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Aunt Sadie's Beans
Comments (4)Aunt Sadie's Beans Update: My great grandmother did not have an aunt named Sadie but she did have a sister named Sarah...called Sadie and when she served the beans to her sons she said, "Have some of your Aunt Sadie's beans." I have called the oldest living descendants of Aunt Sadie and no one remembers the actual name of the beans....they called them Grandma Sadie's beans. They all remember they were wonderful but no one grows them still. The description of them has varied from a creamy color with reddish speckles to a tan with brownish speckles. All agree that they were larger than a pinto. And the granddaughter of Aunt Sadie said her mother grew them too and strung the pods on a string and let them dry on the porch and then she cooked them later....pods and all...leather britches? Grandma and her sister lived at the edge of the Ozarks in Laclede Co, MO. I have ordered several beans that somewhat match my family members description of the bean. But if anyone has any suggestions or possible matches I would love to hear them! Many thanks!...See MoreSadie's Horse Bean
Comments (8)A number of SSE members have offered this bean over the years. It appears to be a runner bean. There are some interesting comments: "Vines 8' or more, flowers scarlet or scarlet/white bicolor, 5 different seed types, planted these in early July to grow as a fall crop, had no problems with blossom drop and harvested a good crop of seed before our Oct. 18 first frost date." "Scarlet flowers, loved by hummingbirds, beautiful dried seed, maroon/black, tan/brown/pure-white, mottled, striped, speckled, more info next year, received seed only this year, from NC mountain family, over 100 years ("horse" could once have been horticulture)." "Runner bean with multi-colored seeds and flowers, seeds are shades of purple, brown and white, flowers are red, white and bi-color." There is only one entry for 2013 and he has it listed as a common bean. This would not be the first time that a runner has been listed that way in the Yearbook by mistake: "very large pods with up to 4 seeds each, seeds shaped like lima beans, maroon and white in color, very productive." - Dick...See MoreFeeling sad...I waundered over to the step family forum
Comments (15)I'm not married; I don't participate this forum. I just feel compelled to point out that very few SMs on the SF forum write openly about how much they hate their SKs. There are often voices of frustration, stress or anxiety and occasionally of dislike... But when you read the rest of what most posters have to say, they're usually trying to work it out, want to not be frustrated, or are trying to like their SC more. Even the most troubling post of late (the woman who has the 11yo SS who she thinks is a bad role model) is someone looking to make things better, she's just having a LOT of trouble with it and needs to do some growing up herself. After a quick look the marriage forum, I see plenty of posts about trouble that people are trying to work through. At present these posts include porn, potential infidelity, disrespect, sexual dysfunction, potential separation, and, my favourite, wanting to use his mother as a marriage counselor. But this shouldn't make anyone want to run away from marriage, because these are stories of people trying (for the most part) to deal with their troubles and make their lives better for everyone involved. You likely wouldn't want a single person saying that marriage is bad because they saw that many people on this board face obstacles. So, please try to remember that stepfamilies have unique challenges with unique solutions and that it's important that there is a space for people (mostly SMs, but some SDs and SKs) to talk about them without criticism from outsiders....See MoreFeeling sad...I wandered over to the marriage forum
Comments (88)and I think to a degree they are forgiving. I don't hate my mom, I understand better, the things she says and does and I choose not to have a close relationship with her because I don't like the things she does. I don't know if I can forgive her because she continues to do those things, but we definitely are not estranged. I feel sorry for her because she hasn't been able to move on and get over the pain from her past. She will never be at peace with herself and lives with resentment (over choices she made or feels she was wronged) and regret. It's sad to me. I have made mistakes and done things that perhaps others feel that I should regret. I could wallow in regret because of my past, or I can take responsibility and move on. But it can't be changed and I have learned from it. My kids forgive me when I make mistakes, but the difference is when I admit I did wrong and change. If a parent doesn't learn from the mistakes they make, and continue to make the same mistakes that continue to hurt the children, then eventually the kids won't be forgiving. I don't know the specifics of your situation, but my comments are general. My situation is not the same as yours and my opinions are derived from my personal experiences. Yours are from yours. My mom had four kids. Only one lives near her but hardly calls her. I think it is sad that her kids don't see her much, but she has brought it on by her actions. She expected us to take sides when they divorced and I was the one that took her side. It was very damaging to my relationship with her, that she spoke badly about my dad. I didn't have much of a relationship with my dad while I lived with her because it would upset her. I didn't get to have a closer relationship with my dad until I was in my mid 20's. It wasn't until I was in my early 30's, that I realized that she kept me from having a good relationship with my dad when I was a teenager, by the things she would say about him and making me feel guilty for seeing him & his current wife. So, when I suggest to you that things you or TOS say today (if you speak badly about your X's), may affect your relationship with your children in the future, it doesn't mean next week or next year. It may never happen with your kids, not all kids are the same. But there is a reason that it's written into many custody orders to not say anything negative about the other parent....See Moreshare_oh
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