So many times when studying history we pay more attention to the professors and not nearly enough attention to those who lived through it. Every Sunday our home is blessed by the presnce of Evelyn Landon. Evelyn is 87 years young. She lived through the dustbowl and the depression in Kansas. Yesterday Evelyn was with me while I did my milking and feeding down at the barn. When I milk the animals often knock a bit of grain out in their haste to consume their favorite food. Evelyn discribes herself as "awful Scotch" about things. I was surprised last night to see a carefully placed paper bag under the grain bowl on my milking stand. A quiet gift from Evelyn and a reminder that once upon a time every last bit of grain was food for someone.

Little Bit Farm

-- Little bit Farm (littlebit@farm.com), February 18, 2002

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Yes indeed, people like Evelyn are priceless, I am grateful for the privilege of meeting her. Folks like her are a big reason I enjoyed working in rural home health back in WY, they had seen tough times and knew how to live through them. I loved to hear their stories. I wish more of those elders would wirite their storeis! Julie in OK

-- Julie (okwilk213@juno.com), February 20, 2002.

The sad thing is that our society is moving so fast many people neglect to ask these living history books to teach them. So much information is dying everyday. Someday that information may be needed again. Even more importantly, we miss out on so many things when we don't care to reach out to those who have come before. There are so many colors in the quilt of life that we just fly right by today.

Little Bit Farm

-- Little bit Farm (littlebit@farm.com), February 20, 2002.

I used to know person like Evelyn. Her name was Eva Kunkle. I cleaned house for her, she was nearly blind and everything had to be done her way. As I cleaned she would tell me stories of the way things used to be. She lived just a 1/2 mile from where I grew up, so I could keep up with her a little when she talked about the area.

I remember most of all about her Mamma pantaloons. She saved a pair and showed them to me, as she told me stories and how they were made. And how to kill spiders in the ceiling corners with a sponge on a yardstick. I really learned a lot from her, and now I wish I'd been more like I am now, so I could have taken more in.

-- Cindy (SE. IN) (atilrthehony@hotmail.com), February 21, 2002.

Evelyn would be very proud of me, I have been scooping up the grain with a shovel and taking it to the chickens. Now I have decided to put my silkies in the barn and let them eat that grain for part of their ration. This will also keep my other chickens from having half silky babies.

Little Bit Farm

-- Little bit Farm (littlebit@farm.com), March 09, 2002.

Please pray for Evelyn. She had a stroke a few weeks ago. She will probably be staying with us for awhile.

Little bit farm

-- Little Bit Farm (bittlelitfarm@aol.com), May 10, 2002.