Give A Penny, Get A Penny
Give A Penny, Get A Penny
Most gas stations in the South have little change dishes by the register. If you’re paying for a transaction and need an extra penny or two, you simply take one from the dish. People then reciprocate this good turn by dropping a few coins in the dish from time to time, thereby creating a community bank of sorts, based on goodwill.
So in that spirit, this is Southern Plate’s “Give A Penny, Get A Penny” page.” I dearly love positive quotes and am always scouring the web for more so I thought this would be a great place to compile all of those. I’ll post mine, you post yours, and we can all “Give A Penny” when we have one and come back to “Get A Penny” when we need one.
I’ll also draw from these quotes to include at the bottom of my posts and emails that I send out to Southern Plate readers and be sure to credit the person who provided it, so include a link to your blog if you have one.
I would consider it a personal favor if you’d take the time to share a quote of motivation or positivity in the comments section below. Quote yourself, your Mama, someone famous, or our best friend “Anonymous”, it doesn’t matter, long as you drop your penny and then come back on one of those days when you feel like you might need one yourself.
Gratefully,
Christy
When My Mother amd Grandmother gathered a big tub of peas they would call our neighbors and they would all come and help shell the peas. A lot of talking would go on as they worked too. Of course I was there ,Johnny on the spot, to help or just get in the way. What a wonderful rememberance.
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
— Oscar Wilde
In the summer time my babysitter would have us help her in the garden . After we picked we sat in the shade and hulled peas , shuck corn, snap the beans. In the winter time she taught me to sew, embroidery, and crochet. I still love doing thoes things but living in the city now I do not do too much of the gardening. I remember haveing my own little garden row when I was not much over seven.
Beckie
“When a child is born, so too is a grandma”
One of my favorite quotes
Pam
Christy, I didn’t think I would find anyone who likes butter on saltines. I love it, and now my granddaughter, Rachel, says Danna, I want butter and crackers.
In 1934 when I was in the First Grade we made butter in Class. Miss Olive passed the jar around so everyone could shake it. When we had m on it.ade butter, Miss Olive gave all of us some bread and butter with Strawberry Jam
I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. -Thomas Jefferson