Told thru the eyes of an 8 and 9-year-old Mr.Jesse Andrew Averett. also called [Uncle Dick],[Mr.Dick],.born in Clifton Tenn..in __..He and his bride Mrs.Ada Ledbetter married in April 28,1909….and had 13 children. Their son Mr. C.W. Averett was our granddaddy. Grandpa had 450 acres that he made it with thru the Great Depression with. Every […]
We lived behind the Church of Christ and McDonalds Funeral home in Perry Co.Tenn We sure was proud of our big brown wood stove seems like it even had a name Ashley and there was an art to know how to stand around the stove to close and your pant legs would be […]
Freedom In A Cow Pasture Harold Coy Bastin Jan 16,1903 -May 26th 1964Perry Co TennesseeI quess to some this old pickup looks like a old wore out truck ,just a throw away but this truck is a truck of many adventures .. It was owned by my grandad Harold Coy Bastin a working man of Perry […]
I always hear people talk about hearing voices but I hear voices to.. I hear Grandmama Averett saying.. Make sure you get the dishes clean . get the clothes off of the line .. run out to the shop and tell Dub to come to lunch.. watch for snakes, you go on out to the […]
Memories Made for Me.. I know this lady needs some fixing up she is a work in progress .In the back of the house there was a hall and grandmother had a couch and a chair in it and a buffet that she would put her lye soap to cool off in the summer ..there […]
So thankful for my freedom today only because of our men and women that has stepped over into eternity fighting for us to stay free.. Many times I would see grandmother sitting at her kitchen table with her f white writing pad ,she had a pen with the ink you had to put in the […]
