More Gravy, Please!

Grandma Ruby and Grandpa Kenny celebrated a birthday in the 1980’s.

My Grandma Ruby (Figert) Kirby would have been 99 today. She passed away at 95. I celebrate her and the memories of the old farmhouse in Wabash, Indiana, which was filled the smells and sounds of the fried chicken crackling away in the frying pan or as Grandma would say, “The chicken is in the electric skillet.” I loved eating the fried chicken as much as hearing my Grandma saying ‘the electric skillet.’

The gravy was delicious she made after the chicken popped and crackled in the electric skillet. Life needs to have more gravy. Yum and more gravy, please!

My Aunt Judy or Uncle Roger shot this photo of Grandma Ruby with her sister-in-law, Arline and sister, ReBerta (Bert). Besides celebrating Grandma Ruby, my Great Aunt Arline had her birthday a few days ago, and she is in her nineties and living on her own.  Arline is a hoot and a holler! My Great Aunt Bert passed away at the age of 92 on May 15, 2014. Bert certainly lived life each day in between her dash between birth and death.