Bethia RobinsonLiving in the Old House 1936–1939“Come on girls, let’s go upstairs and red some more of Black Beauty,” this is my mother speaking — cheerfully enough, as this was the most…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Bethia RobinsonMy Thanksgiving StoryI’ve had some spare time on my hands lately and have been using some of it to hear various discussions on the radio about this season’s…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
Bethia RobinsonGrandmother’s SayingsWhen I think of my Grandmother Kelsey I invariably think of her philosophy of life and how this was incorporated in her many sayings. Her…Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
Bethia RobinsonMy Pilgrimage“Quaint, this was anything but quaint,” I sputtered as I sat on the foot-high flat double bed in room #7 at 80 Witte Single in the town of…Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
Bethia RobinsonDid I Ever Do Farm Work?I have been thinking about this for a long time now and the answer is yes, I worked on our family farm all of my early years. This was not…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Bethia RobinsonThousand Dollar Shopping Spree to a Big Box StoreYesterday was about the most frustrating day that I have ever had and some of it involved material items and some of it was regarding…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Bethia RobinsonHow Old is Old?When I was young, about sixty-five or so, I used to wonder about the folks who were Really Old — about eighty or ninety or even the one…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Bethia RobinsonWhat Kitchen Appliance Would I Give UpJust about a month ago I grew curious as to what was in that box on top of one of my floor-to-ceiling bookcases here in the computer room…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Bethia RobinsonSwimming, Skating, and Sports in GeneralSince I spent about half of my early life in the water at Kelsey’s Pond I didn’t really need swimming lessons but did take up swimming at…Nov 26, 2020Nov 26, 2020
Bethia RobinsonMemories of Deceased Loved Ones on ThanksgivingMy brother Ralph’s oldest son remembers our Thanksgivings with the family as treasures and used the word “classic” to describe them. They…Nov 15, 2020Nov 15, 2020