Front Porch Rock'n Chairs

The front porch was the social porch where casual and serious conversations were conducted while rocking away. There was something theroputic about the rocker. Perhaps it was a reminder of when your Mamma rocked you back and forth in her arms when you were a child. It gave you comfort and a sense of safety and security. Back then, rocking chairs were as common to front porches as leaves were to trees. A porch without rockers looked lonesome and bare.....incomplete and sad. With rockers, the place was one of welcome and hospitality. There was something special about front porches and rockers when there was a summer rain or a light snow drift in fall or winter. The tranquil scene soothed the pains of life better than any medication ever could.

Rockers were usually made of wood. Hardwood worked best because pine had pitch in it and bled in hot weather. The chairs could be purchased at feed and seed stores and at hardware stores to. Many people made their own. They are basically gone, but not forgotten