Two years ago I published a short eBook about my grandmothers. I am now making it available for free here.
Kentucky Wonders
Recollections and Recipes of My Rural Grandmothers
By Wade Kingston
Copyright © 2015 Wade Kingston
All Rights Reserved
Dedication
For Gola and Esther
Thank You
I would like to thank Helen Roulston. She has been a teacher, a mentor and an inspiration.
She has also been a terrific editor and a loyal friend.
Prologue
I grew up in rural western Kentucky of the 1950’s and 60’s. We didn’t have much money, but we had a lot of family. As a child I loved every member of our family, none more than my grandmothers.
I learned from my grandfathers by working beside them. From Grandpa Kingston I learned how to farm everything from corn to tobacco. And though I’m no Abe Lincoln, Grandpa Hammons taught me to swing an ax like I meant it. My grandfathers worked hard to provide for their families, and they had difficult years. We tried to be understanding when they were short-tempered. In truth, they could sometimes be grumpy old men.
My grandmothers were different. In many ways their lives were more difficult than their husbands.’ They shared all the hard work with the added burden of childbirth. But they still managed to be warm and loving women. Grandchildren were greeted with a smile and a hug; their persistent questions were patiently answered. Most of what I know of our family history and country life I learned from my grandmothers. Continue reading “Kentucky Wonders”