Tag Archives: Pioneers

The Post I’ve Dreaded To Write

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Barb

For new subscribers, you’ll interested to know the theme of this blog examines CHANGE. Sprinkling our life-adaptations with humor makes them easier to swallow or at least…creates some head-smacking moments of epiphany. I’ve discovered, looking at the past, puts a … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Change, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged 1871 diseases, chanage, diptheria, Gold Mining, Oregon Trail, Pioneers, Prairie living, Two Pan | 37 Comments

Birth Control in Two Pan: 1871

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Barb

PART 2:Gross Alert!!! The historical information is documented, but names changed here. Some of the birth control practices were gross and questionable. Please click here if you’d like to read something lighter. This past week freighter, Jonas Hopkins was set … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged Before Morning Breaks, Birth Control 1870, condoms, Feminine Hygiene, Mail by horse, Mining camps, Pioneers, Roll in the Hay, Womb veil | 31 Comments

Death Quilts

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Barb

This Friday, we look at change in the 1870s. The change is so drastic, it’s made poor Violet Spinrad avoid a sacred pastime for women. Patricia Woolsey had a sewing get-together, today. My heart wasn’t in it. I didn’t go. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Change, Life, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged Burial, Change, Cholera, Friendship quilt, Northwest, Oregon Trail, Pioneers, Sewing Bee, Typhoid, Wagon train | 40 Comments

Remedies to Forget

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Barb

Patricia Woolsey WANTS a remedy for the 1870s It’s hard to change an empire when you’re stuck in the house. The Daughters of Two Pan marched in front of the whore house and saloon, but we scattered like twit sparrows … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan, Satire | Tagged Cattle, Change, Humor, mustard plaster, Pioneers, remedies, Saloon, sleep walking, The West | 55 Comments

New Year’s at the Sporting Club

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Barb

December 30, 1871 Honorary Editor: Words Swiderski The catastrophe began with the piano in the Salt Lick Saloon. Being the only musical instrument in the valley, folks came from miles around to listen. Silky Sue, proprietor, waved her ostrich fan … Continue reading →

Posted in A Laugh, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged horse race, New Years, piano, Pioneer Friday, Pioneers, Saloon, San Franciso, Settlers, sporting club | 35 Comments

It Tastes Better Than it Looks

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Barb

Welcome!! On Fridays we step back to 1850 and look at the changes in Two Pan where folks take a squint-eyed scowl at changing traditions. Most of us walked the entire Oregon Trail to stake a piece of land in … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged Baking, Bread, Elk hunting, Kin, Pies, Pioneers, Thanksgiving, The South, Turkey hunting | 24 Comments

Beauty is Only Fur Deep

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Barb

Pioneer Friday in Two Pan…with Changes you May not Squint at. A few of you neighbors have commented how good I look for the hardships I’ve endured: crossing the Oregon Trail, having 6 children, outrunning wild animals, and putting up … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged 1800s, Bears, Beauty, Beauty Tips, Conditioners, Curls, Curly Hair, Fur, Humor, Oil, Pioneers, Shampoo, Vinegar | 21 Comments

People Who Live In Stick Houses…Shouldn’t.

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Barb

Welcome to Fridays in Two Pan. A place for Pioneers who hate change. Bricker, anxious to begin panning for gold, put little effort on “proving up” our farm. So me and the 6 kids went about building a stick home … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged Chili, Dutch oven, Peppers, Pioneers, Smith Mountain, Snake Bite Medicine, Stick house, Wagon train | 19 Comments

Not Enough Horse Sense to Drive

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Barb

Pioneer Friday and More Unwanted Changes in Two Pan Bricker’s been thinkin’ again. That means hold onto your skirts, a new adventure will beset us. According to him, we need a team of horses. Not work horses, mind you. We’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan | Tagged buckboard, Challenges, Change, Horses, Humor, Jackass, Pioneers, Runaway wagons, Wagon wheels | 17 Comments

Three Dinkin’ Outhouses in 2000 Miles

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Barb

Welcome To Pioneer Friday In Two Pan A quick peek into why the folks of Two Pan Are so stubborn…Uncommon… And sometimes…Up All Night. (See the sidebar to learn more about the wild and all-warts-revealed fictional Oregon pioneer town) Violet … Continue reading →