My great grandmother was born in 1889 and died in 1981. Here are some cool things I remember as a boy.

I told her about a black and white film we watched in History class about Ellis Island, NY that was made around 1920. She then explained every image I told her about the film. "Oh...the Germans were on that boat and I wrapped Kelbasa in a cloth and carried it with me for food".

People of that era "loved" kerosene and used it for everything. Once she spread it all around the outside of the house. My dad asked her what she was doing. She said it keeps the ants away. Talk about a fire hazard! They even drank it as medicine. Crazy ha?

I used to carry 50 pound bags of potatoes into the cellar. Once I saw her bury potatoes in soil she had down there.

Home made wine they would crush with their feet. She had the best grape vine and MacIntoch apple tree. She made apple sauce all the time.

She would call our car "the machine". She would slam the car door real hard because she was used to real heavy doors. My dad would say "Jesus" when she slammed the door to hard.

She could sit and talk with you for hours on the front screened in porch. Nothing about current events either. She talked about neighbors and things we would see going by the house. We sort of lived in the moment. People of that era could tell very interesting stories.