tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58868762592605976352023-11-16T05:51:39.913-06:00HillbillyWomanWelcome to the Ozarks. Where being a Hillbilly is a state of mind.rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-59422435452914032772009-04-06T00:46:00.001-05:002009-04-06T00:54:23.880-05:00A MEMORIAL AGAINST CRUELTY<span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">CAUTION: This post is very upsetting but I hope you will read it because it is a story of a hero from another land. I hope you read this story so that we can all remember that not only human lives are destroyed by war. I hope you read this story so that we can all remember to have compassion for every living creature on this planet. I hope you read this story so that we can all know that love does endure. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I cried and unless you are a much better person than I, you will cry too. I read about this hero months ago and I knew I wanted to tell as many people as I could his story but I have not been able to. Every time I started to write about him I would start crying. I am certain that there are far worse atrocities in this world but there is just something about this story that breaks my heart. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">The city of Kabul, Afghanistan once had a beautiful zoo. In 1978, the zoo received a lion cub from a zoo in Germany and they named him 'Marjan', which is Afghan for 'precious stone'. He was only two years old and little did they know just how precious he would turn out to be.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">The Russians invaded Afghanistan in 1978 and for more than a decade, Kabul was spared the ravages of war. In 1992 after the Russians left, civil war broke out and it centered around Kabul. In the months that followed the zoo was virtually destroyed and the animals that were injured were not even given pain medication because the shelling had destroyed their medical supplies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">After the civil war in 1993, a foolish soldier decided to show his friends how brave he was. He went into the lion, Marjan's den and decided he would pet the mate, Chucha, of Marjan. The lioness did not react to the soldier but Marjan ran across the enclosure and killed the man. Now it is a lion's nature to protect his lioness and Marjan was no different than any other lion. The dead soldiers brother retaliated against the lion by coming to the zoo and throwing a hand grenade in with Marjan who though it was food.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">The purpose of a male lions mane is to protect him from other lions who might attack. It apparently works with hand grenades as well. When the grenade exploded, Marjan's neck and chest were spared serious injury but his face was badly mutilated by the blast. One eye had to be removed and shrapnel became embedded in his jaw and mouth and most of it could not be removed. The concussion also rendered him deaf. But Marjan recovered and lived on.<br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321442126176905042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtegXeMwT0L_GiwT6PQZc1F1c3yPFzixCXF_yw39T5pcMiSVCNnFvFuMq5DyL51aNfR1J-D1F5BREDTa5wCd95jEY-HBHNJ8sATuJAbL4AusUnO2FSrytNNEP5UmSgwV_5AHTnY0P-922-/s400/Picture+of+Marjan.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Despite the massive injury to Marjan, he was still standing and a photojournalist who was present and who assisted in holding the lion for treatment said that it was amazing how Marjan seemed to know that the stranger was trying to help him and did not struggle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Marjan was loved by the people who took care of him and Marjan showed his love for them in return. Lions are very spiritual people and are capable of forming the deepest bonds with humans (Just watch youtubes video about 'Christian the Lion' if you doubt this).<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Love can give new strength to someone who is weak and Marjan's relationship with his human friends surely strengthend his will to live.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Still it was not easy for Marjan. He had surgeries to repair damages to the jaw but he lost his teeth. Majan could no longer chew on bones. He had to be fed soft meat so he could eat it properly. He needed other types of special care too but in spite of everything he continued to thrive.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">The peaceful times for the Kabul Zoo were short lived when the Taliban took over in 1996. They regularly tormented the few remaining animals in the zoo. Marjan was badly stoned and the Taliban officials wanted to kill all the zoo animals. The animals were spared when it was pointed out to the officials that Mohammed had loved animals and kept pets. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Some time in 2000, Marjan's lioness, Chucha, died of a mysterious illness. Marjan grieved her death. He did not eat for a week. He was closely bonded to his keeper and received comfort from him. The keeper had no fear of Marjan. The keeper said he was a noble, gentle king.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">After 9-11 when the U.S. began their attacks on Afghanistan, things at the zoo became even worse. The zoo workers received no pay but they loyally remained and cared for the animals left at the zoo. A local butcher saw to it that Marjan always had something to eat. He was already a local hero with the people. He was the lion who would not give up and continued to be proud.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Marjan became world famous in 2001, when Kabul was freed from the Taliban. Soon after the plight of the zoo was made known around the world and help poured in, especially for Marjan. There are several organizations in America still helping the zoo. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Eventually a team of zoo experts made it to the Kabul Zoo. After a thorough exam of Marjan he was reported to be weak and thin but in reasonably good health. They felt any further surgeries to Marjan would be risky because of his age and his injuries had healed fairly well. He was treated for parasites and put on vitamins and heat was installed to his den box. They also decided to build a ramp into his den box as Marjan often stumbled as he entered it. It was believed he was going blind in his remaining eye. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">At first Marjan responded well to his treatments and then he seemed to have trouble moving around. Then he started to go downhill and he stopped eating. It was not long before he became very weak and required assistance to get in and out of his den box. Always the strong lion, Marjan did not appear in any distress and enjoyed lounging in the warm sunshine. Within a few days he became so weak he had to be carried into his den box on a mattress. The next day his caretaker found him dead lying in the same spot he had been placed the night before. Grown men cried. Marjan's age had been established at just over 25 years at the time of his death.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">It is believed that Marjan died of liver and kidney failure. He would have been about 88 years in human years. Lions usually live about 20 years in captivity. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Some wondered why Marjan had died when he was in reasonably good health a few weeks earlier. The old lion had led a tough stress filled life for most of his years. His deep relationship with his caretakers enabled him to ward off the adverse conditions in his life. He was much loved by his caretakers and the Afghan people. He was able to let down his stress defense and relax for the first time in many years. So Marjan, who had survived many tough times gave in to old age.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">They said that Marjan did not appear to suffer very much. Even though he did not move around very much in the end his caretaker said he appeared content. They said he drifted off peacefully and died in his sleep. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Marjan is in that special place God has for brave souls (and creatures). He is once more whole and he can see and hear and he is free from the suffering and cruelty of this world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">After Marjan died, his body was left where it lay. Many Afghan people came by to pay their respects to their brave hero. His remains were buried on the zoo grounds. A memorial service was held for Marjan and a statue is being erected at the zoo entrance when it is rebuilt. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">A sign was erected over Marjan's grave. The sign reads, 'Marjan. He was about 25 and he was the most famous lion in the world'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Marjan was born in captivity and lived a life on the front line. Marjan was a symbol to the Afghan people. They felt he was old like their country and like their country he went through hardships but remained strong. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">He is a symbol of strength when all hope is lost. He was a symbol of love that few of us can really understand. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Marjun 1976 - 2002</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">A King.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tNC_yPWCSSM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tNC_yPWCSSM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-88089294152097868102009-04-02T13:54:00.001-05:002009-04-02T13:56:04.911-05:00ATONEMENT<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Well, I hope everyone made it through April Fool's Day. Why do people think this is such a fun day? Why does this day cause a sane, peace lovin', usually the first to come to the rescue of anyone havin' a problem, person who is old enough to have grown up enough to have gotten all this nonsense out of their system, wreck havoc on their household?<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I just don't know the answer to that, I wish I did. I mean I wouldn't even think about puttin' a rubber band around the sprayer on the kitchen sink so when the innocent spouse turns on the faucet first thing in the mornin', well, let me just say they got sprayed good. Or when the coffee pot button is pushed (the thoughtful spouse prepared the coffee the night before) and the yummy smell of fresh brewed coffee entices one to reach for their favorite coffee cup, but for some reason they can't pick up the cup because the offendin' spouse has rubber cemented it to the shelf!<br /><br />Maybe this was a sign? Maybe someone has put sugar (a lot) in the bottom of the coffee filter in the pot and just put a little coffee on top of said sugar. The innocent spouse doesn't even notice the color of the coffee is off. I mean, that coffee was certainly needed because the poor tricked spouse had to get up at 2 a.m. and again at 4 a.m. to see why the car alarm was goin' off. </span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">You think it would end here, right?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">It's sad to say, this was kinda just the start. The poor innocent spouse was soooo glad when April Fool's Day bit the dust. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I must say my husband is such an easy goin' person AND a good sport! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">So to make it up to him today I am gonna make his favorite coffee cake.</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeC2NGY2c_IT5882pO5irND6_ajVkHqVlnTctlPCDHk_PjPZ8YpCARHM8PitMkVTs2AeKR2mZA6l7KMPdeatJEtOp-7fVXWLlrlvkRg41db2_koMXw1e20RHOsI-ta0T8-kGp9AvQjOad/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+492.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320148531452045650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeC2NGY2c_IT5882pO5irND6_ajVkHqVlnTctlPCDHk_PjPZ8YpCARHM8PitMkVTs2AeKR2mZA6l7KMPdeatJEtOp-7fVXWLlrlvkRg41db2_koMXw1e20RHOsI-ta0T8-kGp9AvQjOad/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+492.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I call this coffee cake Blackberry Buckle and is it yummy. All the ingredients combined make this one of the best coffee cakes you're ever gonna taste. It's full of good for you goodies like blackberries, oats, nuts, milled flax seed, more nuts and.......well, let me just give you the recipe.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">TOPPIN'</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/2 cup white sugar</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/3 cup flour</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/2 teaspoon cinnamon</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/4 cup butter, softened</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/2 cup nuts, chopped</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">MIDDLE STREUSEL FILLIN'</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/2 cup brown sugar</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2 tablespoons flour</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2 teaspoons cinnamon</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2 tablespoons butter, melted</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/2 cup nuts, chopped</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">CAKE INGREDIENTS</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1 cup sugar</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">3/8 cup canola oil</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2 eggs</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1 cup buttermilk</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2 cups flour</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1 cup oats</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">3 teaspoons bakin' powder</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1 teaspoon bakin' soda</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1 teaspoon salt</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1/4 cup milled flax seed</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2 cups frozen or fresh blackberries</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Now I use blackberries 'cause I have frozen ones on hand but this recipe can be made with blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and peaches. Just about any fruit you want to use will work.