Corn Sheller Revisit

 

Back in the early days of my blogging life I ask my followers to guess what this contraption

was. And if you remember this post, you've been a faithful follower for a long time! Thank

you! For my newbies who weren't around then, it's a corn sheller. You put the whole cob

in and turn the crank, and out comes your corn kernel.

I sure wish my grandpa had had one of these on his little homestead. I remember helping

him shell corn, and let me tell you, it made for some pretty sore thumbs afterwards.

My grand father was one of those men who could do anything. I suppose with nine mouths

to feed during the depression, one had to take work where ever one could find it, and either

raise ones own food or hunt for it. He was a fisherman, a hunter, a gardener, a butcher,

a wood carver, artist, and musician. But what stands out the most in my memory is that

he was a 'piano' man.

Yes, before Billy Joel appeared on the scene, my grandpa was playing piano in the bars of

rural Missouri. When my dad and his brothers were at home they, along with Grandpa

and my great uncle, had a singing group. They were tailored after 'The Sons of the Pioneers'.

They sang on local radio stations and traveled around the communities to the fairs and

auditoriums performing. But when the boys left home, grandpa was on his own, so that's

when he became a 'piano' man. He had never had any lessons, he played by ear only.

Which is really a blessing when it comes to songs requested by folks.

I don't really know how I got off on that whole story! Oh yeah, the corn husking memories.

You know how one memory leads to another, than another.

Well anyway, I'm joining Lisa at Two Bears Farm  for Rural Thursday. Please pop over

and see what her other rural friends are sharing today.

Have a good one-Kimberly