Prairie Bluestem
Blog URL http://prairiebluestem.blogspot.com/
Located Hopkinsville, Kentucky USA
Tags Nebraska Sandhills, farming, small towns, history, local history, childhood memories, Christian County, KY, nostalgia, Kentucky life
My thoughts, experiences, stories, photos, memories, history of America's heartland, past and present.
Latest Blog Posts
- Tobacco Curing in the Barn on Nov 23, 2009 in Kentucky life tobacco Christian County KY barn
A common sight of autumn in Kentucky This barn has tobacco hanging in it, visible through the doors. This is almost certainly burley tobacco, a variety that has light colored leaves; however, dark tobacco is sometimes air-cured also. The curing pr...
- Berlin in June, 1989 on Nov 21, 2009 in 1980s Germany
A letter home from West Berlin I wrote this letter 6 days before our son Isaac was born. Keely was 3 years old. We were living in military housing (Duepple Housing area) in West Berlin, on the ground floor of an apartment building that was 6 or 7 st...
- Internet Amusements on Nov 20, 2009 in internet
For your entertainment Some of the links below came from my e-mail and others came from the forums and other sites that I read online. The illustrations don't pertain to anything in particular. I just thought they were amusing. Test your news IQ.
- Parke-Davis Throat Lozenges Remembered on Nov 19, 2009 in health
Tired of the tickle in my throat! Today, I napped on the sofa for hours with Casper, my "therapeutic kitty". I've been battling a cold, so I needed the rest. I feel much better this evening, but I have a persistent tickle in my throat. If I could ta...
- Colors of November on Nov 19, 2009 in flowers and garden Hopkinsville KY autumn
Fall foliage and flowers The brown concrete building in the background is part of the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church complex. I would call this building a "fellowship hall", but I'm not sure what they call it. Maybe a "parish hall"? Four of t...
- W. F. Ware Plant in Pembroke, KY on Nov 12, 2009 in Pembroke KY
The website of the W. F. Ware Company says that they are "Buyers of Barley, Corn, Popcorn, Soybeans, & Wheat; Specializing in Corn for Human Food Products." I've photographed their plant in Pembroke before.Thanks for reading. This is a po...
- Berlin Wall Remembered on Nov 11, 2009 in what I think 1980s Germany history events
We watched The Wall come down. Dennis and I lived in West Berlin from 1988-1991. Dennis was working as a manager for the Army-Air Force Exchange System (PX system), and I was a busy mother of one, then two small children. Keely turned three shortly...
