Jackass Junction USA

Hi. I’m Dinah. I live with my parents, dogs, chickens and goats on family land that’s been in our family since around 1790. It was originally part of a land grant in Burke County, NC. We’re currently in Alexander County (which didn’t exist in 1790). We fondly call it Jackass Junction, USA. I am blessed with 2 grown sons and 2 daughters-in-love who are all busy being grown-ups and making their own lives. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2003 and retired from teaching high school mathematics with disability in 2010. Since then, I’ve been DABBLING, full time. I have numerous hobbies and truly enjoy learning new OLD things. I appreciate learning how to do things old ways and love being able to use antique kitchen or garden tools and really like being able to take something old and broken and make it usable again. I was blessed to grow up with both sets of grandparents until I was grown with children and had one set of great-grands until I was in college. My last living grandmother just recently passed at the youthful age of almost 99. I’m 58. And I still learned from her. They all taught me so many things - my pawpaw taught me how to make change from a cash register (long before they were idiot proof), my pop gave me his love of singing (especially old 4 part harmony gospel music), my grandma showed me the value of not wasting anything (she would can and freeze until everything was put up for hard times) and my nanny taught me how to bake chocolate chip cookies and german chocolate cakes (among many other things). so for the past 16+ years, I’ve been honing my skills at all these things and more and I love sharing with others! Welcome to The Junction! Hope you find something you can’t live without!