I was country when country wasnt cool? How many of you can relate to that song?

Marie Osmond? Well at least it brings back memories of the Donny and Marie show and their song, "I'm a little bit country and I'm a little bit rock and roll"...

I grew up in the country. We had a huge garden for a large family. We raised chicken for the eggs and meat. We raised pigs and cows to eat. We also raised and sold rabbit for food. We had a pond with cat tails. Woods to hunt deer, squirrel and what ever other animal that happen to come our way. I can't forget about th ecreek we love sto run and play in as kids.

Ahhhh...Barbara Mandrell...that brings back alot of memories... I loved listening to her and her sisters and watching her show. I was raised on a farm. We grew all of our own vegetables,raised and killed our own meat...most times everything we ate was home made or home grown. Oh those were the good ole days and I sure do miss them. A lot was learned back then and is carried on through my children and hopefully my grandchildren. Thanks for bringing back some good memories.

I wasn't raised that way but I sure wish I had been! I was raised in the city. I taught myself how to grow food, cook taters and greens and how to sew. I know what deer chili is! AND I make cornbread from scratch. But these are all things I had to learn on my own. I'm glad, now, that I had the desire to learn because I'm now living in the country and very much want to live off the land as much as possible! One thing my mother did do was to can her own grape jelly and stewed tomatoes. I always helped her so I did learn a little about country living. She would tell me stories about how my grandmother or great-grandmother would make this or that and I was always fascinated by it! I grew up seeing things like clothing, furniture, stuff like that, and saying "I can make that!" I actually DID make my very first furniture when I was on my own! A sofa, a chair, coffee table, dresser and bed frame! I even learned how to make my own version of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! LOL It's funny, but to old-time country folk, something 'store bought' was very special. I think things we do for ourselves are the special things!

I'm not country music fan so that part would be a little off. But I was actually raised on a gravel road! That means no side walk too! I rode my horse bareback and most of the summer went without shoes on. I played tag football in our backyard in the mud! (we called it the mud bowl). I caught frogs, climbed trees (not too far, I'm scared of heights). I wasn't a tom boy however. It was just part of a well-rounded childhood. However, my mom didn't teach me much about cooking. I'm a fast learner and picked it up as I went along and now I love to cook. We only gardened occasionally so that was learned on my own really too. So I wouldn't say I was country in the true sense of the word but I laugh at my kids sometimes when they are afraid to get dirty of a little chicken to try something new. I say " Aw,man, you city kids!"