89 Year Old Appalachian Woman - Life in a Remote Region of Appalachia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ส.ค. 2023
- This is the first in a what I hope will be a series of interviews with Ruby Morrow. She grew up in the Violet section of Cherokee County NC. She is like so many of the wonderful elders I grew up with here in the mountains of Appalachia-full of knowledge, compassion, and humor.
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She is the youngest looking 89 year old that I have ever seen ❤
God bless you Renee, at least I know your still with us, 🌞
She is just lovely 😀
Yes, you both are 🤗
I was thinking the same thing!
Ditto
She embodies what we are losing, family, farming, preserving, enduring, working, raising children who still call Mom. What an exceptional treasure you have found! Thank you Mrs. Ruby and thank you Tipper.
I remember my grandparents “banking” cabbage, turnips and onions. Wrapped in hay and corn shucks for winter.
What a wonderful lady. Love the little sign behind her saying,”Blessed By The Grace Of God.” Very true. Thank you Ms. Tipper.
Wow! This dear lady looks fantastic for 89 years old. Really enjoyed listening to her.
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
So interesting to listen to Ruby tell about her daily life. My mother was born in 1928, I wish I had wrote down all those daily life stories and ways. Now so much of it has been lost, and people just don't know anything about what went on growing up in those days.
It says ALOT about the knowledge that Ms. Ruby's mother had about natural healing, to have 13 children that all survived into adulthood!!! My father used to store our potatoes in the ground the same way she describes storing cabbage. That was is in West Virginia. Enjoyed this video with sweet Ms. Ruby.
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Tipper, fantastic interview! Hope to hear more! My daddy was born in 1930. The interviews you do are imperative toward recording a culture & ways never to be understood again! Important work!!! Thanks 🙏 for your scholarly contribution! As history / herstory is revealed, my prayer is that future generations will stop and learn… we just can’t loose our heritage!
Blessings,
Allison 🌼
Thank you 😀
So, was my Mom lost here last year, but I so miss hearing stories from when she was little and so happy my boys learned and appreciated what they have 😊
"Herstory" how cute is that 🤗, Dr. Allison!
So much this sweet lady describes brings back memories to me! I'm only 6 years younger than she is. Much of my life was under just the same primitive conditions she experienced. The main difference is my family never had any roots and we moved many times. She's lovely! One wouldn't guess her age by her looks! She's really sharp.
I legally enjoyed the intview with mi Ruby l can’t wait until the next Visio with Ruby ❤️💚
I really enjoyed this! Missouri, Arkansas or the Appalachian Mountains all have similar experiences. My great grandmother was part Cherokee. She knew all the herbs, flowers, spices for healing her family. My grandmother often said she wished she would have wrote down all the things her mother did. My other grandmother raised eleven children. I remember helping her in her garden and when she canned. She loved flowers and grew many that most people had a hard time growing. She always had avocados sprouted and vines in her kitchen window sills. Thank you for sharing and talking to this lady. She is a strong person it seems and a valued, loving mother!
Miss Ruby, it was truly a joy hearing of your life ❤ Thank you for giving us a glimpse into life in those days . I truly believe if the children of today had any idea what it was like living in that time, they would have a much better appreciation for what they have . I do wish they could experience it 😊
Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
Thank you Tipper. This knowledge, unless videod or written die with the old folks. Granny and grandpa had 13 kids. Mom's family lived in Floyd county KY. Grandpa died of complications from Black lung. Left granny to raise 13 kids by herself. Like she said, if it needed doing, we done it. It became very hard for granny. One of the younger boys had polio. People were scared of it and most had nothing to do with my Granny Moore. I sure do miss her
I heard her say she goes to Chattanooga for the doctors. I enjoy living in this area of the country and all this old country wisdom. She’s so sweet and soft spoken. What a big family! 13 kids. Really enjoyed this interview. 🕊🌿🌷She’s around my recently departed fil’s age. Another generation. Those old timers came from a different world.
Glad you enjoyed meeting Ruby 😀
Such a beautiful sweet lady. She makes me think of my Mother who we lost at 87, she would of been 89 now. Thank you Tipper for introducing us to her.
Glad you enjoyed meeting her! So sorry you lost your mother.
My mother would have been her age too.
What a blessing to be able to hear about this wonderful lady's life. Thank you!
Our pleasure!
Mrs. Ruby seemed in fine spirits 🙂. I'd love to hear her tell about her childhood for hours. Sending thoughts to Mrs. Ruby and y'all during this rainy week.
Tipper, this was wonderful ❤. What a precious lady ❤. I sure wish I could find someone as kind as you to interview my 96 yr old father!! Having diabetes for well over 40 years it has taken his eyesight and attacked his kidneys. He’s in stage 4 renal failure BUT HIS BRAIN, MIND is sharp as a tack!! The things older people know, remember how thing’s were and worked are absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing this beautiful ladies memories. 💕🙏🙏
So glad you enjoyed it! I would love to talk to him 😀
My Goodness! Ms. Ruby is amazing! I loved hearing her stories and I sure wish I could be there to learn “off’n” her!! I bet I couldn’t keep up with her! What I would give to get a look at her recipe books! Thank you, Tipper! Great interview! Love and Blessings!
