96 Year Old Mountain Woman | Washing Clothes in the Creek, Bootleggers, & Arsh Taters (Part 3)
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2024
- This video is part of a series of interviews I did recently with Rachel Virginia Gibby Hicks. She grew up in the Junaluska section of Cherokee County NC. She is like so many of the wonderful elders I grew up with here in the mountains of Appalachia-full of knowledge, compassion, and humor.
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I love the way you patiently wait for her words to come to her. So many times people who interview our elders can’t stand the quiet and say something which puts them off on another track. You have the gift of knowing that these events and people are connected in her mind and it’s best to let her move from thought to thought. Thanks for letting her find her way to impart her life experiences.
Great observation. There's a lot more to interviewing than asking questions.
I miss a community of folks like Mrs. Hicks. Sitting on the front porch , visiting , listening to the stories and all their wisdom.... God bless her. If I was there I would give her a big ole hug and tell her I love. God bless y'all 🙏💕
Me too. So very much.
I’m only 62 but I sure do remember having arsh potato stew, made from a roux, served over rice and a cornbread if we were fortunate enough, also vaguely remember my mom using a ringer type washer on the back porch. I just love listening to Mrs Hicks reminisce about her childhood 💞
So glad you enjoyed hearing her 😀
It's so interesting & humbling to listen to Ms Hicks. The vast majority of us have no real experience w/ etching out an existence from nothing. It's amazing how resilient & resourceful Ms Hicks' generation was/is. Today there are so many community and social service programs to help people.
Thank you Johnny! She is inspiring 😀
I truly believe people do what they believe they have to do. When there is no easy way out, people find strengths they had no idea was theirs. Within each one of us there lives a survivor. I will gladly take the easier way when having that choice! Today some folks are purposely trying to live a more demanding life raising chickens, growing food, living without so many modern conveniences. They like the challenge and are more than satisfied with hard work that provides a life of away from daily interaction with city life. They are making a choice. I reckon each of us tries to find their place in this world and no place is perfect.
Agreed, JM! Much of our society would struggle to survive without modern conveniences.
My dad was born in ‘26. He passed 4 years ago. He said “arsh taters” too! I remember growing up, if we had arsh taters we were doing good. If we were having sweet taters, things were tight. One time we had to eat some of my daddy’s seed taters! We didn’t even have sweet taters! That was a tough time! But you know what? God was always faithful! At least we had the seed taters! Amen!🙏
Thank you for sharing those memories 😀
My Dad was born in 1927, and I remember when I was growing up he would make sure we always had apples, oranges and nuts at Christmas time. I just took for granted that it was a normal thing to do, but just days after he passed (days before Christmas) I discovered why we always had fruit and nuts at Christmas. It's that story that motivated me to start a RUclips channel and tell stories. Even after my Dad passed, he was able to wish me a Merry Christmas....
I guess “arsh” means Irish?
@@cynthiafisher9907 Yes 😀
We were raised with arshe taters and really it was Irish potatoes(white) since we were part Scotts- Irish. To this day light bread or biscuits fried taters slice of onion and I'm a Happy camper 🤣
Our seniors are a treasure. I feel blessed that you're sharing your talks with Mrs. Hicks! I look at her eyes during pauses in the conversation and wish I could see what she's seeing in her memory.
My great grandma washed clothes in a stream back in Italy, and two of my great grandfathers were bootleggers, people did whatever they had to to take care of their families in those hard times.
Im a different sort of bird .i look at granny Hicks hands now buddy that's a working woman their think about all the dirt shes dug all the taters and beans and okra and berry's shes picked and dug granny Hicks is forever a real wonder woman .thank you tipper ma'am for posting this ....
Thank you Tim! Her hands are beautiful 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia yes they sure are ..
I really love this lady. My dad was born in 1911 and my mother was born in 1915. They had six of us children and my dad worked in the coal mines for 40+ years. We always had a garden and raised chickens and we had a milk cow. My dad plowed the garden with a team of horses. We ate mostly stuff from the garden and canned what we didn't eat. Love her stories and pray that God blesses her and you and your family too. Up until I was 5 we lived in a company house in a coal camp.
I bet you have a lifetime of interesting memories to share too! God bless🌻
I love the stories! I laugh everytime I hear arsh tatars. My Mom and Dad came from Overton County Tennessee. I was sent to the store back in maybe 65 and we were living in Ohio, I was only about 7 or 8, so I was looking at all these tatars at the store and I was so confused. So I walked back home and told my Mom they didn't have any arsh tatars. She grabbed me up and walked me back over there and said these are arsh tatars! But later when I was grown I found out arsh meant Irish.
