Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Wow we was poor as dirt 9 people in a two room shack sometimes . But momma was a saint we picked blackberries every summer and she made cobbler that was so good We also picked possom grapes and elder berries goose berries mulberries any thing she could make jams or jelly out of . She made cakes and pies fried donuts sprinkled with powered sugar. Sometimes there wasn't much but there was always something . We would also gather walnuts and chestnuts . Some times breakfast was just gravy and biscuits. It could rabbit gravy or mackerel gravy . When the bullfrogs got out and big we would go frogging and have frogs for breakfast. Catch them live keep them in a wet burlap sack clean them early in the morning . They were soooooooo good . You know my childhood wasn't so bad .

I hurt in more places than I can count from some of them crazy things we did as kids.

Yep pick up a pound of dry beans any kind . A couple ham hocks and some jiffy corn muffin mix . A slow cooker will work too. The great ting about beans is you can add anything you want to the pot . With the jiffy mix instead of muffins use a 10 inch iron skillet and you got a very sweet corn bread . You do realize I'm going to show up on your door steep one day I figure it can't be more than a 110 miles over there

Is that the voice of experience talking

Just let me know when you're coming!
( I make homemade sweet cornbread in the deep iron skillet!)

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Went to the Sussex Co. fair today. The livestock, poultry, small animal barns are spacious, clean and well ventilated. Anything you wanted to eat - it was there, and the midway was a kids delight. Probably a third of the chickens were disqualified either because of wrong breed identification or because they were cross bred. Are there no knowledgeable 4 H club leaders to guide these kids? There was actually a Pyle 'Salmon Faverolle'. He was beautiful, but he was a mutt - to his credit he got a second in the crowing contest.

I was intrigued by 4 chocolate Wyandotte pullets (is there such a variety?) To my eye they had more of a Cornish body type, but they were a rich chocolate color - very pretty birds. There were also 4 Quail Old English pullets that were beautiful.

There's a large horse show in conjunction with this fair, and we watched a bit of the jumping competition. A good day for the Princess and me.

Glad y'all had a fun day!!!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

When I was that young vans hadn't been invented

"Chevy Van" Sammy Johns

 

[WalnutHill]

"Chevy Van" Sammy Johns

Got it

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

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YES!!!! Love that song, sorry but I do!

 

[BantyChooks]

When I was that young vans hadn't been invented

We know, we know, you only had sabre tooth tigres and mastodons...

 

[kwhites634]

I just told a young friend of ours that all he needs in life are duct tape and WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't, get the duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, get out the WD-40.

I like that!

 

[sourland]

[QUOTE="WVduckchick, post: 18849232, member: 327564"




When you have important "junk", you take the best care of it.
Seriously, he says they are the most comfortable. Like a fancy hotel, they have ballroom.


I may have to make the investment. Antiques need to be preserved.

'Al'askan, Spook, and Me ? Deep inside I want to be like 'K'. Is there any hope for me when I grow up ? When I was drinking, I was known as the Story Teller at my local redneck bar.

I'm missing @Spookwriter too. He's had an inordinate amount of life and loss to deal with lately.

 

[kwhites634]

but here is the million dollar question.

1. had he ever heard that before

2. did he totally agree??

That was two questions

 

[WalnutHill]

[QUOTE="WVduckchick, post: 18849232, member: 327564"




When you have important "junk", you take the best care of it.
Seriously, he says they are the most comfortable. Like a fancy hotel, they have ballroom.


I may have to make the investment. Antiques need to be preserved.

'Al'askan, Spook, and Me ? Deep inside I want to be like 'K'. Is there any hope for me when I grow up ? When I was drinking, I was known as the Story Teller at my local redneck bar.

I'm missing @Spookwriter too. He's had an inordinate amount of life and loss to deal with lately.

K has a style of his own...but many inspirational stories!