by Laura Frantz | Jul 3, 2021 | faith, Memoir, Uncategorized
Today I woke up and my first thought was, “I don’t want to live in a world without Ginger.” I don’t usually post something like this in my journal here but amid a pandemic that has suddenly turned personal, I can’t help but write in the...
by Laura Frantz | Apr 8, 2020 | Home, Inspiration, Memoir, My Kentucky Kitchen, Recipes
My Kentucky kitchen has become My Quarantine Kitchen instead! Some of you have asked for my bread recipe and I’m pleased to share. It’s been a favorite of ours for many years, especially now when we’re at home so much. The recipe is said to be from...
by Laura Frantz | Apr 4, 2020 | History, History in the Making, Memoir, Uncategorized
My grandmother was a girl of eight when the Spanish flu struck in 1918-19. She was one of eight children born to a poor family in rural southwest Virginia. These old photos are from that time period, showing her on the left in a family portrait and then again a little...
by Laura Frantz | Nov 24, 2019 | Home, Inspiration, Memoir, My Kentucky Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized
I have rich memories of Kentucky Thanksgivings at my granny’s house. She’d cook for days beforehand, hardly taking her apron off till she went to bed. One magical happening was going onto the back porch and opening what she called the back closet. There,...
by Laura Frantz | Mar 17, 2019 | Home, Memoir, My Kentucky Cabin, My Kentucky Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized
Ingredients 1 (12-oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream 1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened 2 cups milk 1 (5-oz) box instant French vanilla pudding mix 6 to 8 bananas, sliced 2...
by Laura Frantz | Jul 28, 2018 | Garden, Inspiration, Memoir, Uncategorized
Colorful clothespins. Line-dried sheets. Warm porch planks. Cold Coke. Strings of party lights. Red geraniums. A barrel of blooming lavender. New potatoes and peas. Garden to table. Birdsong mornings. Warm wind. Open windows. Cherry tomatoes. Wildflowers. Wild...
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