Not long ago country singer Jerry Jeff Walker and the group Confederate Railroad recorded a song titled "Trashy Women" which is the inspiration for this rhyme which is, incidentally, like all my poetic efforts, fictional.

The answers you seek.

The stage is a twenty acre pasture and my character loves old country music. That’s why he doesn’t mind sharing country boy knowledge.

Experiences as a kid growing up on a farm.

Next morning she was found sailing.

I grew up in 1960’s England, at a time when the world was changing very fast. My grandma was my link to the past, while my parents were forward looking and full of life.

A look back to the good old days on the farm and a slower, closer way of life.

Gardening in the fall brings a look back on summer, the advent of winter, recipes for squash, and a delicious pumpkin chocolate cake.

Five men hanging from a tree. What a sight to see early in the morning.

In the 1800’s a person had to either grow enough food to last themselves through the winter, or they would starve to death. Being self sufficient in those days before modern conveniences was very difficult, sometimes impossible.