Flour Sack Shirts and Homemade Jam

We can’t turn back the clock, but wouldn’t it be magic if we could? Curl up with this book, a cup of steaming hot coffee or a favorite cup of tea, and a plate of homemade cookies, then venture through Bill Holley’s straightforward narratives and homespun memories of everyday life in the rural South during the 1940s. It’s been sixty years or more since many of these stories took place, but the special friendships and priceless moments of a childhood filled with an imagination running wild, independence, innovation and a wide-open playground live vividly in Bill Holley’s story-telling heart as if they happened just yesterday. Holley warmly captures the essence of the time and takes you right along with him through tales that transcend genders and bridge the gap between generations. He paints a window to uncomplicated times and happy places. ’Taters and beans and homemade jam on the supper table. Radio shows, quilting bees, gossip, party lines and church. Communities with names like Delina, Catalpa, Talley Station, Snake Creek and Fuss Holler. Memories of days gone by and simple adventures that just might spark your own daydream back to a slower, more peaceful place. We can’t turn back the clock, but wouldn’t it be magic if we could? Flour Sack Shirts & Homemade Jam is a rich collection of 17 entertaining and inspiring stories tailor-made for reading and sharing. It’s a nice way to lasso history and colorfully document it.