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I'm Barb. I write about change. Those niggling alterations that creep into our lives until we laugh at ourselves. And if you don't think change is funny, pull out your high school year book and give it a look-see. Check out "About" in the header if you want to know more.
Newest Release
A Growing-Up tale told in clandestine radio broadcasts.
BK Froman (a.k.a. Kris Knorr)
Funny, Blunt WWII Tale of Owning the Past
Change: The Knothole of Normal
A Sparkling Comic Disregard for Change
The Two Pan Series: See BOOKS in header
Two Pan 2
You Know You Want To Read This
Another Great Group
Tag Archives: Sewing
FREE: A word that doesn’t change.
There’s a story behind the Two Pan’s Needles, Dogs, and Secrets posted last week. It surprised the woofers out of me to discover that sewing needles were a precious commodity in the newly opened Western territories. It was easier to … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Change, Enough, Hope, Humor, Life
Tagged Change, free advertising, Humor, Macys, Meier, Potatoes, Sewing, sewing needles
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Needles, Dogs, and Secrets
In 1871, Women sew more than quilts for a change. “Can you stitch up the dog?” That’s what every woman wants to hear when she’s cooking dinner. The kids were poking each other with sticks and into this chaos, Henry … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan
Tagged Bears, dog, Humor, miner, needle, Oregon Trail, Pioneer, Ranch, Sewing
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Iron Woman and Duck Man
Another Pioneer Friday and Bricker should keep up with the Changes. That’s why he’s now squinting. It had to be a man who invented the iron. No woman would’ve said, let’s whack a cannon ball in half, throw it in … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Pioneer Friday in Two Pan
Tagged Daily Chores, Humor, Iron, Ironing, Lavender Water, Oregon Trail, Pioneer, Settlers, Sewing, spit, Washing
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Before Morning Breaks 