Who We Are



The past few years, the area where I live, Crawford County, Ohio, has seen a wonderful explosion of younger families who are embracing the joys and challenges of living off the land. Because of them, amazing things are happening which have been embraced by our community. Farmer’s markets have been created and on-farm stores have opened. Families dedicated to growing organic produce and naturally raised meats are meeting the public’s needs for locally raised foods. And at the heart of this movement are the women.



Ohio Country Journal is my attempt to share the essence of farm life, focusing on, but not limited to, women. My goal is to bring you into our circle of friendship by inviting you to share your stories and experiences with us. You don’t have to be a full time country woman to benefit from joining us; you just have to be you.





The full-time country women featured in Ohio Country Journal are an inspiration to anyone who dares to follow her dreams, whether it is to live in the country or to bring the country life-style to their urban neighborhoods.





Monday, February 25, 2013

Favorite Things: Vintage Cards

Aren't they lovely?
 
 

There's a lot of memories in this box of vintage cards. I came across them when we were clearing out my husband's mother's house after she passed away. I could not bear the thought that these beautiful cards would get tossed, so I brought them home with a specific goal in mind.

For the cards that were signed by family members, for instance Margie's sister Ida (who is also deceased), I made memory book pages for members of Ida's family that included pictures of Ida and Margie's parents and other memorbilia that I found.  This way the memories (including the person's handwriting) will last for at least another generation.



I know. It is sentimental and nostalgic, and sometimes sad, but all-in-all I believe that reviewing memories is an important part of keeping family ties from un-raveling during stressful times. This picture is of Jim's brother John, his daughter Darcy and Jim's aunt Esther looking through photo albums at Margie's kitchen counter.

Each winter I dedicate myself to getting family photos off of my computer and into photo albums and memory books. So far I am not all that successful, even though I have a wonderful photo printer and plenty of albums and scrapbooks. Do you have the same issue? Today is as good as any to choose file and print it out, yes?

Marcheta *walking down Memory Lane





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