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I love listening to her. Love her stories of times past, reminds me so much of my grandmom (she was born in 1927 and was raised in Tazewell county). I would give anything to hear grandmom tell her stories just like this. Listening to Ms. Hicks is like listening to her, makes my heart smile! Thank you so much for sharing stories from this wonderful lady! 💜
I consider Mrs Hicks a walking history lesson. I know technology has taken over most of our lives but we need to learn a lot from our elders. She’d probably be one of the ones who’d be ok if our power grid goes down. God bless you both.
I love Mrs. Hicks' stories. They remind me of my own family's stories. Thank you both so much for sharing! I hope Mrs. Hicks is able to share many more stories. God grant her health and strength.
So glad you enjoy them! She is amazing 😀
My late mother was born in 1906 and grew up in Grafton, WV. She spoke of getting an orange for Christmas. Grafton was a train center and they brought in barrels of oysters in the winter. Mother and daddy loved them....I did not get that gene. I remember mother using a washboard and it is still here. She had a wringer washing machine and daddy put a motor on it. He also put a motor on her treadle Singer sewing machine....it was bought when WVU upgraded. In about 1952 when I was 8, mother got a dishwasher....and as I like to tell people, "it was not me." I now live on the 5 acres where I grew up. It is part of an old farm in Morgantown, WV which mother and daddy bought in 1937.
Love those memories than thank you for sharing them 😀
Time and again, Tipper, you show such graciousness, and consideration for those you interview & converse with. What an exceptional visit we just had the pleasure of listening in on. So thankful for your patient ways and for the willingness of folks in your area to share a bit of themselves with the rest of us. ♥️
Thank you for another wonderful interview with Mrs. Hicks. I wonder if it would be possible to see some past photos of her and her home life during the times she speaks of? God bless her.
Thank you Sam! I do hope to show some photos of her so stay tuned 😀
She is amazing. I’m 58 soon to be 59 and her mind is sharper than mine. My goodness I have a hard time remembering names. My granny always said Irish potatoes. She takes me back. ❤️
It's sharper than mine too 😀
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I think it has been changed from Irish to an Appalachia accent/pronunciation
@@beverlyanne5192 Not just Appalachia. Here in North Texas, country people were not comfortable with the long i sound. Fire became far. I grew up with Irish potatoes, pronounced here as Ar-ish or Arsh taters. A lot of people here had forebears from Kentucky, Tennessee and the Carolinas.
You have got to give that beautiful little woman a hug for me!! I just love her!! She is such a genuine soul. We ate a lot of fried potatoes, too, but we never called them by any other name.
😀 She is so sweet
We had a family of 8 children plus mom an dad. Always had big gardens and preserved alot of canned food. And had a big potato bin in the small basement. Grew potatoes and it was a staple meal. Fried taters, pinto beans, cornbread, and a big slice of onion. To this day, I'm 65 years old, when I have pinto beans, it has to be with fried taters ,cornbread and a big slice of onion. It doesn't seem complete otherwise. I was born in northeast Tennessee.
Just passed where Junaluska Road turns off, on the left, there used to be an old time general store that had about anything you would want. I can't remember the name of it but I remember the sign that they had on the outside of it. It read "If we don't have it or can't get it, you don't need it."
Love that Papaw 😀 I bet she would remember it
My mom still calls them arsh taters. She reminds me of my granny. She talked about cookin white clothes. I miss my granny. I learned so much from her. I didn’t realize how much I learned until I was older. Never saw my granny in pants. She only had dresses and aprons. Mrs. Hicks is a treasure.
My paternal grandfather passed away back in 1989 and this video series reminds me of conversations that he and I had. He was raised in the Ozarks and lived in western rural Tennessee when he was older. Oh how I wish that I had been able to record our talks. Thank you for this series. These videos are a treasure.
How nice that you can bring us a conversation with Mrs. Hicks. Her clear memory of better days without all the modern conveniences that dominate today's society are a real treasure. She has come through the " hard times " as well as better times with a pure and pleasant personality . Thank you for recording this for all to learn and enjoy. May God continue to bless Mrs. Hicks as well as you and yours.
