by Ralphine Major | May 6, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major I do not remember the picture, but I can clearly see who is in it. Our mother is standing outside her father’s house. I am standing beside her in my matching dress, a brown and yellow floral print. Our dresses were made by my Aunt Katherine Ward,...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 22, 2019 | Columnist, Major
The Hen House at Calfee Farms By Ralphine Major In high school, I knew her as Becky Turner—captain of the color guard in the Gibbs High School Marching Band and daughter of a Baptist minister. By the time I caught up with her at “The Hen House at Calfee...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 15, 2019 | Columnist, Major
Becky Turner Calfee By Ralphine Major My brother and I were looking for somewhere special in the community to film a television interview. Channel 10 in Knoxville had called Jan-Carol Publishing to schedule an interview with us when our first children’s book was...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 8, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major ralphine3@yahoo.com Spring—–Easter—–New Life! It’s that season once again. Winter has officially ended but for a few cool mornings and nights. For some reason, the Easter holiday does not get all the attention that...
by Ralphine Major | Apr 1, 2019 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It stands on the grounds of the Gibbs Ruritan Park near the highway. The day I visited the free little library, both shelves were chock-full of books! Free Little Libraries have sprung up all across the nation in recent years with the creative idea...
