Rabbit Box Blog

Memories and stories of our family

  • The Driving Lesson

    Or, Why my mother doesn’t drive a car My parents had a very traditional relationship. Dad was the bread-winner and decision-maker; Mom was the homemaker and the power behind the throne. Many people today would find their marriage unfair, but it was typical in our area, and they made it work better than most. Mom Continue reading

  • Earl Scruggs comes to play

    When Mom was a young girl, Grandpa Nelson worked at Dover Mill in Shelby. The family lived in one of the mill houses near the mill. She remembers that two of Nelson’s brothers also worked for the same owners, but not necessarily in the same mill. A little online searching reveals that the two owners Continue reading

  • First installment: Marie’s memories of Alexis Baptist Church

    A cousin who shall be nameless keeps telling me I need to write up some family stories before the old ones kick off, me included. So, with apologies to my friends who won’t find these stories interesting, here’s my first installment. Mom has been made aware that she is the longest surviving member (two other Continue reading