![]() ![]() ![]() Sunday mornings they were whisked off to Sunday school. ![]() Christmas, no one got a present until all the chores were done, all the cows fed, milked. My kids ‘picked rock’ at five years old, and they had to weed the walk-we had this long stone walk, and the deal was weed the walk before you went swimming. I loved those days when life was so simple, but I vowed not to be like my father, who refused to get out of the ‘50s. Grammy Carl made the best chicken and the best coleslaw and the best gravy and the best cookies-she was probably the biggest influence in my life for cooking and values and nurturing. My father was an only child and his mother was an only child, and I was an only child-that’s unusual for a farm family. You were exposed to so much-the reality of life, as opposed to the cocoon that we are today. It was such a different world than what we’re accustomed to today. I think I was blessed to have that opportunity. Nancy Fuller: I was born 68 years ago and grew up on a farm. An only child, married four times, mother of six, television personality-these events and circumstances brought their own challenges and rewards that she’s used to develop a philosophy spiked with humor and a sardonic wit. Yet, this 68-year-old credits a life spent in rural Columbia County among farmers and townsfolk with shaping her ethic and values-things she is trying to pass on to her 13 grand children. Gracious, hospitable, funny, sassy-it’s easy to see why television audiences enjoy watching her. FARMHOUSE ARTISAN MARKET IG HOW TOHer grandmother (‘Grammy Carl’) taught her about life and how to cook. She is a self-described obsessive antique collector. She was a farmer, then for 30 years a caterer. NANCY FULLER IS A RURAL COLUMBIA COUNTY farm girl who never strayed far from home. ![]()
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