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">We'll mix the toppin' first.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I5plJ9hyphenhyphenLGsOQ3pKunrk5wZJf1QQxNwImC3UzeTChVg9_63vsSSt7vCj4Fw1EFQMO-mKzs-wz-ps-lzcbN4fJ0xuq3RLosFsMn4wQVabh3cn4TMvLYB54xknt9uvnqGlgDQLD92QCDAU/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+448.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142621965237410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I5plJ9hyphenhyphenLGsOQ3pKunrk5wZJf1QQxNwImC3UzeTChVg9_63vsSSt7vCj4Fw1EFQMO-mKzs-wz-ps-lzcbN4fJ0xuq3RLosFsMn4wQVabh3cn4TMvLYB54xknt9uvnqGlgDQLD92QCDAU/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+448.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">In a small bowl, mix the sugar, flour and cinnamon together.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2N2dxe4dJkcYDRs0QKg0eWScXMKp2kb9xzKYvbWd_T-3PhlHActhkegVTVu8l-wjts2q_IsL2jrpFten-aSrsUG2zLEe88mtl6q7fJReI2XLygQHgGXtnd3VWYVg9MUjFLQuSlz1sxig/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+449.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142623077969538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2N2dxe4dJkcYDRs0QKg0eWScXMKp2kb9xzKYvbWd_T-3PhlHActhkegVTVu8l-wjts2q_IsL2jrpFten-aSrsUG2zLEe88mtl6q7fJReI2XLygQHgGXtnd3VWYVg9MUjFLQuSlz1sxig/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+449.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Toss in the nuts. I use pecans but walnuts work just as well.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsXYBdismuHBkq1t-omXd7e57JUxvz-EE3VVKhcRr50xV-27reBarBfW15BCKEEjMxVJHL0ei9VNK6c9RyhR7Kc_XnFb9OYRZ4F0Asvje6r5KzJ1esbTImhv883qjZsyXvz6YJLmZoukP/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+450.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142618116585826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsXYBdismuHBkq1t-omXd7e57JUxvz-EE3VVKhcRr50xV-27reBarBfW15BCKEEjMxVJHL0ei9VNK6c9RyhR7Kc_XnFb9OYRZ4F0Asvje6r5KzJ1esbTImhv883qjZsyXvz6YJLmZoukP/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+450.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Mix in the softened butter. Set this bowl aside.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4nyLO7NptfH-fwAwLH32tpqpX0eQZFqm88AbDHackcTFzSnQ_JbbMm8cAJdaTI3eb9vXRkvCQACYmq1Ulelnfu_iWMdEsp-E5cskUDmuc1qSAtcbxEZvB7TzLwfUbD_IiceO7VgDC_f4/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+451.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142615353170034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4nyLO7NptfH-fwAwLH32tpqpX0eQZFqm88AbDHackcTFzSnQ_JbbMm8cAJdaTI3eb9vXRkvCQACYmq1Ulelnfu_iWMdEsp-E5cskUDmuc1qSAtcbxEZvB7TzLwfUbD_IiceO7VgDC_f4/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+451.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">In another small bowl mix the brown sugar and flour.</span><br /><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahWVWQILsH3LYE9qtj432yLi_fDJog_p8uE5jYkGrK2uiOEXjfXkkmJeYMh6F3GmMRjUgk7K6jm30eDxlb0L6zTLc7qu_IlQJD_oogDKwQnkpf1itYq-NePk2jHUREhYRigywYSJCXnyb/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+452.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142605711573954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahWVWQILsH3LYE9qtj432yLi_fDJog_p8uE5jYkGrK2uiOEXjfXkkmJeYMh6F3GmMRjUgk7K6jm30eDxlb0L6zTLc7qu_IlQJD_oogDKwQnkpf1itYq-NePk2jHUREhYRigywYSJCXnyb/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+452.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Add in the cinnamon.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtsSViXGtTigJsnHGgh7zTd7t65A6mpBbzYBVwT3lVjx8fOSylTomtQB1XRQdR-exXYJ_yxfXmUEL6_r9abbMUH5WvQobpEiTsXAHMxNpw7ExQyTjr_sjxHttlBcXB1Afr-w7b0zHzuK3/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+453.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142210852077410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVtsSViXGtTigJsnHGgh7zTd7t65A6mpBbzYBVwT3lVjx8fOSylTomtQB1XRQdR-exXYJ_yxfXmUEL6_r9abbMUH5WvQobpEiTsXAHMxNpw7ExQyTjr_sjxHttlBcXB1Afr-w7b0zHzuK3/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+453.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Any cinnamon will work but Vietnamese cinnamon is considered the best in the world and if you've never tried it well, tarnation thunder, it tastes like it's already got sugar in it! It is sweet and the best tastin' cinnamon you'll ever taste.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69CZj9GDUk7IBf31rQ0cLDRCyc49heRsVzg0597Q560xnkt8VMaRONdw9pSZWcHWM4VAwTdvuPZx7TIdgSFIiiO9WZsd334dmxZqR6L8IXepdEKKkmP5MdrP0iweBT3rcv44UWKuNYjsx/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+455.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142205919368306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69CZj9GDUk7IBf31rQ0cLDRCyc49heRsVzg0597Q560xnkt8VMaRONdw9pSZWcHWM4VAwTdvuPZx7TIdgSFIiiO9WZsd334dmxZqR6L8IXepdEKKkmP5MdrP0iweBT3rcv44UWKuNYjsx/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+455.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Add you melted butter to the mixture.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSotpOqGUpRTGO7LBtzBk5Z9DcFE9yy78AisGEMs-o9n9lj7tV-zF0K3a8_yD9QnnZdcMjTDT8fhUecr0Ep4Vtr50BsJ-KZSHgPqfYqOqHtm2mPSWguSWO3HEvIHZ3rlquhnw6dDOFzBA/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+457.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142205179618802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSotpOqGUpRTGO7LBtzBk5Z9DcFE9yy78AisGEMs-o9n9lj7tV-zF0K3a8_yD9QnnZdcMjTDT8fhUecr0Ep4Vtr50BsJ-KZSHgPqfYqOqHtm2mPSWguSWO3HEvIHZ3rlquhnw6dDOFzBA/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+457.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Stir in the nuts, and sit this bowl aside.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Now for the cake,<br /><br /></div></span><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnf5nGNwkydjtAGFoBcy_EebDgw646Jxs9MNq8bMCajcK-ShVKxiTjygbv9bqHtlVxPrYPxmXd0t6ysFWiejEGvFisfchcM2g6dLW1WoPAZjNvZL6UJGAN6fS0KKMV5PPQzqT52EAkD4X/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+460.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142202647727666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnf5nGNwkydjtAGFoBcy_EebDgw646Jxs9MNq8bMCajcK-ShVKxiTjygbv9bqHtlVxPrYPxmXd0t6ysFWiejEGvFisfchcM2g6dLW1WoPAZjNvZL6UJGAN6fS0KKMV5PPQzqT52EAkD4X/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+460.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">In a large bowl, mix the sugar and oil together well. Please disregard the wrong picture here. The correct photo disappeared and it's out floating around blog land somewhere.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPedoNm7LZhXlJ_FYH47gZr9BlDjXwEGqcJW0MQhGRfEW3zY8fu-KfWWhkZQ20PwiKWw2bHT2ZWKloeatGt3AtUfvK6piM5V7aOQEmwqL2wOK_5kjBjzB2Ja0sQm9ZBeDrj2wKSI_EdAoQ/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+461.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320142204356330722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPedoNm7LZhXlJ_FYH47gZr9BlDjXwEGqcJW0MQhGRfEW3zY8fu-KfWWhkZQ20PwiKWw2bHT2ZWKloeatGt3AtUfvK6piM5V7aOQEmwqL2wOK_5kjBjzB2Ja0sQm9ZBeDrj2wKSI_EdAoQ/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+461.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Whisk in the eggs and buttermilk. Set bowl aside.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4di2CRR2R4UeAO2gtK-NI8UVEHs-1jQdpqWI3pW1IENaLuqasyRGlTfuKEo-xqj9I0X3zgXiqE5juenLtcn0iBoG9rxJG9AWjn-zKLOud94Jws83mLd2BTGfnucelGJHMBMKAG0KUsXB/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+462.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320141813352175442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4di2CRR2R4UeAO2gtK-NI8UVEHs-1jQdpqWI3pW1IENaLuqasyRGlTfuKEo-xqj9I0X3zgXiqE5juenLtcn0iBoG9rxJG9AWjn-zKLOud94Jws83mLd2BTGfnucelGJHMBMKAG0KUsXB/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+462.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">In another bowl, blend flour, oats, bakin' powder and soda, salt and flax seed together well.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13pq2ZI6Y5Z4EoL19KG_yNIbxrOTEuwMni-ZOtYF42KrH-2AnQrHfuCChZD0gNDFByTWafEn63wFsBHQzBRzrDKwq0BwGY_1U1p84dr5UgApr9-gkYTjOoLxQqTFFylUBfKt18cGC_LDW/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+465.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320141805472036498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13pq2ZI6Y5Z4EoL19KG_yNIbxrOTEuwMni-ZOtYF42KrH-2AnQrHfuCChZD0gNDFByTWafEn63wFsBHQzBRzrDKwq0BwGY_1U1p84dr5UgApr9-gkYTjOoLxQqTFFylUBfKt18cGC_LDW/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+465.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> Blend flour ingredients gently into egg and buttermilk mixture just until well blended together.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbrit1rKv5EBdeQxB0iqODHG4_xo4UjPnLm0MkmDcKkL_kcN_NtS7pOXQ0kj2dDTepIw5Z4-W0y-vne9lYba4YkGWMbD48wd3BYgXScdOs7wCX0CblTyokSY0HHYqw-kJOBwDlbXUEgv/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+467.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320141795736371634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFbrit1rKv5EBdeQxB0iqODHG4_xo4UjPnLm0MkmDcKkL_kcN_NtS7pOXQ0kj2dDTepIw5Z4-W0y-vne9lYba4YkGWMbD48wd3BYgXScdOs7wCX0CblTyokSY0HHYqw-kJOBwDlbXUEgv/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+467.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">At this point it kinda looks like a bowl of oatmeal.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBMz2M4EbDvOvv_FgWPDBlv-51cy9xERPfDcX4o7k3Epcl31HELaWiyzWPjygBD4e-2vY8ky3gVoak0cgEx_SeypMox3P8KzPmtYiH4q4lnfC6FhJtH9MmWN-DILnS8Z3XusIdf74LKSh/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+468.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320141790895242162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBMz2M4EbDvOvv_FgWPDBlv-51cy9xERPfDcX4o7k3Epcl31HELaWiyzWPjygBD4e-2vY8ky3gVoak0cgEx_SeypMox3P8KzPmtYiH4q4lnfC6FhJtH9MmWN-DILnS8Z3XusIdf74LKSh/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+468.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Very gently mix in your blackberries or fruit of choice. If you use frozen fruit, do not thaw, just mix the frozen fruit right in there.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kkVGLJ7t9JRYY5vvpc-djUo-jptBoc-KuIiqz7cbGB0mawz6zVYTqRHohV4nOTnqagKBbQxUvZkahAzwZCMiD1dLC4WJZjx09iPMt6QVMGE99_pD6zoxQwrqnxKzxA-J5FOp5-f2TR50/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+472.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320141785299551426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kkVGLJ7t9JRYY5vvpc-djUo-jptBoc-KuIiqz7cbGB0mawz6zVYTqRHohV4nOTnqagKBbQxUvZkahAzwZCMiD1dLC4WJZjx09iPMt6QVMGE99_pD6zoxQwrqnxKzxA-J5FOp5-f2TR50/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+472.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Spread 1/2 of the blackberry batter into a 13x9" casserole bakin' dish.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLj_iE22uAsu8AvmoCBffKvYbS84cqfBqBLcDTHS6vzfc_zONZHL72DaaAfq6SfYTDIijZFRybgqmhre8zOJa_yZJDK3DaXP1igR1TI8CWhllnMbwC9Kwf8Ud4u4b91qxsukRXlXE0hsj/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+475.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320140333644989170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLj_iE22uAsu8AvmoCBffKvYbS84cqfBqBLcDTHS6vzfc_zONZHL72DaaAfq6SfYTDIijZFRybgqmhre8zOJa_yZJDK3DaXP1igR1TI8CWhllnMbwC9Kwf8Ud4u4b91qxsukRXlXE0hsj/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+475.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Sprinkle the middle streusel fillin' over the top of the blackberry batter.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU8hWJNPg9e7dU7ta3Z8R3Nm3kphDiUezIh9yii1SjUSt3lmsDQn4O2o-XG0NPJPjkdpIyIxmd9-HPRYyFbCxttvoTS1lkz6FZJp8frGsjWccH3-AKG2rNZjCufm8W7UF2TJLwYT41OTK/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+477.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320140334944805426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfU8hWJNPg9e7dU7ta3Z8R3Nm3kphDiUezIh9yii1SjUSt3lmsDQn4O2o-XG0NPJPjkdpIyIxmd9-HPRYyFbCxttvoTS1lkz6FZJp8frGsjWccH3-AKG2rNZjCufm8W7UF2TJLwYT41OTK/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+477.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Drop by spoonfuls the rest of the blackberry batter over the streusel.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUkR8VY5oPfdc_2Swk1bjA5zTXd9kDg6TLhh814zwxqtBDIPIkzvPraTwI-cy6jKIguAZ6s5OfhoBMLkYZjJWxpHvWD9Lvc46qDVneUccfBU9vwiY-Ld7mEvvlQupzaCqIDmGzv5zX-ZG/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+479.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320140331309878098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUkR8VY5oPfdc_2Swk1bjA5zTXd9kDg6TLhh814zwxqtBDIPIkzvPraTwI-cy6jKIguAZ6s5OfhoBMLkYZjJWxpHvWD9Lvc46qDVneUccfBU9vwiY-Ld7mEvvlQupzaCqIDmGzv5zX-ZG/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+479.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Sprinkle the toppin' mixture all over the top.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Pop this bad puppy into your preheated oven and bake 45-50 minutes.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUNf4-02IYQR7b2geKi1h_DNUmv_eY5DcnXufCbZd4M9I7X_BYbu1VG7Isnlb71cOslhqKwz6dXHyv4hyP76RPU0D8ZSdCRXVvcuvNZWyykOQlt3HTwsqUvy7g9izn7ywW9l3MX4YfoEX/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+490.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320140328541732978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUNf4-02IYQR7b2geKi1h_DNUmv_eY5DcnXufCbZd4M9I7X_BYbu1VG7Isnlb71cOslhqKwz6dXHyv4hyP76RPU0D8ZSdCRXVvcuvNZWyykOQlt3HTwsqUvy7g9izn7ywW9l3MX4YfoEX/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+490.