Community support for the victim of a senseless crime
There is a man in our small community who mostly everybody knows, but hardly anybody knew his last name till a few days ago. His name is Ralph, 57 […]
Getting ready to raise veggies!
The area in the rabbit fence is laid up and ready to grow things: collards, cabbage, spinach, sorrel and other things that the many bunnies around here consider to be […]
Holding down the fort…….
It’s all ok mom, you just go on outside and do some garden work. I don’t eat those veggies anyway. I’ll just lay here and hold down the […]
He asked me if I knew how old he was……..
This is just a short, sad story, about a long, sad situation. It moved me to the point that I felt the need to share it. It’s good to […]
So, two engineers built a trellis……….
Here’s the first blog about the trellis while it was still just an idea…….. https://sarasinart.net/2015/04/17/spring-is-sprung/ Well actually 3 engineers were involved. When I first planned and talked about the […]
Spring is sprung
Spring is sprung The grass is riz Oh how sweet The flowers iz That was an old poem from childhood that stuck with me. And some of the flowers […]
Very old Bibles
At Shippensburg Historical Society, we have so many interesting historical items. http://www.shippensburghistory.org/ A lot of our collection is paper, which of course deteriorates from being exposed to sunlight. Because […]
Roasted partridges do not fly into one’s mouth
That’s a strange expression, right? But one that has guided me and made me think things thru for many years. When I was first married, my husband’s old grandmother […]
The doctor’s office, 50 + years ago
It all looks a little scary in light of what we recognize as a medical facility today. But me, being old(er), I can remember these types of things in my […]
It’s a good day to start seedlings
It’s cold and there’s a snow storm going on, but those of us who grow food know the process of growing it needs to get started early with some […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 