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…9 min read·Dec 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…20 min read·Nov 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…8 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Nov 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…4 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·Nov 15, 2020----