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Your kitchen is gonna smell like heaven while this is bakin'. And the flavor, I reckon it's about the best coffee cake I've ever eatin'. And I know it seems like there is a lot of sugar in there but it really isn't too sweet so don't think that.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320140324903734738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWn5Nevu7AYcvZdlitMHngtNAbCaGdHjWaxQswkrXZn0ZDm7D4eUhbOmlIGXXalcK8RAymolabiROwM8Z6eRYGnQrh1kWShg1tEyLvTISskIgrz1g5TBQc68ySaB2J2ae3VOXVxn2_oWnw/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+494.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Brew a pot of coffee (minus the cup of sugar), add a dollop of whip cream and any girlfriend will be happy to come over and spend the mornin' visitin' with ya.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />And your husband will forgive you just about anythin'. At least until next April Fool's Day.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />Youn's come back dreckly, ya hear?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Rebel</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-70937481067161903632009-03-30T20:30:00.000-05:002009-03-30T20:30:17.448-05:00THE PERILS OF A TINY DOG<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BgYWMZMRzDjzDvhe_oPrOeqDTk5qel2W4ynd9vEO4rS-oypmFvDme9P6pnyJ2mmn6RUabiqjZD6s9MC_rPqvqw7Bj-QXIhVBLQJoCeqOfXT5evLzFKy5qfU71KhlVYufC2ZfhWh6O9bt/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144945947075842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BgYWMZMRzDjzDvhe_oPrOeqDTk5qel2W4ynd9vEO4rS-oypmFvDme9P6pnyJ2mmn6RUabiqjZD6s9MC_rPqvqw7Bj-QXIhVBLQJoCeqOfXT5evLzFKy5qfU71KhlVYufC2ZfhWh6O9bt/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Hi, my name is Sadie and I rule the roost around here. I may be a little dog but I'm a mighty dog, all 3 pounds of me. My favorite place to lie is on the couch. My favorite toy is a toilet paper roll, no paper just the empty cardboard. I love to chew on it and tear it to pieces and even though my mommy has a whole basket full of toy's, that ol' paper roll is the cat's meow.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Speakin' of cat's,</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBqYt5hXrdB3Iaxl7OtYyAcyY8gmDCvU3IG1NjYYk5rtsMi90JMUFxjnVJowM3WYAB_16PbMhbzQcjnTbEFD9271Hg4As61BZlz6r1THKsRWM__vFdh7Zd9KG_Uwz7ToQxJxfXQg75cU2/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144939927570562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBqYt5hXrdB3Iaxl7OtYyAcyY8gmDCvU3IG1NjYYk5rtsMi90JMUFxjnVJowM3WYAB_16PbMhbzQcjnTbEFD9271Hg4As61BZlz6r1THKsRWM__vFdh7Zd9KG_Uwz7ToQxJxfXQg75cU2/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+031.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">My life was very peaceful here until my mom thought I needed a companion. For some reason she thought I would like a cat. My life has not been the same since they brought HER into the house. They thought it was cute to name her Skitty because she's Sadie's kitty, get it, Skitty. Yeah, I'm greatly amused.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltAEaMLNRPg8-Hu0FBJ1bKzDxDJzfx_3b5LylCGxRv-maDNAzvCxr7nHMJkHe1-yhKdzD6QZFdQM4hkSKSnGu4uzlNztnB7U4zj7Nd6vhfK8b0PJzFte5Qmswf9RQw_BcuRe4Abg8IDnt/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144752186818642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltAEaMLNRPg8-Hu0FBJ1bKzDxDJzfx_3b5LylCGxRv-maDNAzvCxr7nHMJkHe1-yhKdzD6QZFdQM4hkSKSnGu4uzlNztnB7U4zj7Nd6vhfK8b0PJzFte5Qmswf9RQw_BcuRe4Abg8IDnt/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">No matter where I lie, she thinks she needs to be there too. She hogs the pillow and is constantly pickin' a fight.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJDvrUg8BaI2j_LmgnH0NMCrXO3M9xuG6_-21bV4bd16fvkrx4uEj3NxEWsSUR74Z0cFiIbJUeZE6Ebv0hkYWub25v82mZarirz0DWFQvfdfRZ-SI2zhIz-IFyKvZF-UpNe0RfDg-ENa/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144636797446722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJDvrUg8BaI2j_LmgnH0NMCrXO3M9xuG6_-21bV4bd16fvkrx4uEj3NxEWsSUR74Z0cFiIbJUeZE6Ebv0hkYWub25v82mZarirz0DWFQvfdfRZ-SI2zhIz-IFyKvZF-UpNe0RfDg-ENa/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> I love lyin' on the furnace vent when the warm air is blowin' and now it's a constant battle for the one I want to lie on, never mind there are a half dozen other vents SHE can go lie on, it has to be the one I want.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqlUkxDiUtEZVazrYmKEvcdVlLcs_yl1YZA5U1jWiggQ2HX4wg39ZuBliYJzLmeqqHFTCINMJKB1b8rAw2yBiuNt_CpCAa4G7gJHSxPggckjI9OQBAp8RMSQn_hVdbQulqKW8bH_gpb3d/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144194158285058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqlUkxDiUtEZVazrYmKEvcdVlLcs_yl1YZA5U1jWiggQ2HX4wg39ZuBliYJzLmeqqHFTCINMJKB1b8rAw2yBiuNt_CpCAa4G7gJHSxPggckjI9OQBAp8RMSQn_hVdbQulqKW8bH_gpb3d/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+093.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Mommy thought it was so cute to put me in the clothes basket today. That pesky cat wanted in the basket with me but I wasn't gonna let her. </span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dzXkQQ2tDkGgw0aRAgXhE2UL9aPDOg6815ZmtdLqqXQRuOK22COXgaHLvk3j1Ame9evqVxfuy38OJy68_FFl6KSBio4tRHcj8ykA8yC3Ahv89Mc8rBxn2aJUnPfzG58LHJba09z0txkz/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+101.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144099273990610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dzXkQQ2tDkGgw0aRAgXhE2UL9aPDOg6815ZmtdLqqXQRuOK22COXgaHLvk3j1Ame9evqVxfuy38OJy68_FFl6KSBio4tRHcj8ykA8yC3Ahv89Mc8rBxn2aJUnPfzG58LHJba09z0txkz/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+101.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">SHE is so annoyin'.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1pNFoS43i1lMbWVgF7mWHYZ-kPzvyjSUEsV89C_y7srDiRixrPtZ4_sQgpO29ICQRwsbiEJYPrJx0IFbFQ5X1ZgH2qqvSB_5JWSbSWws45xsmiDcJhQq7MVzVGb_LqSHpLsAnUKHLD_U/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319144016235963634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1pNFoS43i1lMbWVgF7mWHYZ-kPzvyjSUEsV89C_y7srDiRixrPtZ4_sQgpO29ICQRwsbiEJYPrJx0IFbFQ5X1ZgH2qqvSB_5JWSbSWws45xsmiDcJhQq7MVzVGb_LqSHpLsAnUKHLD_U/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+094.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">"I said, You are not comin' in here with me!"<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPngOeZOCozSdKyHaomKtZ9WJ2dAj8_L0Z9PuxFNJ8yWqEIhLXo-ydQ9K3xzcLV7x1WUJZuMdpr4Ezl-9YzgxljTRqTD__eyy2iBlYXmL1K-WKr1zHIsaXN4dT0HKGWiVpVvDk9bAyzpFs/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319143579696066674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPngOeZOCozSdKyHaomKtZ9WJ2dAj8_L0Z9PuxFNJ8yWqEIhLXo-ydQ9K3xzcLV7x1WUJZuMdpr4Ezl-9YzgxljTRqTD__eyy2iBlYXmL1K-WKr1zHIsaXN4dT0HKGWiVpVvDk9bAyzpFs/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+095.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">"Ha ha, I'm in and you're not."</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt6TQKon0f_W_0wZWPyezSH4FVvAyhtFg70n1RDKiLr3FwQzHJNJTP1tYFcYyaU7xJUjACxCCp3MeYJCfkCd4Vb5Kivbp9lS94Sjeaus_LyakOpX2jAYB9f_MFEqDUk1o_fsMXpKiWHf2/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+097.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319143489424522306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt6TQKon0f_W_0wZWPyezSH4FVvAyhtFg70n1RDKiLr3FwQzHJNJTP1tYFcYyaU7xJUjACxCCp3MeYJCfkCd4Vb5Kivbp9lS94Sjeaus_LyakOpX2jAYB9f_MFEqDUk1o_fsMXpKiWHf2/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+097.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">"Stop that you pesky thing!"</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnKl9sW5C2_hrts3QRCOGb7D2MU1Rnw_s_7tgrRI0HOL_HOOiUZWWXfxT2h2l_wlOYb_oJ5naWlwG7X0TemnDfHZHj_qBMr6JDdMYoBPtc3jVXRCIdizbps9EznqX0UscURjP8qwu9Aat/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+098.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319142439291269858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnKl9sW5C2_hrts3QRCOGb7D2MU1Rnw_s_7tgrRI0HOL_HOOiUZWWXfxT2h2l_wlOYb_oJ5naWlwG7X0TemnDfHZHj_qBMr6JDdMYoBPtc3jVXRCIdizbps9EznqX0UscURjP8qwu9Aat/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+098.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Okay, now I'm gettin' out!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EtADNFEnlJTPMs_rBZZtJ2QsBHIgHgC02i_CCIVk9EbES5ijCt7j9UrZUKTjYcGSdIpD2SBPnwbJk_JF3gic3pCShY7H8iu-J2n_eKz9mfuuerqhiN12dI0HFJstq2FjgpXdXaXpTOVu/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319142435610052178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8EtADNFEnlJTPMs_rBZZtJ2QsBHIgHgC02i_CCIVk9EbES5ijCt7j9UrZUKTjYcGSdIpD2SBPnwbJk_JF3gic3pCShY7H8iu-J2n_eKz9mfuuerqhiN12dI0HFJstq2FjgpXdXaXpTOVu/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+099.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> "Would somebody get me outta here?"</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0LBHsKNLv4WtndyNsaQO-qZUD_j7wZDtigdjVPZcVRg5bwngoMQMYHQt17Wtq_tWaI9woMuTtOjh-Up1GQmwNA4TpM7VNUbLW9q3q3ecNQZe2CX7JN7Bos1ExDO_tEB1fncQgsfP3J3F/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319142431970438274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0LBHsKNLv4WtndyNsaQO-qZUD_j7wZDtigdjVPZcVRg5bwngoMQMYHQt17Wtq_tWaI9woMuTtOjh-Up1GQmwNA4TpM7VNUbLW9q3q3ecNQZe2CX7JN7Bos1ExDO_tEB1fncQgsfP3J3F/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+100.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> "Back you BEAST!"<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl4VjmyuBDo1dVyqB-j-6YpKO1x2XoPIdJYE0zDKxPT0Z61uQZ8Kqeiu2h9vYpfFL57Gb4aqlm7XH0JyDqmpdTIybvgBLtabFNkv8AgJ62MqHoWmVG4aEVVoNYdd_Js8jOiiTMLqb24Pe/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+106.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319142430220860962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl4VjmyuBDo1dVyqB-j-6YpKO1x2XoPIdJYE0zDKxPT0Z61uQZ8Kqeiu2h9vYpfFL57Gb4aqlm7XH0JyDqmpdTIybvgBLtabFNkv8AgJ62MqHoWmVG4aEVVoNYdd_Js8jOiiTMLqb24Pe/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+106.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> I gotta get out of here!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIppPvzqqhhok28NYPLzywfG1a2o32KMih9Axf67jmzP2k2x1nHcUv_MMK_irEGILZ0Rc83631Vp0BCyW4GdXbYWkKC5pivMPOJrjz-zdiGWMUGfray4z0E_5GGoY8EpfxebDg0GRedUxt/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319142428999410594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIppPvzqqhhok28NYPLzywfG1a2o32KMih9Axf67jmzP2k2x1nHcUv_MMK_irEGILZ0Rc83631Vp0BCyW4GdXbYWkKC5pivMPOJrjz-zdiGWMUGfray4z0E_5GGoY8EpfxebDg0GRedUxt/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+109.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> "Mommy, please get me out of here"<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I6VQxoDST6Bfa1Z6wbm7sNoefJkwBYo8TrXqvUIeCChulHeNu-A3qd2eJI3mn7eTpERv076oQ2q57NmC3zgL3JJj5RzaoAZZPiqhnD6qM8zZaQcmM2bIKSq1csiEUnRPLWu5JjSqU803/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319141343863511938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9I6VQxoDST6Bfa1Z6wbm7sNoefJkwBYo8TrXqvUIeCChulHeNu-A3qd2eJI3mn7eTpERv076oQ2q57NmC3zgL3JJj5RzaoAZZPiqhnD6qM8zZaQcmM2bIKSq1csiEUnRPLWu5JjSqU803/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+111.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> Now this is the way it should be. Just leave HER in there forever as far as I'm concerned.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NZUUWEkt90ZuYHE9bkCkBYeDInWkkTZ0KY4V7bhvPUgztkqVwnXHI0NkFlZpYLvUl7eQj3ULa-3xlzbkO9xDzI7x4uigG4q8FIRZBN8j2T7rhLQHbwlKAbIc5tBheeFa5_hgY36Ied-g/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+112.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319141341954827378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NZUUWEkt90ZuYHE9bkCkBYeDInWkkTZ0KY4V7bhvPUgztkqVwnXHI0NkFlZpYLvUl7eQj3ULa-3xlzbkO9xDzI7x4uigG4q8FIRZBN8j2T7rhLQHbwlKAbIc5tBheeFa5_hgY36Ied-g/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+112.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> "Ha ha you stupid cat!"</span><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTK-dNAjR0meooIXJawPv-r87_k3HSuP4DUlqEnfo3lTNaLkg619lYsWLBX9xi-m1jnnvTBZcgfF3z-5RsyO-5uxK-WgzBfWS_BZghxD5PQwdensMRa7xR74o7IrCsi6e8Oqe9bq5dObQ/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+113.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319141337363694402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTK-dNAjR0meooIXJawPv-r87_k3HSuP4DUlqEnfo3lTNaLkg619lYsWLBX9xi-m1jnnvTBZcgfF3z-5RsyO-5uxK-WgzBfWS_BZghxD5PQwdensMRa7xR74o7IrCsi6e8Oqe9bq5dObQ/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+113.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> "They're gonna leave you in there forever!"<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzt9CjaVL_Wu575nb9HSQuoUvgDV8qSgkQ-wiuiqzQv3MqEhTJ5umlu-xSofgGtU-Ai0ivZajwf3tDbR2BenFs4EmmxXFBimR1hWGYCT3UNTmWDfkhOC82ocSfbIo89skqWdw4iiDgerX/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319141336593428402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzt9CjaVL_Wu575nb9HSQuoUvgDV8qSgkQ-wiuiqzQv3MqEhTJ5umlu-xSofgGtU-Ai0ivZajwf3tDbR2BenFs4EmmxXFBimR1hWGYCT3UNTmWDfkhOC82ocSfbIo89skqWdw4iiDgerX/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+114.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> "Hee hee hee"<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLWAI8Z8oFPkHbio8W1Jcf6krQaS-WbBVVYxtMHUo5bRavB2WoHJx-ziylbZBb96F6Grn6bg9ReWweSNEAf6lHbPAAByc2OGizgm89znn_ZOVVreIZEuazKbiAtAraW_9uBdUv1_t0-QV/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319141333542748786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLWAI8Z8oFPkHbio8W1Jcf6krQaS-WbBVVYxtMHUo5bRavB2WoHJx-ziylbZBb96F6Grn6bg9ReWweSNEAf6lHbPAAByc2OGizgm89znn_ZOVVreIZEuazKbiAtAraW_9uBdUv1_t0-QV/s400/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Oh yes, back on the couch where I belong and no pesky cat in site!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Be sure and come back to see me again, I love the attention.