Story Shadows - Creating stories from the past

Story Shadows

Creating stories from the past

For creative writers who like to dig deep into the past for stories that resound with honor, love and courage.

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Eunice "Eunie" Boeve commented on Eunice "Eunie" Boeve's album 'My Dad and Me'

My dad died the next winter. We missed him so much.

August 20

Eunice "Eunie" Boeve added a photo to the album 'My Dad and Me'

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Linda Apple and Lynn Carney are now friends

August 1

Cynthia S. Becker replied to EmmaAudell Odom's discussion 'Wash day in west Texas.'

Emma, Thanks for the recipe. It's been a while since I was back to this site and I was pleased to find this. I'll tuck it away in my Kentucky writing file. Cynthia Becker

July 24

Sue Whiteley and Velda Brotherton are now friends

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June 13

Laura Offermann is now a member of Story Shadows

Welcome Them!

June 13

EmmaAudell Odom replied to EmmaAudell Odom's discussion 'Wash day in west Texas.'

Soap (from old Settlement Cook Book) Use either an iron pot or granite dishpan. 5 lbs.lukewarm fat---fat unfit for food can be made into soap.. Melt fat and strain through cheese cloth. 1 can (lb.) lye---Dissolve the lye in cold water& let stand ...

June 4

Linda Norman replied to EmmaAudell Odom's discussion 'Wash day in west Texas.'

Emma I would like a copy of the recipe for lye soap I remember "helping" my aunt make it when I was a little girl Thank you, Linda Norman klnor.gen@juno.com

June 4

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Quana austin is now a member of Story Shadows

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May 12

EmmaAudell Odom replied to EmmaAudell Odom's discussion 'Wash day in west Texas.'

yes bluing also brings back some things that it could be used for. Where we lived there was big red ants. They made monuds and lived in holes under the mounds. If you got stung by them it was very painful. I remember my sister was about year or 18...

May 9