11-05T11:33:38.251-05:00Love this story Emma and I love your grandmother, ...Love this story Emma and I love your grandmother, too!!! What a strong woman she was!!! My aunt was so much like her. My Aunt Erma knew how to kill her own chickens and rabbits, too, for food.<br />She grew her own herbs and crops even when she had only a few acres of land in the country. She sewed, and she made quilts and she ran a daycare from her own home while doing all of the above. I admire strong women and I can see that you do, too~JFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021461504951465311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-62452695404329855512016-11-05T09:17:59.173-05:002016-11-05T09:17:59.173-05:00Precious memories indeed! :)Precious memories indeed! :)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-5104119302424602532016-11-04T19:30:37.596-05:002016-11-04T19:30:37.596-05:00She was wonderful.She was wonderful.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-64117285344710025842016-11-04T16:32:15.075-05:002016-11-04T16:32:15.075-05:00She sounds wonderful, Emma.She sounds wonderful, Emma.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-83909397978021494552016-11-04T14:45:53.030-05:002016-11-04T14:45:53.030-05:00Grandma was a special hard-working farmer's wi...Grandma was a special hard-working farmer's wife. She was also caring and loving. On top of that she played the piano when Grandpa played his fiddle or guitar or banjo at dances.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-71151904801184199062016-11-04T06:18:31.252-05:002016-11-04T06:18:31.252-05:00Such an incredible woman, Emma. She was a treasure...Such an incredible woman, Emma. She was a treasure! Whatever needed to be done, she did. Such strength and determination! Love this story!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.com