<br /></span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-13418549768700718982009-03-25T21:18:00.000-05:002009-03-25T21:18:42.679-05:00IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE SPRING TIME<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">It's beginnin' to look a lot like Spring time,</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Ev'ry where you go;</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Take a look in the yard and then</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> you'll see bloomin' once again</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">with daffodils and hyacinth's aglow.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">It's beginnin' to look a lot like Spring time,</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">blooms on trees and more,</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">But the prettiest sight to see is the </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">forsythia that will be</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">At my own back door.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6bSoXVDtlmN4VHbLDV3sOYse1SzmUs7Dq9JBQY5hZjVqtRgN62wiMYZx9K_kw5jQDp4fK7AvDvwXklkfVHuPLPeopM6712msZakj1ScdB6TqzcM6D8LFmIDplLwb5ogJ5Q2oA0DGzOV1/s1600-h/All+as+of+03-25-09++Rt.66+578.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317312570831769186" style="DISPLAY: block; 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We had actually driven this way before but could not find the old motor inn of John's Modern Cabins. On our second trip we were drivin' along and I just happened to look over in a area that was not that far off the interstate, you can actually see the cars whizzin' by on I-44. There they were, in a place where there doesn't seem to be anything. We had to turn off of the current Rt. 66 and drive about 200 feet to an old stretch of the original Mother Road.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDA0u6FEMeNQzUc-QEHFo3l43tvjuq6bGSEYAkqqSgHdFJNngzcvEo300hTFBVuLxl-TB_Z8vmT_zWFp-HICNA8XaIknx43eDMTrcmzMzdFNbJmByumqYHC1wjxoTOKu0Jy_QOjmXAAoW/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+253.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910637673998706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDA0u6FEMeNQzUc-QEHFo3l43tvjuq6bGSEYAkqqSgHdFJNngzcvEo300hTFBVuLxl-TB_Z8vmT_zWFp-HICNA8XaIknx43eDMTrcmzMzdFNbJmByumqYHC1wjxoTOKu0Jy_QOjmXAAoW/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+253.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Just a small stretch of lonely neglected road.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fLLj5dkyfhVYSR9kVOnXa1QgwrAaNVAxdpccooC4roT6qtEC7wdd3N2NtViVJ-dH1TR5oWCElS1W4KvNeeWwNUuSmUPtorW6Y3u6d4Dl34_pjdBZScm_6HzJ0a1dTrHQuor4EtFyS3TC/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+255.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910626252923858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fLLj5dkyfhVYSR9kVOnXa1QgwrAaNVAxdpccooC4roT6qtEC7wdd3N2NtViVJ-dH1TR5oWCElS1W4KvNeeWwNUuSmUPtorW6Y3u6d4Dl34_pjdBZScm_6HzJ0a1dTrHQuor4EtFyS3TC/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+255.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">With 6 small primitive log cabins.</span></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IfPkdDg95HuJdhmgBVv2ZYKyz6rOV95-H1XMgygGENorwjUyW3k3ynQCLiijtezgirlnSxMj8QohFyVvccswYYLdfWU7_DBu_mhln2WnSm7x_FyD_wY78T-JPkyCRVd-NTgoy28gAdqI/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+256.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910624059595890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8IfPkdDg95HuJdhmgBVv2ZYKyz6rOV95-H1XMgygGENorwjUyW3k3ynQCLiijtezgirlnSxMj8QohFyVvccswYYLdfWU7_DBu_mhln2WnSm7x_FyD_wY78T-JPkyCRVd-NTgoy28gAdqI/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+256.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Here sits John's Modern Cabins.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuL6JlTUABlRSCAGXdBF66tQ8WPMBw8q5D0GYd2BUSS4rnwGF8KD5sNDUTGk_fZDrnoRiw5sHpg_wvab_WbCJF6HbUiBk6iKcUkqawCBIv-EiETvIXsoUnyxkbNVvgtc3HjvZ2asQFpDJ/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+257.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910338892788482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuL6JlTUABlRSCAGXdBF66tQ8WPMBw8q5D0GYd2BUSS4rnwGF8KD5sNDUTGk_fZDrnoRiw5sHpg_wvab_WbCJF6HbUiBk6iKcUkqawCBIv-EiETvIXsoUnyxkbNVvgtc3HjvZ2asQFpDJ/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+257.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Or, what's left of them.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz9JR3Iy9nuJtmFX3TGNBqq3BMj5nBq_abTRowhtFtXez2v9K6gqlY9vi6NxHX0wgrnY_hEUg5K1SLuqO2MhssxAUYuRMioWU0loHK_JxMq-wsYUpiHxEZXz8YbbfSkLbOVFq6N3JQr8Y/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+259.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910338021062738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibz9JR3Iy9nuJtmFX3TGNBqq3BMj5nBq_abTRowhtFtXez2v9K6gqlY9vi6NxHX0wgrnY_hEUg5K1SLuqO2MhssxAUYuRMioWU0loHK_JxMq-wsYUpiHxEZXz8YbbfSkLbOVFq6N3JQr8Y/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+259.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Here they sit with their old broken, faded neon sign.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkYF3uU3LpyesryBo5l8L10o3rubXouKYzMZ6qId8fKtTOPNPxyKe_d19cqFK2bBwRtXWiB8ezZZmK8oMRxqBycsonQ6kDJiVQdnLBS1K4YB3kVwfh2XTcMCT0PDffOhL4GbMSSIia4yM/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+260.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910336237488162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkYF3uU3LpyesryBo5l8L10o3rubXouKYzMZ6qId8fKtTOPNPxyKe_d19cqFK2bBwRtXWiB8ezZZmK8oMRxqBycsonQ6kDJiVQdnLBS1K4YB3kVwfh2XTcMCT0PDffOhL4GbMSSIia4yM/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+260.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Just a small log cabin that back in the 1930's, if you were travelin' late and needed a place to stay, these were the newest, most modern, rooms for a night available out there. All the modern conveniences available, with two, outhouses out back.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQRzuR13VbUv0UhY_IrZUW6PMXxBZwgDbpOpAaXoesJa0aiJ5c115JmzqmwHoA-mmBVOZ91QnqiBTsCSqJZdgDE4NNDmN2Hs-MeOouWIalk46SBikhkroIeTUba9erdp73Z9RH8bzoMjW/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+261.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910332365044978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQRzuR13VbUv0UhY_IrZUW6PMXxBZwgDbpOpAaXoesJa0aiJ5c115JmzqmwHoA-mmBVOZ91QnqiBTsCSqJZdgDE4NNDmN2Hs-MeOouWIalk46SBikhkroIeTUba9erdp73Z9RH8bzoMjW/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+261.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnayXqTU7dTlHNsbd5eYVqyuYMqiUyTjxoyFeuDnJAom3xDXL2XdB8avRlsiwpt-TZQdW8mQrOHaXjZzG0EnhozfyJIVrTRBq7fLCV3-fKKSDjIpkCVA8qybYc9mrfymegh_B8GsD8ssKu/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+266.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314910317811520098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnayXqTU7dTlHNsbd5eYVqyuYMqiUyTjxoyFeuDnJAom3xDXL2XdB8avRlsiwpt-TZQdW8mQrOHaXjZzG0EnhozfyJIVrTRBq7fLCV3-fKKSDjIpkCVA8qybYc9mrfymegh_B8GsD8ssKu/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+266.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGpf3vDLMcUkb5R-uj198vwM-95KMYF6yv4ZUh1AqshaGKyMMp22kmGXUcdyWJnpVsZnqo40TZtraws-SS7jB0W45z6vX2SJZ-pcJYbpVAwPOegJR6Dp9L57M7BnvYTczGDlkdpHHA8cN/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+271.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314909805313468898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGpf3vDLMcUkb5R-uj198vwM-95KMYF6yv4ZUh1AqshaGKyMMp22kmGXUcdyWJnpVsZnqo40TZtraws-SS7jB0W45z6vX2SJZ-pcJYbpVAwPOegJR6Dp9L57M7BnvYTczGDlkdpHHA8cN/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+271.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27BppRbIhnFJZIpPRCrywu7QyV52GyliVEiqIy9O704pduYUlYFsccV78w4YEy8fdU6tOddQvb5zZ83zsrqLs-vzn4TTKlOkmuFfooIB9rUFwc6pn3Z1sicTs046v7NBZwm-vLNXrnLPN/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+273.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314909801054784306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27BppRbIhnFJZIpPRCrywu7QyV52GyliVEiqIy9O704pduYUlYFsccV78w4YEy8fdU6tOddQvb5zZ83zsrqLs-vzn4TTKlOkmuFfooIB9rUFwc6pn3Z1sicTs046v7NBZwm-vLNXrnLPN/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+273.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">John's Modern Cabins are located about 10 miles east of Rolla near the old town of Newburg.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />At their beginnin' the cabins flanked a shotgun shack, which is a type of dance hall or juke joint, back in the 1930's.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />I'm sure it must have been a little bit rowdy with all the goin' ons that a shotgun shack provides but hey, with all the modern conveniences, you were willin' to overlook a little noise, right? But if you were by chance spendin' the night of Halloween 1935, you probably got a little more excitement than you bargained for. That was the night that a 22 year old man shot and killed his 18 year old estranged wife and wounded two others in the dance hall's fireplace room.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />The roadside inn and shotgun shack later sold to a couple, the John Dausch's, who were from Chicago, in 1951. The place sold for a mere $5000, but back in the 50's, that was a tidy sum.<br />This is when the cabins received their current name of John's Modern Cabins.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />Improvements to the old Rt. 66 caused the business to now be located off of the main road. The shotgun shack was abandoned. A large log cabin was built to house a laundry/snack bar. The owner sold illegal beer on Sunday which earned him the nickname 'Sunday John'.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><div><br />With the arrival of Interstate 44, business dried up and the motor inn shut down.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFy77oQi59r4w9x61CTZChKVbhHiuL8L9VYUtaU7BhDkFK58KgX3ynr01lbbuOs_bKENj7R3wm35733z6-UdX-tf2vC9-zQjSqViR6H7mZDpSHgpCc-2tt0yvtSzJIlEc4F-DNOQsxi9n/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+275.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314909800295777538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFy77oQi59r4w9x61CTZChKVbhHiuL8L9VYUtaU7BhDkFK58KgX3ynr01lbbuOs_bKENj7R3wm35733z6-UdX-tf2vC9-zQjSqViR6H7mZDpSHgpCc-2tt0yvtSzJIlEc4F-DNOQsxi9n/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+275.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This is all that remains. Just some lonely little modern log cabins.<br /><br />Can you imagine the stories this place has associated with it. I wish there was some kind of time capsule for all these old buildin's along the old highway. I mean you can see them and check 'em out but there's no one left to tell about the history or stories or people involved throughout the years. Just what you can read in books or on the net.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii9UdiDQWbhOpKuwMTDN3cAOhEUzRNyftL5YG1Dn_1gwn_FxNTELVdKZfXGF0Wh75V-rdeUx4auiG9SD8RawBskX_HFoHMLlkC5aLRyb2xsPVpqKGk8EUCbl6wFyyWAFcR-H0Jl-mAtv0/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+278.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314909796188798546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii9UdiDQWbhOpKuwMTDN3cAOhEUzRNyftL5YG1Dn_1gwn_FxNTELVdKZfXGF0Wh75V-rdeUx4auiG9SD8RawBskX_HFoHMLlkC5aLRyb2xsPVpqKGk8EUCbl6wFyyWAFcR-H0Jl-mAtv0/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+278.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Here between two crumblin' cabins you can see one of the outhouses. It's good to see that they kept 'em in good shape, I mean, they are still standin' better than the cabins. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />Can you imagine, traipsin' out in the middle of the night to take a pee? Two outhouses to share between 6 cabins and maybe that meant the shotgun shack too. I bet those ol' one seaters were kept busy. They don't look big enough to be two seaters. For those of you who may not know what I'm talkin' about, most outhouses were either one or two seaters. Yep, if you had a two seater, you could be in there with another person, doin' your business at the same time. Very convenient AND modern!<br /><br />Actually when I was a kid we moved to a farm that had no runnin' water or bathroom in it. I remember usin' the outhouse and makin' my little sister go out with me at night (I was soooo bossy), and that was 1964! Remember we are talkin' about the Ozarks here.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />So I can totally relate to those night time motorists who were lucky enough to be stayin' at John's Modern Cabins.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><div><br />Hopefully if you get to travel down old Route 66 sometime, maybe the cabins will still be there. I did read somewhere that the current owners want to tear down the cabins, but so far they've left 'em standin'. Just another piece of our history, our roots, gone forever.</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpNc9EOp2uGxP9iSGkTpOyDrmz7BqnOu2A48guaa6por4n82kK3CirEwA1la848nYMygPth6oRaW66glHHNC8mxChHvkw9xWjmwSQjtlEhaF1CBZn1Ej4lh4EWeMMX8oLXyA6MiRvzRGG/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+269.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314909794564410530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpNc9EOp2uGxP9iSGkTpOyDrmz7BqnOu2A48guaa6por4n82kK3CirEwA1la848nYMygPth6oRaW66glHHNC8mxChHvkw9xWjmwSQjtlEhaF1CBZn1Ej4lh4EWeMMX8oLXyA6MiRvzRGG/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+269.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> Just memories, down a lonely stretch of road.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />Youn's come back dreckly now, ya hear?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Rebel</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-88109218754586460922009-03-17T22:53:00.004-05:002009-03-18T09:39:43.604-05:00THE QUIET MAN<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I don't know how I missed this movie, it's been on the boob tube at least a zillion times throughout the years AND I love John Wayne movies but I have never seen 'The Quiet Man'. Oh my goodness! What a good love story and a really fun entertainin' one at that. CD even watched it with me, and he enjoyed it. It is one of the best love stories and if you have never seen it be sure and check it out. It is traditionally shown on TCM every St. Patrick's Day and I'll be sure and watch it from now on. