Many a meal was cooked on this stove
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (352031)
Rockingham, Australia
April 26, 2025 12:15am CST
I grew up on a farm in a house that was mostly built by my father. In the mid-1960s, a new house was built which is still lived in today.
We visited the old farm recently and I took this photo of the kitchen chimney which is about all that remains of the old house. The stove has been removed. The space looks very narrow to me now but my mother cooked some wonderful meals on that stove. There was a cement hearth and a little hole in the floor at one corner of the cement. We used to sweep the floor then push the dirt down the hole in the floor.
Next to the stove was a tap which connected to a rainwater tank on the outside of the wall. As you might imagine, that visit brought back a whole lot of memories.
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@allknowing (144815)
• India
27 Apr
You must have had mixed feelings as is expected with the house not being there.
Our ancestral home is maintained as one of our nieces lives there.
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@JudyEv (352031)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr
@allknowing Yes, my cousin and her husband bought the farm and are still living there.
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@arunima25 (90080)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr
That would be so nostalgic. I get such memories when I visit my grandparents house. It was built in 1879 and still stands strong with old furnitures and old style of living. My mom stays there after her retirement and she has got some renovations done for the modern needs.
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@arunima25 (90080)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr
@JudyEv That would be a nice experience. When we visit our grandparents home, my daughters are intrigued by all the furniture and old things. It's like a museum visit for them. I am the fifth generation in that house.
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@JudyEv (352031)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr
@arunima25 I felt like we were living in a museum too in the house-sit. All the knick-knacks and furniture were very old.
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@GardenGerty (163239)
• United States
27 Apr
It is interesting to see these things and compare them to what my grandparents had. That water tap right by it seems handy.
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@JudyEv (352031)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr
There was no electricity for quite some years. We had a 32-volt lighting plant until mains power came through later.
@FourWalls (74202)
• United States
26 Apr
I love going to “pioneer” settlements to see how things like this were used, in many cases to feed a family of a dozen! I’m glad it’s still there to remind you of your childhood.
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@RasmaSandra (84472)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Apr
So glad you got to take a walk down memory lane,
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@Deepizzaguy (109177)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Apr
Nice looking picture of your former home.
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@snowy22315 (188613)
• United States
26 Apr
It was a real walk down memory lane for you.
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@RebeccasFarm (94526)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
I can only imagine the tastiness of those meals also.
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@JudyEv (352031)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr
My Mum was a good cook and I guess as kids we had good appetites which helps.
@Juliaacv (53200)
• Canada
26 Apr
I am certain that this brought back a flood of memories, good times from your childhood of yourself and your family members. Both of the homes that my grandparents raised their families in are still standing and in the family, I love to visit them.
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@JudyEv (352031)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr
I avoided going back for years and years. I'd taken Mum back once but this visit was quite cathartic in a way. I thoroughly enjoyed it. We went in the ute (pickup truck) around all the paddocks where I used to ride and where we'd muster the sheep and cattle. Such lovely memories.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52281)
• United States
26 Apr
I’m glad that you got to see it again. 
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@JudyEv (352031)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr
I avoided going for a number of years but it doesn't hurt now. They've looked after the place very well.
@Beestring (15291)
• Hong Kong
26 Apr
Certainly, the visit brought back a lot of memories.
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