They looked so much better like this to me and the people at the Smithsonian never noticed at all. On the tables, all spread out for everyone to enjoy, were huge platters of fried chicken, bowls of potato salad, fresh corn fixed different ways, chicken and dressing, all kinds of pies and cakes, big jars of iced tea and lemonade, huge slices of ham, roast beef, all sorts of vegetables, sliced tomatoes, and cucumbers. The combination of the aroma of food and the fragrance of the flowers would send a beautiful scent through the church and the yard. This man is looking hungrily at the food on the tables. Cousins Meet with Their Children.
Kinfolks are always so interested in each other's children, especially the new ones.
They get prettier and prettier all the time, and it's so much fun to see who they look like. Man and Boy on Horse. This man and little boy on the horse are just riding up to the church yeard. The man tips his hat and speaks to this lady with her basket because he knows this lady bakes the best pies in the county.