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Date Posted: Sun, 02/16/03 11:14am
Author: Tawohdih
Subject: Re: the shadow n da fireplace
In reply to: tso 's message, "Re: the shadow n da fireplace" on Sun, 02/16/03 8:31am

Thanks, Tso, for sharing these memories. The house I grew up in had a huge stone fireplace. The big hearth faced into the living room and the other side was a smaller one that was about waist high in the kitchen. Mom and my grandmother cooked on both!

>you guys made me remember granma.
>she had this huge natural stone and mud fireplace.
>when i was very small, sometimes she would come get me
>to stay the night with her.
>she wore those 1890 calico dresses that came down to
>the tips of her toes. when we got ready for bed, she
>would get close to the fire and hike up her dress to
>the waist. then she would turn around and pull it up
>in the rear. sometimes it seemed like she would about
>catch her drawers on fire!(they were those 'gone with
>the wind' type that came down below her knees). then
>she would run and jump in bed. she put heated rocks in
>bed for me.
>i sure remember that fireplace and bed. the bed had a
>5ft headboard, feather tick, and those big ol thick
>hand made quilts!
>she would bank the fire because it wouldn't burn all
>night. i didn't have to get up 'til granma had the
>room all warmed up.
>i saved a stone from the fireplace. i was gonna set it
>in my new sidewalk but i decided it was much to
>precious.

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Replies:

Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- tso, Sun, 02/16/03 9:02pm
- Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- Tawohdih, Sun, 02/16/03 10:31pm
  - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- tso, Sun, 02/16/03 10:50pm
    - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- Tawohdih, Sun, 02/16/03 11:29pm
    - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- bow, Sun, 02/16/03 11:58pm
      - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- tso, Mon, 02/17/03 5:40am
        Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- bow, Mon, 02/17/03 7:48am
        Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- bowdrill, Mon, 02/17/03 8:06am
        Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- tso, Mon, 02/17/03 8:47am
        Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- Tawohdih, Mon, 02/17/03 8:55pm
        Re: da H werd -- bow, Mon, 02/17/03 10:05pm
        Re: da H werd -- Tawohdih, Mon, 02/17/03 11:33pm
      - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- john mohdom, Mon, 02/17/03 8:44pm
  - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- john mohdom, Mon, 02/17/03 8:41pm
    - Re: the shadow n da fireplace -- Tawohdih, Mon, 02/17/03 8:48pm