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I so wanted to just put the video clip here but I can not get it to work for me that way, I don't know what I am doin' wrong, so if anyone knows what to tell me, please do.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Click on the link and watch the clip. I so LOVE this movie. I am such a sucker for a good love story. They don't make very good ones anymore.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Thanks to Jodi over at <a href="http://itsaboutfoodfamilyandlife.blogspot.com/">Live Today, Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow</a>, I am now able to put that video on here for you. When you see the movie on TCM the quality is a lot better than on this video. Hope you get a chance to see this movie.</span><br /><br /><br /><object height="364" width="445"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CjxpVYx0TWM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CjxpVYx0TWM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">R.</span>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-5741383991810293982009-03-17T12:07:00.001-05:002009-03-17T12:09:23.020-05:00"E`irinn go Bra`ch"<strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"></span></strong><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY TO YOU AND YOURN!</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0uYtenBtqJ9m3JYRU2o3_nDrM91zlB3VuGMxymPWivjhlbhwdrJFPOIa-aEkD20eFBvkmSrpKIKBM3vlAK-V7gkF1Zsym0K0rpWIMxLHBsoJ6AvTB63P2VocP0fzVDGLgACbTaEdJrL8/s1600-h/ST.+PAT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313970908399509762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0uYtenBtqJ9m3JYRU2o3_nDrM91zlB3VuGMxymPWivjhlbhwdrJFPOIa-aEkD20eFBvkmSrpKIKBM3vlAK-V7gkF1Zsym0K0rpWIMxLHBsoJ6AvTB63P2VocP0fzVDGLgACbTaEdJrL8/s400/ST.+PAT.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;">May you always have walls for the winds.</span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">A roof for the rain, tea beside the fire.</span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Laughter to cheer you, those you love near you,</span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">And all your heart might desire.</span></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313972596989029314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 104px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjapmK1iJohHO3WmigBhAYbAMG73yc8dHrEH6SCrLOvH5zQ07uiBIqG4gE9t6OEVPYm7mW17fp1JGjKzMBmuHXSG31xOkXGD8Tykz_lPA48QeIS5ECsVtzgSoEeIrvdLcCk_dJu5_uqYiHa/s400/leprechaun04.gif" border="0" /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>IRISH TOAST</strong></span></div><div><div><span style="color:#006600;">May you live as long as you want, and never want as long as you live.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>DRINKIN' TOAST</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">May your glass be ever full. </span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">May the roof over your head be always strong.</span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">And may you be in heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're gone.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>IRISH PROVERBS</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">* A drink precedes a story.<br />* Time is a great story teller.<br />* A friend's eye is a good mirror.<br />* Even a small thorn causes festering.<br />* Good as drink is, it ends in thirst.<br />* It is a long road that has no turning.<br />* As the big hound is, so will the pup be.<br />* A trade not properly learned is an enemy.<br />* Put silk on a goat, and it's still a goat.<br />* When the liquor was gone the fun was gone.<br />* There is no fireside like your own fireside.<br />* It is not a secret if it is known by three people.<br />* It takes time to build castles. Rome was not built in a day.<br />* The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.<br />* If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.<br />* When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><div></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">"Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and fat."~~By Alex Levine.~~</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oGFluYed3ER8EOfOsHJpx6yQKHQvjdxK91aHbTWrJb1qHOk0B14Pxwd3HjAHY7YDI_sxSYvHakI77sA8FzW1E32WNAbsaIC56S6SPoTYrRDB3bR57lPSqHw12ycfVCy5Hsbt3MMic3AB/s1600-h/leprechaun05.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313970286337011202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 106px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 146px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9oGFluYed3ER8EOfOsHJpx6yQKHQvjdxK91aHbTWrJb1qHOk0B14Pxwd3HjAHY7YDI_sxSYvHakI77sA8FzW1E32WNAbsaIC56S6SPoTYrRDB3bR57lPSqHw12ycfVCy5Hsbt3MMic3AB/s400/leprechaun05.gif" border="0" /></a> </div><div><span style="color:#006600;">These things, I warmly wish for you- </span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Someone to love, </span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Some work to do, </span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">A bit of o’ sun A bit o’ cheer </span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">And a guardian angel Always near.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#006600;">God Bless You and have a great St. Patrick's Day</span></div><div><span style="color:#006600;">Rebel<br /></span></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-81617169208101863122009-03-16T20:47:00.005-05:002009-03-16T20:52:03.783-05:00ANOTHER HILLBILLY JOKE<span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Hillbilly Vasectomy</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">After their 11th child, a hillbilly couple decided that was enough, as they could not afford a larger bed.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;">So the husband went to his veterinarian and told him that he and his cousin didn't want to have any more children.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the problem but that it was expensive. 'A less costly alternative, ' said the doctor, 'is to go home, get a cherry bomb, (fireworks are legal in hillbilly country) light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to your ear and count to 10.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">'The hillbilly said to the doctor, 'I may not be the smartest tool in the shed, but I don't see how puttin' a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my ear is gonna help me..</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">''Trust me,' said the doctor.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">So the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count!</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">'1'</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">'2'</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">'3'</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">'4'</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">'5'</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">At which point, he paused, placed the beer can between his legs and continued counting on his other hand.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">This procedure works in Arkansas , Missouri , Tennessee ....and Washington DC .</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I know I'm ate up with these stupid hillbilly jokes but you wouldn't believe how many family and friends keep sendin' 'em to me! I can't help it! I hope I don't offend anyone, It's all in funnin'.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I want to share with you a wonderful award I received from a very nice fellow blogger.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The</span> <a href="http://chickenista.blogspot.com/">Chickenista</a><span style="color:#000000;"> over at her blog bestowed upon me a Lemonade Award. If you have never visited the Chickenista, please go on over and visit a spell with her. She is a great blogger with a very good sense of humor. She's always got somethin' fun to read and she writes about how much she appreciates her chickens.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313959941546977730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 137px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyElVjRRJhCE6Dq9RodF_R5TM4Tc6J896jacDMwP7m4SXR4Tgo6XMvBgGmZVGBHfHkeBlCSVV7E03Jtzxr9V6QBrl6wtrwzciHSUEpAgHCJyiyEw-Y5nOA3hd5z-1GUgCVdufxdNqF3FC-/s400/LemonadeAward.jpg" border="0" /> </p><p><span style="color:#000000;">As a recipient of this special blog award, you are suppose to bestow it upon 10 blogs that show great attitude or gratitude. Since I feel that all the blogs I visit and all the bloggers who visit me are very special people with great attitudes and gratitude, PLEASE take this award so that I can show you how much I appreciate all of you. You deserve somethin' for readin' my hillbilly jokes!</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Love you all.<br />Rebel</span></p>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-66231864541483436702009-03-14T16:30:00.002-05:002009-03-14T18:08:31.784-05:00BAD LUCK, GOOD LUCK<span style="color:#000000;">Okay so it was Friday the 13th yesterday and I walked around on egg shells, all day, like I'm afraid of bein' seen. If the power who is in charge of bad luck sees me, <em>Wham</em>! Some horrible, ill-wind, hoodo jinx was gonna get me. Everybody knows that bad things happen to good people on Friday the 13th. It's a very stressful day and what's worse we had Friday the 13th two months in a row! Now how does that happen? One of my friends said it had somethin' to do with leap year? I don't think so. I tried googlin' to see what I could find out and it wasn't much help, so I asked CD and he thought a minute, I could tell by the steam comin' out, and he said it would probably happen again around 2015. Now how he figured it out without takin' off his shoes and socks, I'll never know. But back to what this post is really about. I had good luck yesterday. First I had bad luck, not yesterday, three days ago on Tuesday, and then on Friday the 13th my luck changed for the better! Here's my story,</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">We replace our hot water heater about every 4-5 years. We live in an area with lots of lime stone and have ridiculously hard water. Now I drain my water heater periodically like I'm suppose to but, alas, we can't get our water heater to give us longer service. Soooo, the last time our water heater quit on us, five months ago, we decided it was time to shell out the really big bucks and buy a water heater with a longer warranty time. We bought a really nice one with a 30 year warranty. I suggested that maybe we go with the one that had a lifetime warranty and CD said that a 30 year warranty was a lifetime warranty to us. I don't know where he thinks he's goin' but I plan on bein' here longer than 30 more years! Anywho, we bought this nice big time name brand water heater from a nice big time name home improvement store. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">We felt very reassured in the product we bought since we have owned more than one of their washin' machines through the years and I have a dishwasher right now that is the same name brand and I have always been happy with this company. BUT tragedy struck on Tuesday of this past week and after only 5 months of faithful service<em>, kaput</em>, no hot water was comin' forth from the faucet! We have a friend who is a handy man type and he checked it over and said it could be the computerized circuit board or the heatin' element and we should call the well known companies warranty center. My husband was on hold for 45 minutes! I went online to the address listed in our owner's manual but it was not a valid address. Hmmmm. I finally found a place on their website that had nothin' to do with the warranty but I emailed anyway to see what I could find out. I still have not received a reply from the company. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">In my search for a new contact for the warranty I stumbled upon some comments made by fellow, no hot water, people like us. I was in shock over what I learned. There are hundreds and hundreds of unhappy people out there who have had their water heaters quit while under warranty with no satisfaction in gettin' their water heaters fixed or replaced and like me, there is not even a way to contact the company. Not all the complaints were aimed at my brand of water heater, it's pretty much all water heaters. Our friend said there are only about 3 companies that make water heaters even though there are several different names out there. So they are all pretty much affiliated. Great!</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">So I called the number from our owners manual the next day and after bein' on hold (it's a electronic voice that comes on and says hold please) for 35 minutes I hung up. When my husband got home from work we took turns holdin' the phone while bein' on hold for 70 minutes! At this point I was just ready to take the water heater back and go buy a new <em>cheap</em> one. Our friend, who deals with this kind of stuff all the time, said that the home improvement store would not be able to take the water heater back without an authorization from the well known hot water heater company. I'm wonderin', how do I get that when they won't answer the phone and they've shut down the link to the repair center? Now remember this is not just happenin' to me but to lots of people. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">So, my hubby went and bought another water heater, he thought he had to have hot water. I told him we were NOT goin' to fix the broken one, I WAS goin' to get it returned. Our friend said, 'It's not goin' to happen.'