Another good example of the oral tradition. ❤️
So glad you enjoyed it 😀
My Mom was a Hicks. She shared her love of country ways with me
She sounds wonderful! 😀
That she has her wits about her at her age is truly a blessing. My father had dementia. Truly a curse.
My Grandma Hicks was born in 1910...she was 99 years old when she passed away. She always said arsh taters. She told us we were Scotch-Irish. This lady reminds me so much of her...oh, btw my grandpa's mother was a Pressley / she married a Hicks. They were Cherokee indians. They had 9 children..that side of the family had those prominent indian features...and music was always playing at gatherings; an old pump organ, banjo, guitar and piano old hymns. They were so talented I love the mountains ! We have camped in several parks there & NEVER wanted to leave.
Thank you, Tipper...Love watching your videos : )
using a wash board is close to it. I was just talking about using a rock in a stream. works too. BLESS HER HEART. thank you for bringing these stories.
You are so welcome 😀
I love your channel. I live in California but we were raised pretty country. Im a hillbilly goat at heart. More stories please. I truly appreciate your family letting us appreciate too.🌹
@@reallyfedup5070 I'm so glad you enjoy it!!
What a delight to hear more from this remarkable woman! Indeed, a pt. 4 would be welcomed. I felt like I was there listening to y'all in that living room, hearing the sounds from the kitchen, the phone ringing, the clock ticking & chiming. Thank you for sharing this with us. 😊
An amazing woman. Thank you for gathering and sharing her stories. We take so much for granted today. And still we complain about everything.
What a lovely lady with a beautiful soul. What sweet memories she shared with us. Enjoy your videos so much. Thanks for sharing this visit with such a precious soul. Blessings 🌻💛🌻
I sure enjoyed this. I could sit and listen to her for hours. I think it’s so important to listen and document the elders memories from long ago. I have kept handwritten daily journals for years,and years. I hope some day someone will find them interesting 🙂. I look forward to your next visit with her. Thank you for sharing! 🕊
Thank you Kat! I'm so glad you keep those journals-a true treasure for your family and others 😀
@@CelebratingAppalachia Thank you!
So interesting hearing her talk about her life and how she lived. Makes you think about how much things have changed over the years even from when I grew up so much has changed.
I agree-so fascinating 😀
We just celebrated my aunt's 99th birthday last weekend in S.E. Kentucky where my mom's family always called them Arsh taters...I love hearing our elders talk about how life used to be. Thanks for sharing 🤗❤️❤️
I just can't even imagine all the things this wonderful lady has seen and lived through. I hope her family and friends appreciate how awesome she is!
I love, love, love these videos!!! Older folks are like a huge living library, that we can tap into, if we only take the time to ask. I can't begin to imagine all the changes that she has seen in her lifetime. She could probably give each of us a few pointers on how to live life. I can't wait for the next video in this series. Thanks Tipper
She is amazing, isn't she! Thanks, Tip, for sharing her with us! I love hearing her memories.
Tipper, you are such a superb interviewer. You draw information from your interviewee because you make them feel comfortable. You make them want to tell you what they know. Because what they know is safe with you. You have a special talent.
You are so kind-thank you 😀
You have the patience to let them talk. To get the stories out. You don't make it all about you, thanks for the history of Appalachia being told by the people who lived it. Appreciate that so much.
What a beautiful and interesting lady. I always like to sit and listen to my grandmother talk about when she was a girl and young women. ❤️
So glad you enjoyed it 😀
She is a very rich lady.
At 96 she's still telling stories.
😘😘 for her.
I loved when she said God knew what he was doing when he made people and the things he knew they needed. She is absolutely right.
She Reminds me of my grandma! Love her stories. My grandma took care of grandpa's parents as they grew older! People use to look after their families! Grandma died first about 6 months after they moved in. He died about 4 years later. My grandma said she'd go on the front porch and my mom and her grandpa would be sound asleep in the rocking chair. He read to her played games, they loved each other.
It's always important to have oral history recorded for prosperity. Another great job Tipper, I never get tired listening and learning about our ancestors.📚
Miss Hicks sure is special. I love seeing how patient you are with her, giving her lots of time to think and recall. I can almost see the thoughts coming on as she spoke. She remembers the first time she saw a woman wear pants, that’s something! She loves that spring water, wish I could get me a “dipper” full! 🌻💛🌻
How special that was of you to interview her!!! I really enjoy hearing about the older days!!! Thank you sooo much for sharing this with us!!! God Bless!!!
