“A Family Conversation” is a storytelling audio series that features weekly discussions between blogging cousins LadyG and Ron Brown on current events along with favorite posts from each other’s blog.

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Unfortunately, we had to drop the 3rd cousin, Lady L, off to her own devices.

But you know the conversation between Ron and I marched on!

In part II we are talking about:

• Lucky black-eyed peas and links to Rosh Hashanah, African cowpeas, live-stock, enslaved people and the Confederacy
• “Throw away” foods during slavery 
• What the hell?  Ham hocks and ox tail, formerly throw away foods, cost waaaaaay too much these days.
• Indigenous people working together to farm for food and for healing.
• When Funeral Homes change into family homes or, even worse, restaurants
• From cess pools to a waterfalls
• “Hamlets” in Georgia? Really?

Of course, this conversation was inspired by my post on New Year’s traditions in the South.