The back porch was "the" place to be for family business. Here, you shelled peas, shucked corn, snapped beans, washed potatoes, peeled pears, cracked pecans, washed your hands before meals, and a million other manual tasks. The porch provide protection from rain, wind, sun, and mud while you performed your assigned duties.
The photo shows some of the essiential tools and accesseries necessary to assist in job performance. Many a yarn was told, the truth often got stretched, and local news got enhanced on the old back porch. This is where whispers ran wild, and tales that shouldn't be told..........got told!
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