Thank you for the wonderful talk with this sweet lady ..she is so gracious to share her memories with us ..please thank her for me..she reminds me of my own Granny who I miss so much ..I love the stories of the old ways ..many are still our ways now.
As I listened to Rachel talk about how she did her laundry in the creek, I had a load of clothes going in the washer and another in the drier, and was reminded of how much easier I have it in that regard than she did. I also noticed the phone ringing -- a reminder of the land line I grew up with but which seems as ancient to the kids of today as the crank telephone did when I was in school.
Tipper, thank you so much for this interview. What a precious sweet lady. ❤🙏❤️
What a treasure. Thank you for preserving the heritage of this beautiful woman. If I could only see what’s in her mind’s eye.
What a beautiful lady
So nice of you to take time out to visit with her. This should be shown to kids who don't know what hard times and work is she sure could teach them a thing or to.
Much love to her🕊️☮️✌️💜
My parents were born 1925. West Virginia. My gmother died 1995 just short of 101 yr. What a blessing this interview with this blessed woman. What a blessing you are not only cooking but the interviews and community.
How sweet is this conversation!!!??? I'm in love 💕😘
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I so love this continuing conversation! I would give Rachel a big hug if I could. Thanks so much to you both.
😀 So glad you're enjoying it
Tipper please tell Mrs. Hicks that your viewers adore her, appreciate her, love her. Please tell her we know she has great wisdom. I am riveted to this conversation, doing busy work but PAUSING it, when I can't hear, as I don't want to miss a word she says. THANK YOU FOR THIS. 💓
Remind me of my great grandmothers…. They were born in 1918-1920….. I loved the way they lived and loved! The classy ways they dressed …. Respected one another … just appreciated life …. And honored the Lord! ❤❤
They sound wonderful 😀
I related to her story about doing the laundry. When I was really young there was a short period where we didn't have a washing machine, and my mother would wash the clothes in the kitchen sink and hang them on the clothesline. We have it so easy these days!
We really do 😀
Ms. Hicks is a survivor. So much can be learned from her generation. Thanks for bringing her to us, Tipper!
That is so true 😀 I'm glad you're enjoying her 😀
What a precious soul…so many memories.
Hi Tipper
I could sit for hours and listen to Ms Hicks
It’s a pleasure … I’m looking forward to your next visit 😊
My uncle was a Hicks --TJ Hicks married Mamaw’s sister …
Thanks so much
It's late June 2023, and Im rewatching your old videos while your family takes a break to honor Miss Cindy... This is a wonderful way to honor and document your family and other Appalachian folks. . Truly a treasure to be cherished for generations to come.
My momma was born in 1927. She is gone to be with the Lord now. She was raised in Harlan county,Kentucky with 12 brothers and sisters. I loved my mamaw and papaw! They were hard workers. Papaw worked in the coal mines. I still live in Kentucky. I love to listen to the elderly.
While I imagine this was unintended, the clock ticking in the background was such a metaphor for the passage of time discussed in this video. I have really enjoyed this series and hope you continue to share. Thanks!
Love the interviews with Mrs Hicks! Love to hear about the old ways. Sure can learn a great deal from our elders!
Thanks Tipper for sharing.
She’s just wonderful❤️ She talked about washing clothes in the creek and my grandma did too then she got a wringer washer and I helped her do clothes got my hand caught in it once. She’s right about no toys for Christmas one year we didn’t get anything but we did eat beans and corn bread. Her memories are precious brings so much precious memories to think of for me. Can’t hardly wait to hear Ms. Hicks talk again. God Bless her.
Mrs.Hicks is truly amazing . I love listening to her.
I remember my mom washing clothes in the creek, and most often in a number 3 wash tub with a wash board and of course home made lye soap with the fat from a hog. Such fun. ; )))
Love those memories 😀
Wow, I feel like it's an honor to get to listen to her talk. It's hearing history speak. Just absolutely love these videos. I wish we had videos like this of the ones that have passed on. What a wealth of knowledge!
Thank you Tipper, I so enjoy these visits. God Bless. Jean
I sure enjoy hearing her stories. Seems hard to imagine just how hard her life would have been. She seems so content and positive. It’s nice to be around pleasant people. We can all learn from our elders.
What a sweet and precious lady..So much to learn from her and others like her...Survivors, hard workers, knew what it truly was to struggle during the Depression, be resourceful and make due..My Mom's generation..God bless her with more good years on this earth..
