Maverick Milford (left) and Lily Milford (far right) wait patiently to sample Honey-Garlic Slow Cooker Chicken, Cow Pies and Pumpkin Bread their grandmother, Margaret Milford (center) prepared while they were in school. Photos by Beverly Kehe-Rowland

Margaret Milford cherishes the special items she has kept from her childhood and from her parents’ 73 year marriage. Among them are these pieces of doll and children’s furniture representing some of the furniture her father made for Margaret and her sister.