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Mrs. Ruby is such a young 89! My grandmother would have been 89 this year. It was so nice to hear from her, she reminds me so much of my Nana. 💜
So glad you enjoyed meeting her 😀
Bless her heart, what a treasure! Thank you for this interview!
Mrs Ruby is so sweet! She is indeed the star of this video and hopefully more to come! Very interesting interview and Tipper you are a wonderful interviewer. Thank you for sharing yet another wonderful, kind, strong, interesting Appalachia resident. Mrs Ruby was a joy to hear and see.
I can't believe she's 89! I really enjoy these interviews! Have u ever thought of doing this on a regular schedule and submitting the interviews to a local museum?
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope to do more 😀
My daddy only went to 8th grade in Missouri he had to help on the farm. But i was proud of him he became a supervisor of a big medical plastic factory ...
What a delightful lady!! Thank you so much Miss Ruby and Tipper for posting this! I loved this interview! My Grandma was one of fifteen children also, the older children looked after the younger ones and everyone worked hard. It must have been tough for my Great Grandparents but they just got on with it, either had a different mind-set then from a lot of folks today. Church and music played a huge part in their lives too,. Love these posts Tipper!❤
That was a wonderful interview. You are so good at starting conversations, keeping them on track and you are a wonderful listener. You have gift of good communication. It just seems to come naturally to you. Thank you I enjoyed this one very very much.
Thank you so much!
You and Miss Ruby talking and rocking on the porch puts me in mind of all the times I would sit on the porch and listen to my great grandmother tell about the old ways. I loved to hear about them. We have it so easy today don't we.
Oh how I loved this interview. MS Ruby certainly doesn’t look 89. She is a treasure of knowledge that needs to be shared. Hope you get to do more interviews with her.
What a beautiful woman, I would love to hear more about her life on the mountain. Thank you for featuring Violet - who looks fantastic by the way - I look forward to seeing her again!
This was so enjoyable! I love hearing about how things were done. My mother did most things the "old" way, right up until her death in 1973. Thanks for sharing this!!
Wow she looks as if she is in her sixties!! Beautiful 🥰💜 can’t wait to hear the whole thing
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Our cellar was full of canned foods, bins full of potatoes, and crocks of pickled beans, corn, and kraut. And the eaves of our porch had leather britches hanging everywhere until they were dry. We raised chickens, hogs, milk and beef cattle. Huge gardens in summer. And Dad worked in the mines full time! I'm only 65 but things have changed so drastically in my lifetime it makes me cry. My parents are gone but would be in this ladies age group. What a blessing to listen to her. Thanks to her and Tipper as well!❤
What a beautiful interview of a true homesteader. She so reminds me of my auntie many blessings for the two of you. Thank you Tipper.
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
My granny had 12 kids and my mom was next to the youngest. My grandparents moved from Arkansas to Missouri and were farmers. I learned a lot from them and love the stories they told.
What a sweet lady, my favourite type of video! Thank you for bringing these wonderful people to the forefront to tell their life stories!❤️🇨🇦
Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
Precious ❤ my mother would be her age if she were alive! They have so much lost knowledge and an amazing work ethic! People can learn a lot from someone like her!
Congratulations on your Grandbaby news,such an exciting time👶🐇
This is my great great aunt! My great great grandpa Rose’s sister. It is so neat to hear family stories, some that I haven’t ever heard. Thank you so much for doing this interview. I love that my family history is getting shared for many to Enjoy.
She is so sweet 😀
I think the herbs with antibacterial properties were especially important before Penicillin was widely available. My mom’s little brother was born in ‘34 up in Minnesota and childhood Strep Throat turned into Rheumatic Fever which damaged his heart valves. He lived until 1946. There were 11 siblings, 9 of which lived past infancy, then only 8 after 1946, and 4 now. Polio, Smallpox, MMR vaccines have saved so many lives, too. Looking forward to more interviews.
Thank you for sharing interviews, books and your own knowledge with us. I appreciate the time it takes for you to do this for your viewers. Many of us don't have access to folks like this who have much needed knowledge to share. Once these dear folks are gone we'll be at a real loss
Wonderful video. Love hearing the stories.
Thank you for sharing this interview.
I enjoyed your video so much .Thank you ❤
Really enjoyed this !!
Loved this interview, so much knowledge.
Looking forward to the next one.
Love this interview!
Beautiful interview…..thank you
Loved it!
I love this vlog, can't wait for the next one thank you for getting her story, I absolutely loved hearing it,God bless ☮️
Thank you for sharing this interview with Mrs Ruby. I enjoyed this so much.
Awesome history thank you both
Wonderful interview. Lovely lady! Love hearing of the old ways.
Thank you so much for sharing!
That's exactly what I said. She's a young 89.
