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My Mother and Dad worked the Wheat Harvests in Eastern Washington back in the late teens and twenties. The Depression of '22 had taken Grand Dad's ranch following four bad years of drought, so dad, who was truly great with mules and horses, horse logged and came back each harvest season to work in the wheat of Eastern Washington.

Mom would accompany him, hiring on as crew cook. She told me of one particular Wheat ranch where she worked as Cook for the Owner and Harvest Crew, it was owned by a Mr. Harry Gillian, a long time friend of Dad's. Dad was a Muleskinner, Driving Combine Harvesters while she worked the kitchen. This Cherrywood statue of her depicts `her employment by Mister Gillian.

Mr. Gillian was out of Missouri and so was she, The dishes she prepared were ones he knew and loved, on the southern style. One thing he really loved was a whole apple pie, smothered in the "white grease drippings" ham gravy, all to himself, each morning, hot out of the oven, and then he would eat his breakfast. Mom didn't say how large a man Mr. Gillian was, but I assume he was FULL grown.

The crews ate hearty, for they didn't come back in until sundown for another meal. This gave her the afternoon time to set up the evening meal and to peel the apples for Mr. Gillian's apple pie. It was so hot in the cook shack that she would sit outside in the shade of the building , peeling the apples so they would be ready for baking first thing in the morning. That is what I depicted her doing here; seated on a box in the shade of the building and peeling the apples for his pie of the next morning.

Seated Figure 16 inch Cherrywood log

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