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  • A post to honor my late husband.

    As people in my community and circle know, my husband, Don Kincaid, died on June 18th of this year after a long and often brutal battle against liver disease caused by auto-immune hepatitis. He was the bravest person I’ve ever known, lovingly ran a tight ship, and now I feel like I’ve lost my captain.… Continue reading

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  • Christmases Past

    From the journals of Burl Kincaid: In the early 1900’s, most Christmas shopping was done locally and from Sears & Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs.  There was very little traveling to neighboring towns or to Lexington because few people owned automobiles.  Even though gasoline was very cheap, there was very little money.  If a person… Continue reading

  • What was Owingsville and the world like in 1916?

    There was no I-64. It was built in the 1960’s. The main road was the Midland Trail which was gravel. The automobile of the day was the Ford Model T and they were all black. To go somewhere of any distance, you went to Preston or Olympia and caught the train. US 60 as we… Continue reading

  • More odd Phrases…….

    Here’s another list of odd phrases that he collected and found lots of humor in. ~ Don, 1/24/2016 A sign seen in an Owingsville service station”NOT RELIABLE FOR ACCIDENTS!” – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Git a hankerin’ As bitter as gall Pretty as… Continue reading

  • Odd Words and Phrases

    The use of proper grammar and correct enunciation were important to Daddy.  His mother, Jane Kincaid, taught for many years, and he taught and worked in the board office for 42 years.  Here is a list of words he wrote down that were local regionalisms. When coming into town one of his favorites was ”… Continue reading

  • Letters from Miss Jane and Betty Burton Manley

    This week I have two letters to share with you. The first is one from Betty Burton Manley, who as a child lived across the street from the Kincaids with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Darnell.  You can read her letter first and then Miss Jane’s, who, you will notice, encourages Burl to write Betty. ~Ginger… Continue reading

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  • Old Recipes

    Just in time for Thanksgiving, here are some old recipes that might be of interest.  Sorry if some of them seem incomplete, but this is how they are recorded in the old cookbooks from which I’m getting them.  I guess it was a given that everybody would know what to do next.  I’ll try to… Continue reading

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  • Coon Hunting with Uncle Jim and Uncle John: A Bath County Folktale

    Night hunters – this picture is courtesy of Oliver Hartley’s Hunting Dogs, a book you can read for free at Project Gutenberg.  Hartley published the book in 1909.  Several months ago, I shared a folktale that my father-in-law had written down.  In that very short story, “Uncle John” and “Uncle Jim” jump a train to… Continue reading

  • Folk Tales (Uncle John & Uncle Jim)

    “The past is not dead.  It’s not even past.” ~ William Faulkner Jumping a train. In Mr. Burl’s folk tale below, “Uncle Jim” and “Uncle John” hop a train to Mt. Sterling. Folk and fairy tales have always been a source of fascination to me.  As a child, I couldn’t get enough of Hansel and… Continue reading

  • May Day

    A May Day float, pulled by a tractor. Floats were often “pomped” by stuffing tissue paper or dinner napkins in chicken wire.  Evidently, cardboard and glue are used more frequently now. Last year, I asked my youngest son, Boone, if he was coming in from college for May Day (our annual spring festival here in… Continue reading

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