Robert Bruce Drummond The celebration of Christ’s birth is the most blessed time of the whole year, the marker from which everyone counts time. Though the calendar had been changed in 1750, Abercairn still celebrated Old Christmas from the middle of December until January 6. Preparations began as long beforehand as harvest, with selection of …
Dominie Gilchrist’s Study: Blessed Assurance
Welcome to my study and my thoughts. Though I gave my life to Jesus and his service in early manhood, I never tire of thanking Him for giving me his eternal gift of salvation. On earth, Jesus was both man and God, fully human and fully divine. When I recall his human striving to obey …
Mrs. Grieg’s Cuddy: Lemon Meringue Pie
Wi’ the coomin’ in o’ summer, ’tis time to prepare for haymakers. Besides Glenlochie’s own men, neighbors and their helpers gather from one farm to another till a’ have their crop made. The girls and women likewise help the hoosekeepers prepare enough hearty food for hardworking men. Oft I’m askit to make the pies. When …
AQUILA’S EYRIE: QUEEN OF THE WILD FRONTIER
I like to call myself this not only because we share the back yard with an occasional mountain lion and frequently with elk, deer, coyotes, and foxes, but also because I’ve evaded the 20th and now the 21st century whenever I can, out of delight in the 19th century. I’ve lived in cabins in the …