</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The associate that I spoke with at the home improvement store said that they could not take back the water heater without a return authorization from the factory. I told him about not bein' able to get in touch with the company, he gave me a phone number but it was the same one I already had. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Aggggh! I was so frustrated by this point.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Later that evenin' I called the home improvement store again and spoke to a different associate. I've learned if you don't get satisfaction the first time, try again. Our friend just laughed and said, 'They are not gonna take it back.' </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I was told the same thing by the second associate as the first. He asked if I wanted to speak to the night manager. YES, please. She said their hands were tied and she had to have a return authorization.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Okay now, I'm really startin' to get mad here. The next mornin' I called the home improvement store and asked to speak to the manager again. I figured that if I'd spoken to the night manager the night before they must surely have a day manager and this manager was probably the BIG cheese in the department. When he got on line I went into this big spill about how I couldn't get in contact with the factory to get a authorization number and further more I thought he probably knew there would never be an authorization number! I went on to say that we purchased a lot of goodies from them, and we do, we live in an older home that we have been remodelin' through the years. I wasn't rude, just firm. When the man was able to get a word in, he just said, 'Bring it back.' That's all he said, just bring it back. So we did!</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">So on Friday the 13th the expensive well known name brand 30 year warranty water heater went back to the well known home improvement store.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I'm thinkin' now that maybe Friday the 13th isn't such an unlucky day. I'm also thinkin' that if you know you are in the right, hang in there and keep at it until you have completely exhausted your options. And then, Still don't give up if you know you are right.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Our friend says that the next time he needs help with a return problem, he's havin' me handle the situation!</span>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-56229674742455941822009-03-11T12:42:00.009-05:002009-03-11T13:33:47.420-05:00WHAT I WANT<span style="color:#000000;">Well, we've been havin' another round of winter here in the Ozarks, just like a lot of you folks are. I don't know about you, but I'm kinda gettin' tired of all the teasin' that Mother Nature keeps handin' out to me. And I'm a person who likes Winter! But I've finally had enough. I woke up this mornin' to 20 degree temps out there and I knew, without a doubt, that I want this,</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaln7bKdGSGjbNzMH4xB70JdOvC3uxSBF0vhIk7mU0eTWj51YfWLSR6aLU9xVvaB_KIUX8ONotrW-33Q4YBpUT1AuDnEZUptkwcLEIfsvCiezfF8dUTPcmcgpwItp2auDpnjXH-Oolc-q/s1600-h/DSC00650.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311995030268099442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcaln7bKdGSGjbNzMH4xB70JdOvC3uxSBF0vhIk7mU0eTWj51YfWLSR6aLU9xVvaB_KIUX8ONotrW-33Q4YBpUT1AuDnEZUptkwcLEIfsvCiezfF8dUTPcmcgpwItp2auDpnjXH-Oolc-q/s400/DSC00650.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNkKS9wXJ_EXtwxDmyCxGdpUZup2A2RfgelPGsyNnPqg9Ih2nKrVWcXrXfpfyo_L9KzbLroDni9ULGNwWTerVApGnw-US2_yec_Mjuj7AVYd-BbbCyXXzihBVdrAxwoAb5MeYbUXVA8SH/s1600-h/H-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311994897144681442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNkKS9wXJ_EXtwxDmyCxGdpUZup2A2RfgelPGsyNnPqg9Ih2nKrVWcXrXfpfyo_L9KzbLroDni9ULGNwWTerVApGnw-US2_yec_Mjuj7AVYd-BbbCyXXzihBVdrAxwoAb5MeYbUXVA8SH/s400/H-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuUl5Krsi72M8fK0ew8CeeF8Q299atA6ywlRdE-H5c3goyxCe-U6_8fpVmL8mzUZ-ZjdVQkwy7A0FxN5PRNK6TNESqYvFNH2VWqkOE5dr71nSDwt6NLVpwADaT4-BB92d7E8pH4agWeaA/s1600-h/H-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311994892143078882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuUl5Krsi72M8fK0ew8CeeF8Q299atA6ywlRdE-H5c3goyxCe-U6_8fpVmL8mzUZ-ZjdVQkwy7A0FxN5PRNK6TNESqYvFNH2VWqkOE5dr71nSDwt6NLVpwADaT4-BB92d7E8pH4agWeaA/s400/H-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssD6CboTTV7oJgZPYDci9XP4LhcXo9ZIBF5v9oN7CBlx2agCQjxz1zwEa990LAb5UmW5d172xsvbUQNHpQYBoRsjnYwyzx4fSX2VeSFQOl_EyWDQJDOxkJZ01Qtixvha6cXKur8JE9zmU/s1600-h/MVC-012F.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311994891722874674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssD6CboTTV7oJgZPYDci9XP4LhcXo9ZIBF5v9oN7CBlx2agCQjxz1zwEa990LAb5UmW5d172xsvbUQNHpQYBoRsjnYwyzx4fSX2VeSFQOl_EyWDQJDOxkJZ01Qtixvha6cXKur8JE9zmU/s400/MVC-012F.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Oh boy, do I really want this,</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs1_nomwrJZURfvZTH_-O1h2-PXNgyugmZOJj2UdTQufNi7IOBmK9O6SelStlZbTAAsrIckFbVOEs4lnwYN6cNHxHW5NGLSi-W7EDUw9RasBFjPL_XZWJxnjnmuVWZ-YbQGMOTE8xwOqH/s1600-h/MVC-018S.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311994885292251090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs1_nomwrJZURfvZTH_-O1h2-PXNgyugmZOJj2UdTQufNi7IOBmK9O6SelStlZbTAAsrIckFbVOEs4lnwYN6cNHxHW5NGLSi-W7EDUw9RasBFjPL_XZWJxnjnmuVWZ-YbQGMOTE8xwOqH/s400/MVC-018S.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQyiCxnkxAopVxrbSyaRUsH8Rcjsm8GwJKAnzfzVEaQqNnUwFgJOqE-eRCbACAIPZXCMJyriwEMvrJ6bg2xvvhtadO6p67YMtQUMQaGGiDT-SWJqQaNeWmz7-WPHTFvCSfCBh7-GFpRJe/s1600-h/MVC-024F.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311994887571090322" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSozKp4Gpc8WSZK2PtKEAZGjAnDkGQjj3kQul9Ev6fQ8m1S0ZHhoaIkgA9a-ToWBUol5-a9yjzaM3GboBi_WQVOlqs9SBImcXV__rvrqRuN6IgNQjXLotj0DA2CvjkB0CZpBjza5hx5VgR/s400/07-12-08+Samples+017.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">And this</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj0aH7rugMpL03wKNDSPv4jwqad1hWyvoOfR3Z7XA9xuWmkPGnJJj2F0PVZsmcQ6m95mmd23WezOoRTXWFaixUR_0w_Np0goETOnBdNe5BkFfCx-CJqSSxs6no35EqP_xgepmLdKtEfVs/s1600-h/07-14-08+Samples+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311989450153284946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirj0aH7rugMpL03wKNDSPv4jwqad1hWyvoOfR3Z7XA9xuWmkPGnJJj2F0PVZsmcQ6m95mmd23WezOoRTXWFaixUR_0w_Np0goETOnBdNe5BkFfCx-CJqSSxs6no35EqP_xgepmLdKtEfVs/s400/07-14-08+Samples+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQz_8cpHHvljwTmQqzvsXJiuvF4rdejd_WbhKIYRHnBU3MYfQ3zsuaq3QZPDOj51t2u0U9fp9WPy-_EvKn5pb_xx5LIXVGApyY2UH4ps05KzovB7o43AKdmp67WFySpckD0Jb1zL6wszi/s1600-h/07-16-08+Samples++Hay+%26+Bennet+Springs+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311989447176511842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQz_8cpHHvljwTmQqzvsXJiuvF4rdejd_WbhKIYRHnBU3MYfQ3zsuaq3QZPDOj51t2u0U9fp9WPy-_EvKn5pb_xx5LIXVGApyY2UH4ps05KzovB7o43AKdmp67WFySpckD0Jb1zL6wszi/s400/07-16-08+Samples++Hay+%26+Bennet+Springs+104.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuvsTYwcAvcZCdm25r3_SBhfnlyYO8nbSWM5t9x34Ksxee3ZMEWki68gGFuugbsBnRoq_B-38Harq_aFzK-_hmeO5BViTJB9_DH5eeoTUha8yOxjzSgAnvHtIW2Xhhkch5eRFNX-p9LML/s1600-h/DSC00080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311989090251450594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuvsTYwcAvcZCdm25r3_SBhfnlyYO8nbSWM5t9x34Ksxee3ZMEWki68gGFuugbsBnRoq_B-38Harq_aFzK-_hmeO5BViTJB9_DH5eeoTUha8yOxjzSgAnvHtIW2Xhhkch5eRFNX-p9LML/s400/DSC00080.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1R3V8HA3fq5aOcaJCRhoCWaWM_wOos2ArQy-txI5IL3bekTED2_RjZ1gHAH-K1-0e_wDfZ0-g0kUSQCHytgmsI1TNtCUVP7LXg-qfjGnwhdMUDRO1AshxhE0PgM5tK1FD_5NuKGpYYwnA/s1600-h/DSC00081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311989088968156706" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimUwu-wTtINqchREqgUKrGKKx5GSPS5Wz8YvzZpTqCu-juMkXSvOTifGAJbgGxd8STV_I7c2517Km-3yCdIqiwX3eNGsxbl8wSkG_DIGybXJbIoOx7qpd008g14lFzLJzA9FOPFWTafQOd/s400/DSC00117.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYzfbkywj_jUJygOlRaI8Ace0Olmvw2hLw46ac4rE87WP8lmtIG_OlKiWp3eqzeSnQ-_m6nF3xgfn48vrZm2XQRrtGkxqAAb-iPwpmr20Yj0-FBGgWyoAEmbsoFFZHgR7j4cAWufSDGik/s1600-h/DSC00126.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311988694833091602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYzfbkywj_jUJygOlRaI8Ace0Olmvw2hLw46ac4rE87WP8lmtIG_OlKiWp3eqzeSnQ-_m6nF3xgfn48vrZm2XQRrtGkxqAAb-iPwpmr20Yj0-FBGgWyoAEmbsoFFZHgR7j4cAWufSDGik/s400/DSC00126.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04qVVWpq5jc96r1PWd5axMcY_nTIe_uCiI_wzsbrB_0bqCVBJeESu9xxBHIUDRENlG4_3ZQTxovwnohQDGpmFs2zFcCyI6muUcUSPcdzAVzxjlvi_JHFp8BLxx1ND8B0c1HP55-CJLnc5/s1600-h/DSC00139.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311988694897272354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04qVVWpq5jc96r1PWd5axMcY_nTIe_uCiI_wzsbrB_0bqCVBJeESu9xxBHIUDRENlG4_3ZQTxovwnohQDGpmFs2zFcCyI6muUcUSPcdzAVzxjlvi_JHFp8BLxx1ND8B0c1HP55-CJLnc5/s400/DSC00139.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DAKVzbZOYcNyRhdj3Khnn6eWntyDQdli-RmnnJiGf72P3kNrDGDcauZr0wpk1-skt-bgoSqFXTWcw7Bm15xeqZtDci2ymjVhV_p-TIIn0tJJJ4mKdL4zFdiUVAoaPy4uQSbAOomC2XH4/s1600-h/DSC00143.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311988339489380722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DAKVzbZOYcNyRhdj3Khnn6eWntyDQdli-RmnnJiGf72P3kNrDGDcauZr0wpk1-skt-bgoSqFXTWcw7Bm15xeqZtDci2ymjVhV_p-TIIn0tJJJ4mKdL4zFdiUVAoaPy4uQSbAOomC2XH4/s400/DSC00143.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Ni6SnjmVlviwJNlhtefYgdujkKNxvRefHAvpQWUCnRVESZpMnMc-2Jlo7CygL1eVK0xREDs_Q6HmmN8y9XwPjrR3PFPkuflu02Ot8zws-vaw-n4lV2dJWfvFdzUhOic6bUNxmF65OVw/s1600-h/DSC00144.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311988339314211554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9Ni6SnjmVlviwJNlhtefYgdujkKNxvRefHAvpQWUCnRVESZpMnMc-2Jlo7CygL1eVK0xREDs_Q6HmmN8y9XwPjrR3PFPkuflu02Ot8zws-vaw-n4lV2dJWfvFdzUhOic6bUNxmF65OVw/s400/DSC00144.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">Ohhhh, and this,</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Dvo8hQMs6-FnuMOQFYG2EFjN2nE7ggWm1WWOumXnISgvl6NcVVr-Gal-zEMJWYjSmKKEgAqwk5DLlORMJVe5UNY6ZnqQi67c_uGRbLl9lRj8hOzC7pRhcdh487iz7-Jst0fSpvCyQUty/s1600-h/DSC00163.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311988335390096690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Dvo8hQMs6-FnuMOQFYG2EFjN2nE7ggWm1WWOumXnISgvl6NcVVr-Gal-zEMJWYjSmKKEgAqwk5DLlORMJVe5UNY6ZnqQi67c_uGRbLl9lRj8hOzC7pRhcdh487iz7-Jst0fSpvCyQUty/s400/DSC00163.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTusKedNyfDQn84Uf-M5vbss3PVnd2TWQidkbA4Fc4FIgJjGUYT4MHOLptrA8D-xy-46AK4xMRhg9SaSV2dfH2914327MYIiuvo171RJrSk5JgTf6CziWIuhfAG5kn8QU3hKotc6-7B6dI/s1600-h/DSC00165.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311988338039294274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTusKedNyfDQn84Uf-M5vbss3PVnd2TWQidkbA4Fc4FIgJjGUYT4MHOLptrA8D-xy-46AK4xMRhg9SaSV2dfH2914327MYIiuvo171RJrSk5JgTf6CziWIuhfAG5kn8QU3hKotc6-7B6dI/s400/DSC00165.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFYC4qyGOKtR2l8Y9JIVprbqKi_6faRVmjztU2cqLfA5pg2WUsUXm32BkGNBd2gAo27XrUTrxFvS4fAOLhWCmcOVRI1G891qyCE0C-85XHrWmj2sNnzUHfsu1SaYFCdO9u0zAHk-H6HNr/s1600-h/DSC00177.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987997512337314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFYC4qyGOKtR2l8Y9JIVprbqKi_6faRVmjztU2cqLfA5pg2WUsUXm32BkGNBd2gAo27XrUTrxFvS4fAOLhWCmcOVRI1G891qyCE0C-85XHrWmj2sNnzUHfsu1SaYFCdO9u0zAHk-H6HNr/s400/DSC00177.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UiIHfI8rPRvP2HHrwxMG_q5zCSOldS0C3GtQ_WXDL3JZv3bMd7m6iMEcEqrBi5utx-8DUdD55Uv-z-GS3QIBafr21SLAIAg9LX2fpM-pDFw04IBLsu2OPEy76ZbZPKewHg09uEbnqzB0/s1600-h/DSC00178.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987998551943378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7UiIHfI8rPRvP2HHrwxMG_q5zCSOldS0C3GtQ_WXDL3JZv3bMd7m6iMEcEqrBi5utx-8DUdD55Uv-z-GS3QIBafr21SLAIAg9LX2fpM-pDFw04IBLsu2OPEy76ZbZPKewHg09uEbnqzB0/s400/DSC00178.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">What are these? I just know I want 'em.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3tk7vc_9Z8sANutYCtVZc-O3_eSUeWWbbBjGvA9335vfZF3-nnNN1602DLtwlzIoOBCVRcj8GLMb-4d_KMQoTmr4lXAKrSywsuN_Te36Ov2mVtUqEH35qzMxasTVsPDzX8eXoxY5GBCl/s1600-h/DSC00201.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987991740189714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3tk7vc_9Z8sANutYCtVZc-O3_eSUeWWbbBjGvA9335vfZF3-nnNN1602DLtwlzIoOBCVRcj8GLMb-4d_KMQoTmr4lXAKrSywsuN_Te36Ov2mVtUqEH35qzMxasTVsPDzX8eXoxY5GBCl/s400/DSC00201.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">And I happen to be pretty sure granddaughter wants this</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xkgjxn9WBBcDAH16Yz3wwq5vLa8mHvLJbF-2zzBR1mtAfuhWvw0zQmvsNjFt74Jm8NC13zznZRCiXC9BR8R6Imw9CDO-M78jSz7JOsIT98Ejvwx-6FKi03cunmdG1sqF5eZVw3d0Ev65/s1600-h/DSC00206.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987988063805634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xkgjxn9WBBcDAH16Yz3wwq5vLa8mHvLJbF-2zzBR1mtAfuhWvw0zQmvsNjFt74Jm8NC13zznZRCiXC9BR8R6Imw9CDO-M78jSz7JOsIT98Ejvwx-6FKi03cunmdG1sqF5eZVw3d0Ev65/s400/DSC00206.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">And I know I can hardly wait for this,<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpptk4cn6agsc0LhDW9sgCAfnu-iKH9aJ8h0ZARRYgG16Ls68Pyp-1dRzZbttq3UeP45fpg11BL8O1mBAU9DW7AlYQfMYLMOYpo8wGTrgHVAZ60GVzE1XhrFIK5dc9ymrmSjC6XWq47cP/s1600-h/DSC00273.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987971504422530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpptk4cn6agsc0LhDW9sgCAfnu-iKH9aJ8h0ZARRYgG16Ls68Pyp-1dRzZbttq3UeP45fpg11BL8O1mBAU9DW7AlYQfMYLMOYpo8wGTrgHVAZ60GVzE1XhrFIK5dc9ymrmSjC6XWq47cP/s400/DSC00273.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9PNGlnhlN-eAC2-Y_NbpcfrQ2FBJJbW0DwIJQ57YKUBAzHtfB15WTPdZy1GWSKaGZYnnuHnf-N8SUdUFguxhaiwyT-PnQ7lcJNFmV1ok0Z3hDAQB4iMXyd71Q5PuwWe0mkgNp9ArJbTq/s1600-h/DSC00283.