Your interviews with Mrs. Hicks certainly bring back memories and is all very familiar to me. My grandparents were born in 1903, 04 and 05, my parents were born in 1928 and 1934, in mountains of southeastern Kentucky. I have heard all of these things, arsh taters, Christmas, doing laundry at the creek, fetching water from the spring and well, (also keeping milk and butter cold in the spring house), not wearing "britches" - my grandmothers both did everything in dresses, including all garden and field work including stripping tobacco and cutting sugar cane. My grandparents and parents are all gone now, and it is such a joy to listen to these interviews. I am thankful my grandparents and parents made a point of telling me about their lives, childhoods and traditions. I am also thankful that I was able to experience a small part of that life, riding in a sled, a wagon, riding the mules (my grandfather's team were named Matt and Bell), feeding the animals... although it was a hard life, it has always seemed like paradise to me.
Love that little lady. These are great interview videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Blessings everyone.
Tipper you have one of the best jobs I can think of, I could sit and listen to Mrs Hicks for hours and hours as long as she’d put up with me! She reminds me of my momma a little bit.
She is just amazing! I am very blessed 😀
My great grandmother lived close to the railroad tracks. The hobo's riding the boxcars. Always said let's go down to Mrs. Nash's she will have a bowl of soup for us. She always did. I loved all the stories she use to tell me about those hard times.
We need to treasure this older generation they have seen so many changes during their lives.
I'm 64 and my Dad and Mom would soon be turning 90 and 88 if they were here. I absolutely love to listen to these fine old people like this sweet lady. And even at my age I can relate to some of it. Tuesday was wash day for Mom on the front porch with a ringer washer and a clothesline. We always had one or two milk cows and usually raised two beef steers. Hogs. Chickens. We would butcher one hog and one beef. Sell the others. We raised big gardens and a cellar full of that goodness all winter! And Dad sold milk, buttermilk, butter, and eggs to his buddies at the coal mine where he worked for 33 years. My childhood was wonderful. And this find lady has me reminiscing. Thanks!
Great memories 😀
She's precious.
Reminds me of my granny. Love listening to Mrs Hicks memories.
So glad you enjoyed it 😀
Love it! My dad loved to eat cornbread broken up in a glass with milk poured over it. He’d eat it with a spoon.
I still like cornbread and milk. Heated up in the microwave. Or heated up cornbread with buttermilk. It's really good.
Thank you very much, Ms. Hicks for telling your story. Such a treat.❤️
what a fascinating woman who I'm sure has seen and experienced so much in her lifetime. thank for these stories and exposure to these amazing people.
Love listening to her love the old time stories. I use to sit down with my Grandparents and listen to their stories i loved it they were born my Grandfather in 1902 and my grandmother in 1907.
I always thought grandma was saying arch taters. Lol. Thank you, Tipper! I remember grandma and grandpa in Tennessee didn’t have electricity until the 50s either. They didn’t have a bathroom and running water until some time in the 60s. I still remember going to the outhouse and a pot beside the bed at night. They did have some kind of pipe well that grandpa would draw the water out of and it tasted sooooo good! And dad said for Christmas they’d get an apple and an orange! Dad is gone now. He was born in 1928.
beautiful interview. Rachel Hicks is a treasure. I enjoyed listening to the old ways. we should never have gotten rid of some of the old ways. God bless us everyone.
I so appreciate listening to Ms. Hicks. My family was originally from Appalachia but in Texas for several generations.
It’s amazing to me how many things you and she says that’s just like I grew up with. I so appreciate you.
Thank you. I loved listening to her about Cleo. Granny Hicks reminds me of my Great Granny…all sweet comforting memories.
What a sweet lady. I wish I would have had a video camera to tape my grandpa's ol tales he would tell me. Sure do miss that. Enjoyed this thank you for sharing
My grandmother taught me to cook when I was little.
She took care of me most of the time, so sitting at the end of her kitchen counter watching her prepare a meal was just.. life?... for me early on.
So I'm probably one of the few people still walking around that know, without thinking about it, how to cook dried beans, fry potatoes ( 'Orish' is just the local pronunciation of 'Irish'... meaning a plain 'ol white potato. )
You want cornbread? No problem. You want that pan-fried, baked... or are you just after 'water bread'? It all makes a difference. Mostly it depends on how much money you've got. lol ( No money for milk? You're gettin' water bread. )
My grandfather ate pinto beans, fried potatos, and white gravey most every meal of his life, for the 22 years I knew him. White gravey, buscuits, and a fresh tomato for breakfast.
