Yesterday Big Daddy and I took her to lunch on The Hill - noted for the best Italian markets and restaurants west of the Mississippi, as well as being the childhood home of baseball stars Joe Garagiola and Yogi Berra.
Since Big Daddy and I are listening to Timothy Egan's audio book The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl and since Miss Elizabeth lived through it in Oklahoma, we asked her to tell us a little about growing up then.
As you can see from the picture, we laughed some in spite of the rough life she had then and the harshness of the times she was talking about. I think she had just remembered the time she failed to kill the chicken for Sunday dinner, because she just couldn't get the hang of it.
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| Still laughing after all these years. |
Miss Elizabeth, Here's to many more years of listening to your stories about rural living at a different time. We love having you in our lives. Happy Birthday!!
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oh, she looks like a true treasure! a bright soul!
ReplyDeleteShe is adorable and has a youthful spirit about her!
ReplyDeleteShe looks to be full of vigor. I love listening to the old folks tell their tales. Sadly, I'm becoming one of the old ones.
ReplyDeleteMiss Elizabeth is beautiful and she sure doesn't look her age. How sweet of you and Big Daddy to take her to lunch for her birthday. She looks very happy.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you have someone with so much wisdom as a friend and neighbor...She is precious and I know you love listening to her stories....I am sure she enjoyed her lunch with you and Big Daddy...
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness, what a sweetheart, she looks so happy! i'd sure love to hear some of those stories =)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteShe sounds amazing - happy 91 to her!
ReplyDeleteShe looks amazing and what a treasure of history she must be. Bless your hearts for taking her out for her birthday and thanks for sharing with RT, Nancy!
ReplyDeleteA belated Happy Birthday to her. Wonderful stories, I'm sure. ♥
ReplyDeleteI love to listen to stories from way back when. She looks fit as a fiddle and full of life!
ReplyDeleteI love people with stories! She looks like she has some good ones. I have read about the dust bowl days..and there are many sites on-line of pics from those times. Very harsh living...those who survived!
ReplyDeleteshe looks so fun spirited, like someone full of stories with the great recollection to tell them!!
ReplyDeleteShe looks delightful... what a wonderful portrait of her!
ReplyDeleteShe looks like a lovely woman! My Dad is 90 going on 91 this year...still lives at home by himself. (My Mom passed away in 2001)...hence we moved back to Montana. I want to take a moment and thank you for visiting my blog, and for your kind comments. I'm so glad you enjoy my photo-ops with me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely smile she has. She sure doesn't look like a 91 year-old woman. Thanks for sharing her with me. I love to hear stories from the "older generation", of which I am rapidly approaching. :)
ReplyDeleteGood for you, appreciating all Miss Elizabeth has to offer! I see you swung by the porch. I have searched ways to make worm bins just from rubber totes. Mine was built specifically for worms. My sister got it off Amazon or e-bay.
ReplyDeleteI agree - she does not look 91 years old, but that's because of the youthful look in her eye! What a beautiful woman to have in your lives. Happy Birthday to her!
ReplyDeleteShe looks like a lady who knows how to enjoy life! You are lucky to know her. She is like my MIL who is 95 and still living alone and driving all over town.
ReplyDeleteYou should get down all her stories for posterity.
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She looks so young - and spirited! I want to be like her when I am in my 90's!
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