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987611770379314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9PNGlnhlN-eAC2-Y_NbpcfrQ2FBJJbW0DwIJQ57YKUBAzHtfB15WTPdZy1GWSKaGZYnnuHnf-N8SUdUFguxhaiwyT-PnQ7lcJNFmV1ok0Z3hDAQB4iMXyd71Q5PuwWe0mkgNp9ArJbTq/s400/DSC00283.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohsVuphXFVSDH_z0zsqvZSU7XT-rVT3UbFP2LWL3iTr-1cdSFVqj_3OzFjuwR4EzgEmf08q4ebLFVcaim-dd2uYOK6LbaBI2jSPwr9C97JaojORcKX1IVaUVMoanA88j2BWIlGdpshrdS/s1600-h/DSC00294.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987605000518322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohsVuphXFVSDH_z0zsqvZSU7XT-rVT3UbFP2LWL3iTr-1cdSFVqj_3OzFjuwR4EzgEmf08q4ebLFVcaim-dd2uYOK6LbaBI2jSPwr9C97JaojORcKX1IVaUVMoanA88j2BWIlGdpshrdS/s400/DSC00294.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;">I want this part, too.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9QoqE-NkLnUyC-yVFYVJWAGYCJOgY0nzkG68L0nRTOUOXYSJwe47NxJJUnAhgf0VuGye8V0mI76iRQb_nYfQEFbV8GZGv-2lZbThmDPSDIKkF6SOlWgmvFwqO2tLDGPKFFBq0WYIwrb-/s1600-h/DSC00336.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987602319298850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9QoqE-NkLnUyC-yVFYVJWAGYCJOgY0nzkG68L0nRTOUOXYSJwe47NxJJUnAhgf0VuGye8V0mI76iRQb_nYfQEFbV8GZGv-2lZbThmDPSDIKkF6SOlWgmvFwqO2tLDGPKFFBq0WYIwrb-/s400/DSC00336.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">See the minnow? He wants it too.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSihI0AIjj8hd0LilGTERr2it0l6ZX_ID68odPtqhkOPDJKWRPqwnveg7bjxbf19wxyPlg_BvkbevgSKJDTneQqykZXsJDM_mCZP301fuVv7bEfLFfKOunjE99qqryhqnBl9hYuaitOm-W/s1600-h/DSC00412.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987598906223106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSihI0AIjj8hd0LilGTERr2it0l6ZX_ID68odPtqhkOPDJKWRPqwnveg7bjxbf19wxyPlg_BvkbevgSKJDTneQqykZXsJDM_mCZP301fuVv7bEfLFfKOunjE99qqryhqnBl9hYuaitOm-W/s400/DSC00412.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I especially want this.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbUUngldFNWj4iRnrRopzUhFS4_z8nhcTtwJHZUN5JpGS-zb9CCWrfpsXcP8irPEOkAqAlKXi1xBt25pKtG9rABHPbpHvg-ru5R9ixMRGZlU9uLCiY_Gg6N_BP0bn0mNEySmi61dt8jPB/s1600-h/DSC00419.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311987595952670706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbUUngldFNWj4iRnrRopzUhFS4_z8nhcTtwJHZUN5JpGS-zb9CCWrfpsXcP8irPEOkAqAlKXi1xBt25pKtG9rABHPbpHvg-ru5R9ixMRGZlU9uLCiY_Gg6N_BP0bn0mNEySmi61dt8jPB/s400/DSC00419.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I'm full of wants, how 'bout you?<br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Youn's come back dreckly now, ya hear?</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Rebel</span></div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-2036737684675053612009-03-09T18:52:00.006-05:002009-03-09T21:25:27.127-05:00HOW TO GET A MAID OR HOW I TRICKED MY HUSBAND INTO EATIN' A 'WONDER FOOD'<span style="color:#000000;">Hey, I'm glad to be back. Sorry I haven't posted anything in a few days. It was great to have a day off for Housewives Day Off and I took an extra couple of days and visited with an old friend. The bad part is when I came back to my life, I had to play catch up and you know what that is like. In my next life I'm gonna have a maid! </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Wouldn't that be too cool? I mean you could spend all your time doin' what you want to do. I would still do all the cookin' and outside work and my maid could clean the house and do the laundry. Woo Hoo! I wonder what a person has to do to get one of them thar maids? Is it somethin' you can ask Santa Claus for? I'm a good girl Santa, honest. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I still live in an area where the grocery stores give away dishes when you buy a zillion dollars worth of groceries from them and one local store still gives green stamps, although recently they just updated to computerized cards that keep track of your purchases. Now if I can just talk someone into givin' away a maid! I'd rather have a maid, I already have more dishes than I know what to do with. So I guess I will just have to keep bein' the maid in my life. If anyone knows how or has any ideas to get a maid PLEASE let me know, as long as it doesn't get us thrown into the pokey!</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Anyhoo, I have a good recipe for you today. Did you know that the vegetable Kale is a veggie we should eat everyday? You didn't? Well, I didn't either. I read online a few months back that it is one of the 'wonder foods'. How do they keep comin' up with this stuff? Anyway I decided that we would start eatin' Kale at least once a week and once I got CD convinced to eat it we would be full of all those good for you vitamin's and mineral's, that you get when you eat any of the 'wonder foods'. The trouble is, CD said he didn't like Kale and he wasn't goin' to eat any of it. I asked him if he had ever eatin' any Kale, I was pretty sure he hadn't 'cause I've been feedin' the man for over 30 years and I've never served him any. He said he couldn't remember when but he just knew he wouldn't like it. Men! I swear they are worse than a little kid sometimes. So I cooked up a bunch of Kale, not really knowin' how to fix it but I figured since it was a green, fix it like you would greens. Throw in some ham or bacon and some grease a little garlic and red pepper flakes, boil it up real good and yummy is on the way. Good with beans and cornbread. The only problem, CD says he doesn't care for Kale. Sooooo, back to the drawin' board and figure out a way to fix Kale so the <em>man of the house</em> will eat this 'wonder food'. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I decided to incorporate other foods he likes into the recipe and maybe a little subterfuge. I'm sneaky that way. You learn it when you have kids, right? </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">This is what I came up with and I call it Kale Crostini.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUZqkRD65CTLd2iucxVjcMvLCgP5QojLrem2HXVxvZNmhyBe1UaU_sWbmI3QvWIdxMrBjomJaOgXAwIXZHy9eOLmw7OT3xPSUHbK9vNUQ8I6RdZ5coe4dS_cb0mUVJyX7JwMrKNkfNlJs/s1600-h/DSC01472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344907971542146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUZqkRD65CTLd2iucxVjcMvLCgP5QojLrem2HXVxvZNmhyBe1UaU_sWbmI3QvWIdxMrBjomJaOgXAwIXZHy9eOLmw7OT3xPSUHbK9vNUQ8I6RdZ5coe4dS_cb0mUVJyX7JwMrKNkfNlJs/s400/DSC01472.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000000;">This stuff is good. Even if it wasn't a good for you food, I would still fix it. And CD would still eat it. He likes it! He likes it! I'm still not sure he knows it's Kale he's eatin'. I thought it wise not to discuss it.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">You are gonna need 1-2 bunches of Kale</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Bacon or Ham, chopped, about 4 ounces</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Garlic, minced, 2-3 cloves or more if you're worried about neck suckers</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Red pepper flakes</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Canola oil </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 teaspoons rice wine vinegar, maybe a little more to suit your taste</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Salt and pepper to taste</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">French or Italian loaf of bread</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Butter, softened, the real thing here</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Mozzarella cheese, I like usin' whole milk and you can slice your cheese or shred it</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoFEd5An5LUNfektrBqlx7wOgvmC6UtRmldNzdQHObfKzQDc759ZIZke23fT6lBRZXlCY3FObTrytSmIpouNhsnbJBGTuY4j7ni7DEOWXDpR_Ff9JMRByAzail9YN-VUFN-SzENP5ovTC/s1600-h/DSC01442.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344904603156882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyoFEd5An5LUNfektrBqlx7wOgvmC6UtRmldNzdQHObfKzQDc759ZIZke23fT6lBRZXlCY3FObTrytSmIpouNhsnbJBGTuY4j7ni7DEOWXDpR_Ff9JMRByAzail9YN-VUFN-SzENP5ovTC/s400/DSC01442.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">This is the Kale cleaned and chopped.</span></div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGl05oq2IH0MvyxRmWNfH5gdm9whWrxSkxxiFmoXM3pkkjZSLT9KhjsC12nEzoJKM8fj7Nso25aJndjHFlZQjiV6xyTrC8rhY3PGISyaHfS6LnU6Mf_1F7X77PxMmAilP0511TgxUAg9P/s1600-h/DSC01443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344898834084098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGl05oq2IH0MvyxRmWNfH5gdm9whWrxSkxxiFmoXM3pkkjZSLT9KhjsC12nEzoJKM8fj7Nso25aJndjHFlZQjiV6xyTrC8rhY3PGISyaHfS6LnU6Mf_1F7X77PxMmAilP0511TgxUAg9P/s400/DSC01443.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">You can either worsh your Kale before trimmin' and choppin' or after. I like to trim and chop than worsh. I'm spellin' wash like it's pronounced in these here parts.<br /></span><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYTTMPiOXdYIYx-_pwELmIf1VfrvIlWsQt-iLte4q0n2z6MiTHNlOztOBUxZP-z5YNqwWB3l0po6J9HAST9yd2MeUp2u8fY2qDAjsVLM7oKSYgE1gkyCRBCWHSXuVyhqBF6stbxp0g73W/s1600-h/DSC01445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344899055595634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYTTMPiOXdYIYx-_pwELmIf1VfrvIlWsQt-iLte4q0n2z6MiTHNlOztOBUxZP-z5YNqwWB3l0po6J9HAST9yd2MeUp2u8fY2qDAjsVLM7oKSYgE1gkyCRBCWHSXuVyhqBF6stbxp0g73W/s400/DSC01445.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Fold the Kale leaf in half down the center and cut right up beside the vein.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKNN2KTshPY8bs_NJtP199fo9sx-DiDaFY1UEn5t-4Ex7qofhcxrx1ABAwJmg_DAS30rSNlZe98UhNLNKvdVv94BtiN4aV0RIN_-hgfRMOi9Ew3oRl5uFZTUNdrCp1vWSgVKtnK2BaG03/s1600-h/DSC01447.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344889063373090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKNN2KTshPY8bs_NJtP199fo9sx-DiDaFY1UEn5t-4Ex7qofhcxrx1ABAwJmg_DAS30rSNlZe98UhNLNKvdVv94BtiN4aV0RIN_-hgfRMOi9Ew3oRl5uFZTUNdrCp1vWSgVKtnK2BaG03/s400/DSC01447.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Just cut that vein right out of there. Please disregard my old cuttin' board. I love the old thing and I know it has a lot of knife marks on it but it's the one I like to chop veggies on.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Rough chop the Kale. Worsh it up in a colander and drain well.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjta0EsxdW2RBXryAyS0MpXqR4E-OXPOUfnhUp6Vp2QPbDZsuOc9x6DOJPXdfzIGy19M1fBHP-fIMV7-TaFRQF8UyM8szQlVVKsCvHCvs-jXzRvEq0oizQ_J1A4QVTAdJxhBKa-1Fht7eap/s1600-h/DSC01448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344261181691954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjta0EsxdW2RBXryAyS0MpXqR4E-OXPOUfnhUp6Vp2QPbDZsuOc9x6DOJPXdfzIGy19M1fBHP-fIMV7-TaFRQF8UyM8szQlVVKsCvHCvs-jXzRvEq0oizQ_J1A4QVTAdJxhBKa-1Fht7eap/s400/DSC01448.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Now you are gonna need a large skillet. I use a wok that I've had for years. It makes cookin' a big batch of anythin' a lot easier. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan and heat over med-high heat and you are gonna pretty much stir fry your Kale. And mercy, does it ever cook down. You start out with this huge pile of chopped greens and end up with about 1/4 of what you started with. If you don't have a large enough pan you can cook in batches, just try to cook it evenly.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1EtvCbXl2T6MTjh9rvxf4vrLILUSPBfsh9_DeCAevHE4IV48mIYqN0NGEOQPuD0DylXbqD51UFngzEVpdEOke9t7LDxhRq5JOKLeTMxqlyVnzKYozFtEYWsAiBdhj70fmKwJZy2lWkrV/s1600-h/DSC01453.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344254734015634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1EtvCbXl2T6MTjh9rvxf4vrLILUSPBfsh9_DeCAevHE4IV48mIYqN0NGEOQPuD0DylXbqD51UFngzEVpdEOke9t7LDxhRq5JOKLeTMxqlyVnzKYozFtEYWsAiBdhj70fmKwJZy2lWkrV/s400/DSC01453.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Push the cooked Kale to the side or you can remove from pan, add your chopped ham or bacon pieces, fry till cooked and then add your minced garlic, fry this about 45 seconds. Sprinkle in some red pepper flakes, the amount depends on how much heat you want. You might start out with 1/4 of a teaspoon and go on from there. It's just a personal preference.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFr4GghYqAaq1ZrfMc8yx_Rdj8u-O7n6BZd3FS3DWuhwkFBZq_TA6EltVpmZwQm_XMSeSdG1fO3SnrGJXGQ7fsTGg0DEAYIBh8MaIB83T4MlRPmNiS0H62XvFVdPEfDHcvhpKOgtnDPf-/s1600-h/DSC01456.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344252404715554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFr4GghYqAaq1ZrfMc8yx_Rdj8u-O7n6BZd3FS3DWuhwkFBZq_TA6EltVpmZwQm_XMSeSdG1fO3SnrGJXGQ7fsTGg0DEAYIBh8MaIB83T4MlRPmNiS0H62XvFVdPEfDHcvhpKOgtnDPf-/s400/DSC01456.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Stir this all up and add your vinegar. I really like usin' rice wine vinegar but any white will work but the rice wine is the best tastin' with this dish. Add about 1/4 cup of water and add your salt and pepper, cover and simmer about 20 minutes on low heat.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH98nEGgFe2iGhBYgcHqOMd0ec59mcwhBaj2SIBtGfULb3NqvYLP5iSyDSXzAx_vM60mZSSZLALsLgMcOZkHFHRxJWIa4DmCCGKM2J2crUGST-TxjyYN0Ur6lPukAwy2U5UKnwwkfGnqt/s1600-h/DSC01457.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344245619286866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSH98nEGgFe2iGhBYgcHqOMd0ec59mcwhBaj2SIBtGfULb3NqvYLP5iSyDSXzAx_vM60mZSSZLALsLgMcOZkHFHRxJWIa4DmCCGKM2J2crUGST-TxjyYN0Ur6lPukAwy2U5UKnwwkfGnqt/s400/DSC01457.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">While your Kale is simmerin' slice up some French or Italian bread. Now the amount will depend on how much Kale you started out with and how much you will put on your bread slices. I'd say start with 8-10 slices.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXypS0JsBF8nWvBixFGP7qg2JTQky0VhQLPe9VJ4m24f1AqJs-KB2hsS3owJ3AOpY6J3NmoGkxFiGXuSD5WEzryeMl65Iqe4KwO8FU7CrB2KQ3Cr4jE4PK2F81YzlEIEa9Relzb5ozMU4o/s1600-h/DSC01460.