Every. Damn. Day.
Because that's what he was used to and knew.
It was only for Sunday dinners and special occasions that things were usually different.
But I suppose that's what happens when you grow up in rural Tn, during the depression of the '30s.
Oh, one other thing; hs mother finally did get a washing machine. It was an old wringer washer that they sat out in the creek for water, with a line run from the only light socket in the house for power.
That's what she used until the mid-60s, when she was finally too old and couldn't take care of herself anymore, after her husband died.
I don't know if I'm fortunate or unfortunate, but those are the folks I grew up with, and the sorts of things I was taught.
I have to admit, I do feel like a walking talking museum exhibit these days, given the things I know that make most people just shake their heads in confusion. lol
Mrs Hicks is such a sweetheart!!!!!I totally enjoyed hearing her life stories. As a child I knew an Elder who saw Lincoln. These Elders have so much to offer!!!!!!!
Enjoyed this! She is such a treasure! Her stories remind me of my own family stories . My mom and grandparents told alot of the same stories. Heard more than once about washing clothes in the creek and the old "warsh" board ...thanks tipper ! God bless y'all...🙏❤
Dad was born in 1916. He told me when they were kids they didn’t get much for Christmas - that if they got an orange, it was a big deal.
How lucky you are to know this woman. She's so sweet. Lots of sweet memories too. It seems like when you have to work hard for things that you appreciate and enjoy things more. Not greedy but grateful for all things
She is so so sweet. I sure would love to meet her. And I totally agree with her. I love her creeks and mountains too . I live in Florida and I would trade my Florida for her creeks and mountains anyday.. She is a very blessed young lady.
Thank you for sharing her with us.
Oh my what memories she has helped me recalled. My mother went to all kinds of trouble to earn a little extra money & I remember her washing clothes in the back yard in a big wash tub over a fire. That was hard work. The clothes would then freeze on the clothes line.
Mrs Hicks mention when woman starting wearing clothing like slacks & shorts. My grandma wouldn’t tolerate that kind of clothing, so we always saved short or jeans for when we didn’t visit them. That kind of dress code has stayed with me & I had a hard time talking about modesty with my children & Grandchildren.
Daddy was happy with an orange & some hard candy for Christmas. I’m ashamed of the money I’ve spent at Christmas on my children & grand babies.
My mom, aunts and grandma refused to wear shorts in public too lol. They would wear them at home but if they had to go anywhere, they would take time to change. I always thought it was funny because my mom was definitely not conservative but she still had her quirks like that. She hated when I wore dresses and skirts without stockings. She didn't wear dresses much but she knew how it was supposed to be lol.
Thank you Lisa! I remember Granny not liking it if I went bare legged in dresses and skirts 😀
Mrs. Hicks reminds me so much of ladies in my mother’s family and makes me miss the so much. You are doing such huge, important work here by getting some of her stories, memories, and voice recorded. Thank you!
My people call them “ice potatoes.” We are from coastal NC. As a kid I was very curious what kind of potatoes grew in ice, not realizing they were saying “Irish” potatoes. I still love stewed “ice potatoes!” 😊
I do so enjoy listening to this precious lady, I hope she is doing well, looking forward to more visits
Love this video...reminded me of my Grandma. My grandma was born in 1900 and died at age 96 (that is in Tennessee). Third-grade education. My Daddy tells me of how she used to wash clothes down at the creek before they got a pump house and running water (after he had gone into the Army). I remember her using a wringer washer on the back porch in the 60s (I spent several summers there in the 60s). Daddy also told me how Grandma could walk behind a mule and plow all day. Also, how she could hold on the other side of a cross-cut all day, sawing wood with Granddaddy. Even though she was very gentle and soft-spoken, Daddy said that she was the strongest woman in the world. I always knew her as a gentle and loving person who could cook like no other! The last time I saw her, she was 95 years old. Thanks for the video!
Elderly people have so many great stories if we would take the time to listen. This makes me miss my mom and her stories. God bless!
Love listening to your interview with Ms. Hicks! Enjoy hearing how She Grew up! She is a Lady full of Wisdom & Knowledge! How things have Changed! Thanks for Sharing! Have A Blessed Day!
Thoroughly enjoying her !! She is a treasure. Thank you for sharing . God bless..we get a lot of wisdom , if we listen.