Aunt Dobson's Farmhouse: 2014

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Guest Book Comments

Some guest book comments this summer.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Photos to accompany previous entry

The rocking chair and the small pictures presently in the master bedroom are of Uncle Ralph Dobson's mother, Elizabeth. She is the one who planted the boxwood hedges in the front yard. In the spring, lilacs bloom by the house and yellow double heirloom daffodils display their sunny faces.

Spring Daffodils from Aunt Id's home place

The Farmhouse

The Dobson family home has been in my family for over 100 years, and I maintain it much as I remember it when I was young. It is a memory of an experience that I share with the guests who want to come visit and “rest a spell” in the majestic Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina.

I share the Farmhouse with guests who oftentimes become friends because of our shared love of the farm and the mountains in western North Carolina.

Aunt Id and Uncle Ralph Dobson lived in the Dobson house on the Dobson family farm a good part of their lives. The farmstead supplied all their needs and afforded them a cozy home on the mountain. They enjoyed a lifetime of beautiful Smokey Mountain springs, summers, falls, and winters in their home.

My favorite holiday memories are those times that I spent on the mountain with Aunt Id and Uncle Ralph Dobson. I often spent summers with them. In the days before air conditioning, the cool summer evenings on the porch with my aunt and uncle were some of the best memories. Being a town girl, all the Dobson farm experiences seen through my eyes were a wonder to behold. My cool private mountain retreat with two wonderful people to dote on me made for perfect summer vacation retreats.

I remember Aunt Id's pet Jersey milk cow named Brownie. She milked Brownie daily. We had the best milk. She had a big garden beside the house and canned many different kinds of vegetables and fruits. She made the best apple pie and pound cake. I still imagine the smell of her pound cake when I walk into the house.

Images from around Franklin

Franklin NC Chamber of Commerce

Photos for the Snapshots from Franklin NC blog are provided by Eric Haggart of Timeless Moments Imaging.

Dry Falls

Rhubarb Jelly

Remembering the things Aunt Ida Dobson liked to cook; she always grew rhubarb in her garden and made this jelly.

Rhubarb Jelly

5 cups of rhubarb cut in 1/2 inch chunks

5 cups sugar

l large can crushed pineapple

Mix and and boil 20 minutes.

Set off stove, and add l large package wild strawberry jello

Stir until jello dissolves.

Pour into pint jars and seal. Makes 4 pints

Compliments of Ida Dobson