Oh boy do I miss my family and enjoy getting to watch this. It's wonderful. A lot of my family moved from N C toTenn and Ky. A lot moved away from there to get employment and I'd get to go with my Mom and Dad and kids, back to see family as aften as we could.
Just love listening to these stories what a gem! My grandpa grew up in Bryson NC. My daddy took us to see his dads childhood home in the holler, and I thought it was a magical place, so beautiful! I thought it was so sad they all left that holler to move north for work.
What a treasure! Truly beautiful mountains.
This was wonderful, thank you.
Loved listening to this. Thank you.
Thank You for this , Tipper!!
That was such a sweet interview. What a sweet lady❤❤❤
Wonderful interview
Absolutely loved this show....!!!!
Love to hear the stories of the old ways. Reminds me of my childhood. We lived different than the kids we went to school with at least until highschool. Can't wait to hear more from her. Yall have a blessed night.
She is so nice thank you for sharing Tipper and Ruby .
Tipper, this is a great video. Amazing. Keep them coming.😊
Wonderful. This made my evening.
I love it! Absolutely love it!❤ I'd love for you to do a video of with her and hominy! We need those skills
Enjoyed visiting with this sweet lady. I am so looking forward to seeing the hominy making
I love hearing these stories
I so enjoyed listening to this interview. Such a lovely lady. Thank you for this video. Please do more! I would have thought her to be in her late 60 or early 70's! Thank you Mrs Morrow!
I enjoyed listening to Ruby sharing Stories of her life. I was sad, when the video ended. I hope you get to Videos more chats with Ruby.
Thanks for sharing and God bless. 😊
What a precious lady. A treasurer. Enjoyed this interview very much.
Loved this interview, thank you Tipper and Ruby for this.
What a great interview! Many thanks to Violet for sharing her story with us. Her life would make an interesting book!
Such a sweet lady! I really enjoyed hearing about her life. Thanks to you both for making such a precious video!
This vlog was great.
This video was just amazing. What a life story to tell and my gosh she is just beautiful! Please tell her thank you for doing this fascinating interview. Please do some more!
Enjoyed listening!
I love hearing people’s stories
This was so interesting!
What a nice interview! Will look forward to more visits with Ms Ruby!
What a delightful video. Thank you both so much for sharing! I do hope you have another conversation with Miss Ruby!
It was so interesting to hear her talk. Such a beautiful sweet lady. Thanks Tiper, I will be watching for the next one.God bless❤
Bless her heart. Such a treasure getting to meet her. Tipper, Thank You for introducing her to us.
can't wait for the next conversation!
Beautiful post ♥️👏🏻🙏🌹🌹
What a delightful lady Ms. Ruby is! I could listen to her for a long time telling about how she was raised. Will be anxiously awaiting your next visit AND eager to see how she makes hominy! Thank you for taking us along on your visit.
What a great interview you had with Mrs Ruby, it was very interesting.Thank you.😊
What an amazing video I love it when you have older generations on talking about how things were in the past and how they lived and the changes they’ve seen through the years.😊
So enjoyable to listen to this conversation. Thanks 💕
What a great lady. She is certainly a movie star now! That was wonderful, Tipper. Thank you for sharing .
I enjoyed that very much. ❤️
Great video such sweet women it is a blessing to listen to her talk about her life. I would love to watch her make hominy.y’all have a blessed day
Such a nice lady! I enjoyed this interview.
Thank you Tipper for sharing Mrs.
Ruby with us all! I can't wait until the next visit with Mrs.Ruby she is such a beautiful sweet lady Mrs. Ruby and Granny sound alot alike.I hope you and the family have a blessed labor day weekend ! Continue to keep yall and Granny in my prayers!
Hi Tipper
I really enjoy your videos when you interview people & how they were raised …
This was the sweetest interview. Reminded me so much of the talks my mom had with me. Especially the toting of the water from the spring, as she was the youngest, it was so hard for her. She said she would lose so much of it because it was heavy and the climbing up and down of the hills and trying to climb over the fences with it. It was hard living the way she did in the rural areas of Southern Kentucky. Thanks Tipper for sharing this. My mom would've been 95 this year so not much older than this precious lady.
Great video!
What a wonderful interview hopefully you get to do more of these. Such an interesting past this lady had to share.
Such a wonderful interview with Miss Ruby! Reminds me so much of my grandparents, they lived this life also. I was blessed as a child to be a part of old time country living.❤
You are both so wonderful! Love to you all.
I absolutely love when you go out and speak to the elders in different communities. She has such a wealth of knowledge!! I sure do hope that you do a video of her making hommeny. I've never seen it made the 'old' or traditional way. Maybe you could also get her to show you some of the places from the past, like the grist mill if there is anything left of it. I would love to spend a day just talking with her about the past. GREAT GREAT VIDEO!!! Thanks Tipper (and clan)!
Wonderful interview, Tipper! Such a nice, sweet lady. Oh to extrapolate all the knowledge in her head!!! God bless and much love! 💕🤗🙏🏻