It was challenging to try to juggle all of my work during canning seasons, especially with two little children and lots of animals.
On my busiest days I could count on having my little brother Mahlon to come and help out. Sailor and Rosy both adored him so his job of keeping them entertained while I worked wasn't very hard.
He seemed to enjoy those days as well and while the children were down for a nap he had multiple little projects around the farm that he was free to pursue to his hearts content. One of his dreams was to own an ant farm and when he discovered a big ant hill in the barnyard he spent a lot of time trying to find the queen to start his own little colony. He wasn't successful, but it didn't curb his enthusiasm. I enjoyed having him there. Little brothers with all their fun ideas and experiments kept life interesting and I couldn't help but wonder what all would be in store once Sailor got to be a little older.
Hello Sweet Friend...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful heart felt share this morning. I so enjoyed reading it.
Love, LOVE that recipe. A treasure to keep forever, and one day you two will sit and laugh and laugh. Such joy for your cup to spill over with love.
Many hugs sweetie and so much love, Sherry
Good Morning. I loved your brothers recipe. The imaginations of the young ones are so great and sometimes so very funny. Have a blessed day.
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Your brother's note reminds me of the many years I taught third grade. "First" was often "fist" or "frist".
ReplyDeleteA classic example of third grade wrting: "A loin roared at the gril and her bog". The bog darked and the loin ran awey."
Carolyn
Awww...little boys! Gotta love them! How wonderful to have kept his recipe, and to have had him as a helper!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, I had a spelling test in an early grade, and the word I misspelled was 'shirt'. I left out the "R" and was QUITE embarressed!
awww little boys and their humor...the grosser the better as far as they are concerned! Very cute post. Blessings, Joanne
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about boys trying to gross people out? :) This is priceless!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting recipe! And it certainly is a keeper.
ReplyDeleteLoved the recipe!
ReplyDeleteYour little brother had quite an imagination for recipes back then. No wonder your children adore him.
ReplyDeleteHow great is that ? no wonder you kept it thats a real keeper.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine juggling all that you did with little ones underfoot. How wonderful to have your brother come and help!
ReplyDeleteAnd that recipe certainly is sweet, but not in the way that would make me want to eat it. :)
LOVE this recipe! It could have been written by my middle boy ... the one who left a little note for me on my pillow on night, ... a note with a locust shell on it ;-) "The note read, we are cold." and was 'signed' by Sleepy, Chilly, Scratchy and a few other names. It wasn't until morning that I found the "other" locust shells UNDER my pillow!!! What a boy :-\
ReplyDeleteBoys....gotta love 'em!
ReplyDeleteBoys just love grossing people out, don't they? ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's a little boy for you. My 7½-year-old son drew a picture of a very unappetizing-looking sandwich, and wrote the following description: "withered, very, very icky, sour, spicy, flavorless, burnt, moldy sandwish (I left the misspelling of that last word on purpose)." He spelled everything else correctly all on his own. I can promise you that his three older sisters never drew such pictures when they were his age. LOL
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