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311344241598219826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXypS0JsBF8nWvBixFGP7qg2JTQky0VhQLPe9VJ4m24f1AqJs-KB2hsS3owJ3AOpY6J3NmoGkxFiGXuSD5WEzryeMl65Iqe4KwO8FU7CrB2KQ3Cr4jE4PK2F81YzlEIEa9Relzb5ozMU4o/s400/DSC01460.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Butter one side of each slice.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH2RpVFBh-RTmtydg6X_MOwUgL1Z1765aBXmZP7QxUccpiy8UTLpE1GkycKeCkGM41uKQAzIDnBAFsunHP2JAkJYaI9l2aNjr9Mohgo2t2ZmYs7_XvUpwnG7UYHx-RtPu4lRmINWpK7F0/s1600-h/DSC01461.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311343809606522994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH2RpVFBh-RTmtydg6X_MOwUgL1Z1765aBXmZP7QxUccpiy8UTLpE1GkycKeCkGM41uKQAzIDnBAFsunHP2JAkJYaI9l2aNjr9Mohgo2t2ZmYs7_XvUpwnG7UYHx-RtPu4lRmINWpK7F0/s400/DSC01461.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Toast both sides of each slice. You need firm toast here so you'll want a medium to dark brown.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUy03KnNb-loVm2KG81YMuu3RcaPfeUOfkq3iT8Rpv2vZFFpAzbryAOv4c73DH76OQOAMVXlGLgX54L_kdvt94IrI3YjHngnokNng6teOHpIxnkol0Jd4XGGl81WCzwFt15gUNXLuv8AVx/s1600-h/DSC01466.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311343805476758914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUy03KnNb-loVm2KG81YMuu3RcaPfeUOfkq3iT8Rpv2vZFFpAzbryAOv4c73DH76OQOAMVXlGLgX54L_kdvt94IrI3YjHngnokNng6teOHpIxnkol0Jd4XGGl81WCzwFt15gUNXLuv8AVx/s400/DSC01466.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Slice or shred your Mozzarella cheese.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjLHxPLFUobUoaTJVlCrFBwIUV-HsVTUJeCusD9qZ8gHJekaybXnl-2EeizNqwEkptN08YmUjQgLOBJGiRFdg_9a_q1GH6yjBz6_V6_oboQVN5wLmp_OZwGUsQTIomAtdhPpGtver8A9J/s1600-h/DSC01468.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311343800223536242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjLHxPLFUobUoaTJVlCrFBwIUV-HsVTUJeCusD9qZ8gHJekaybXnl-2EeizNqwEkptN08YmUjQgLOBJGiRFdg_9a_q1GH6yjBz6_V6_oboQVN5wLmp_OZwGUsQTIomAtdhPpGtver8A9J/s400/DSC01468.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">When your Kale is ready, drain well. Put your cooked Kale on top of the buttered side of the toast. The amount is personal again. I put about 2- 3 heapin' tablespoonfuls on. Just make sure you've got the edges of the toast covered well and make sure your Kale is not drippin', it needs to be drained well.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaithazSo7bnIsBIVAvgztawpQ4s2h8A0oz7zA0YQ983LI2Wetj7Guos4GzySyVZzkuHH_XlNkNhYHiIvbBs-HN9Z7yP0td6a9Q7fJzhIDXxKIPtb6SYx8sJIUmPNyX4HMTFCfjGu0YrM2/s1600-h/DSC01469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311343796570919986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaithazSo7bnIsBIVAvgztawpQ4s2h8A0oz7zA0YQ983LI2Wetj7Guos4GzySyVZzkuHH_XlNkNhYHiIvbBs-HN9Z7yP0td6a9Q7fJzhIDXxKIPtb6SYx8sJIUmPNyX4HMTFCfjGu0YrM2/s400/DSC01469.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Place your cheese slices on top of the Kale and pop these puppies under the broiler.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJSJo3dpGfVtfq64IbsKqFTmpu9_GnvLApNad5Z2FErwseNzf1X_PfulJrw6quruSnYAA8qMkvJnkC-OMn2D8LXM13V_FlNJHfxgGRVFM83R386I7nslYaf7YCwPkdOYU1LYzJXDxflbi/s1600-h/DSC01472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311343792611861442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJSJo3dpGfVtfq64IbsKqFTmpu9_GnvLApNad5Z2FErwseNzf1X_PfulJrw6quruSnYAA8qMkvJnkC-OMn2D8LXM13V_FlNJHfxgGRVFM83R386I7nslYaf7YCwPkdOYU1LYzJXDxflbi/s400/DSC01472.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Keep an eye on your Crostini so that the cheese does not burn but get it nice and brown and bubbly. Serve 'em up warm. IF and I mean IF you have any leftovers you can put 'em in the fridge covered and just warm 'em up in the microwave and they are still good. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />I have even served these at a party. They are really good. Fix 'em for your loved ones and friends and you'll see what I mean. And the great part is you'll be doin' 'em a favor servin' 'em a 'wonder food'. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />But PLEASE do not tell my husband that he's eatin' Kale. Believe me when I tell ya, if he knew, he would never touch one again, even though he likes 'em. He's like that, yes he is.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Let me know how you like my Kale Crostini.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">R.</span></div><div></div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-46494588797702255052009-03-08T11:48:00.002-05:002009-03-08T12:04:18.986-05:00NEVER CHOKE IN A RESTAURANT IN THE OZARKS!<span style="color:#000000;">Two hillbillies walk into a restaurant. While having a bite to eat, they talk about their moonshine operation.<br /><br />Suddenly, a woman at a nearby table, who is eating a sandwich, begins to cough. After a minute or so, it becomes apparent that she is in<br />Real distress. One of the hillbillies looks at her and says,<br />'Kin ya swallar?'<br /><br />The woman shakes her head no.<br />Then he asks, 'Kin ya breathe?'<br />The woman begins to turn blue and shakes her head no.<br /><br />The hillbilly walks over to the woman, lifts up her dress, yanks down her drawers and quickly gives her right butt cheek a lick with his tongue.<br />The woman is so shocked that she has a violent spasm and the obstruction flies out of her mouth.<br />As she begins to breathe again, the Hillbilly walks slowly back to his table.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">His partner says, 'Ya know, I'd heerd of that there 'Hind Lick Maneuver' but I ain't niver seed nobody do it!'</span><br /><br />This was a joke told to me by a good friend, another hillbilly.rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-18976847117805174272009-03-03T18:00:00.008-06:002009-03-04T09:04:48.105-06:00LET'S HEAR IT FOR HOUSEWIVES DAY OFF<span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">In honor of Housewive's Day Off, whadda ya mean you didn't know it was Housewive's Day Off day? March 05 is Housewive's Day Off day. Never heard of it? Well, you have now! And in honor of this glorious day, I gotta fix Thursday's food today so I can have tomorrow off. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">What I'm gonna have for breakfast is one of my family's favorite breakfast foods, breakfast casserole. Now when I got this recipe from a friend years ago, I think it had a name somethin' like Potato Crust Quiche or somethin' like that, but we have gotten to where we call it plain ol' breakfast casserole. My son loves this dish and when I fix it I have to make two, one for him and one for the rest of us. I'm not kiddin', he eats a whole one himself. Not at one settin' but about every hour through out the mornin' he goes back into the kitchen and gets another piece. He's a growin' boy, don't ya know? I usually make it for holiday's and special occasions (like son's birthday, it's what he orders). </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Now since tomorrow is a special day, Housewive's Day Off, I'm gonna fix just one (son's not gonna be here) for me and CD.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_QBb2gYkSUJAHyP-CO_oHsSSN6zFgM9eN-ql1cxDqXVAUGK_F0MkFXfgdlp3V0BB-UjmSeDdXRSjsOAAZPghSQUVJJcVE6m3g6cwOD6A7hsirHDeOGSbw8kyyiST14fPJbR1flpNsHhE/s1600-h/DSC01570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309123002265689490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_QBb2gYkSUJAHyP-CO_oHsSSN6zFgM9eN-ql1cxDqXVAUGK_F0MkFXfgdlp3V0BB-UjmSeDdXRSjsOAAZPghSQUVJJcVE6m3g6cwOD6A7hsirHDeOGSbw8kyyiST14fPJbR1flpNsHhE/s400/DSC01570.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">This is an easy dish and you can fix it the day before and cover it with foil and heat the whole thing up in the oven or put it in the microwave, either the whole thing or piece by piece. That way for your day off, Thursday, you don't have to cook breakfast.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The ingredients you are gonna need to fix this day's off breakfast are:</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 regular size bag of shredded Hash Brown potatoes or</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 regular size bag of shredded frozen Hash Browns, thawed and you must squeeze the water out of the thawed frozen hash browns.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/4 cup butter, the real thing, melted. Sometimes I use a little more butter, about another 1/8 cup</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 1/2 cups diced ham or sausage</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 onion, diced</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 green pepper, diced</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 1/2 cups grated cheese, your choice but I usually use sharp cheddar</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">3 eggs</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/2 cup milk</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QQ_PqjvpYpZz_0byJrOnXS6xAlt18_V6MJdRgpQqLZ2yB2LObhe4cCRyeCKBt8wnR9yICbvV7QTHtOjUw8UAEb0pW5_UajtD_Hk9RcgfsGNXwXdxo8yE7G_Jc7NVdVNzARdsy5UxDddk/s1600-h/Food+2008+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309122995555509090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QQ_PqjvpYpZz_0byJrOnXS6xAlt18_V6MJdRgpQqLZ2yB2LObhe4cCRyeCKBt8wnR9yICbvV7QTHtOjUw8UAEb0pW5_UajtD_Hk9RcgfsGNXwXdxo8yE7G_Jc7NVdVNzARdsy5UxDddk/s400/Food+2008+066.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> I am usin' sausage today for my 'day off ' breakfast casserole. Fry your sausage, stirrin' and crumblin' it up as it cooks. Drain any grease off and set aside when fully cooked.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOtZeTM4-FdZ0lvhtew7KtVG-4pRxxQ_1a5uPEDgnFt82IpMLIhMEVCDbU_A9WnSmiGE6IxFSKhaDFShuNT3aVWMabVzoDkwWXEmYZalzLXZ-V4SGxGQPjcNU7-D2F2Rux-LpLY4q04eN/s1600-h/Food+2008+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309122992282259346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOtZeTM4-FdZ0lvhtew7KtVG-4pRxxQ_1a5uPEDgnFt82IpMLIhMEVCDbU_A9WnSmiGE6IxFSKhaDFShuNT3aVWMabVzoDkwWXEmYZalzLXZ-V4SGxGQPjcNU7-D2F2Rux-LpLY4q04eN/s400/Food+2008+067.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Line a 9 inch pie plate with the tators that have had all the water squeezed out of them if you are usin' thawed frozen hash browns. That's why I like to use the fresh hash browns that I find in the cooler section at the grocery store, there's no squeezin'. If I'm gonna be doin' any squeezin', I don't want it to be hash browns. i gotta stay nice now 'cause tomorrow is a special day for us housewife's.</span></div><br /><div></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Press those tators real good like into the pie plate and drizzle the butter over 'em. Pop this into a 425 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. Now CD likes a good brown on his tators so I leave 'em in 'till they start brownin'.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxJIFoPH0HDxZEccM7NK2-gKEqsZxcJZh8DYmMP_bWHH1hf-MO4A_xfJtngpgcpCtW7B3LGY4iXJ9wj7IYS8lThxBfP2DU9PQyx9EZ-ycXjdVvUd9foC_qcQu_35YjCWAnsAIxf972FXa/s1600-h/Food+2008+073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309122988722727618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxJIFoPH0HDxZEccM7NK2-gKEqsZxcJZh8DYmMP_bWHH1hf-MO4A_xfJtngpgcpCtW7B3LGY4iXJ9wj7IYS8lThxBfP2DU9PQyx9EZ-ycXjdVvUd9foC_qcQu_35YjCWAnsAIxf972FXa/s400/Food+2008+073.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">While the tators are brownin', in a bowl, mix together the sausage, onion, green pepper and the grated cheese.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNOV627Ynnb6LMz1NS_3mdotzo2bjG6TPmtTylonShSlU0joVdwvKDTXqOilBUWW5Dt_9fJva_F_YXOX4B5djpRoxaojUbCQrNFLRgA5_om2i6nr8DaTtip7gz_EdVKQ4Zr0J28qQkvQw/s1600-h/Food+2008+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309122984981814226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNOV627Ynnb6LMz1NS_3mdotzo2bjG6TPmtTylonShSlU0joVdwvKDTXqOilBUWW5Dt_9fJva_F_YXOX4B5djpRoxaojUbCQrNFLRgA5_om2i6nr8DaTtip7gz_EdVKQ4Zr0J28qQkvQw/s400/Food+2008+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> In a smaller bowl beat the eggs with the milk and add the salt and pepper.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HI2DXv9jrivS4AefuRmxY7XJbjSi_8-8aIBpJcWEjACu0JZyb2csJzafLLpyHhouTNExfBk0_xZutydnTMxuZf29xguoB4o1To6N8cmGxwSx5fOyeu0lNx_qJl8U_V9tPWlZ5bYWYzP_/s1600-h/Food+2008+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120638198147250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HI2DXv9jrivS4AefuRmxY7XJbjSi_8-8aIBpJcWEjACu0JZyb2csJzafLLpyHhouTNExfBk0_xZutydnTMxuZf29xguoB4o1To6N8cmGxwSx5fOyeu0lNx_qJl8U_V9tPWlZ5bYWYzP_/s400/Food+2008+077.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Now here are my hash brown tators out of the oven. If you don't want them this brown you can take 'em out sooner.<br /><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVU_tGJ23N3ZKM8sxZXuxtwBNQqKwyKnxZapsVL6RX6YXSll2B7Nd9-uUSeBtB9huhvhuDRDB-MMe0FR05dEdjouNW4vku_KxaL2PJ4FLXvzqwjsa9uuiMy8dytN7Um3RwfXGCJ2iDfZs/s1600-h/Food+2008+080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120640591172082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVU_tGJ23N3ZKM8sxZXuxtwBNQqKwyKnxZapsVL6RX6YXSll2B7Nd9-uUSeBtB9huhvhuDRDB-MMe0FR05dEdjouNW4vku_KxaL2PJ4FLXvzqwjsa9uuiMy8dytN7Um3RwfXGCJ2iDfZs/s400/Food+2008+080.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Put your meat and cheese mixture in the pie pan on top of the tators.</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LLpUub_3_XNdzV-NcTi31WfFaZwY1Fg2T_n2XB-VYoho6nKk8hCMTz13p9UDw2CNTrD7bHobhC3LuCPfPAapsns_86yFJsGHl1UYCoDUuSEO35ZPJykGmCxlazn6otmkzI7Oo-l8K5L-/s1600-h/Food+2008+081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120632638901746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LLpUub_3_XNdzV-NcTi31WfFaZwY1Fg2T_n2XB-VYoho6nKk8hCMTz13p9UDw2CNTrD7bHobhC3LuCPfPAapsns_86yFJsGHl1UYCoDUuSEO35ZPJykGmCxlazn6otmkzI7Oo-l8K5L-/s400/Food+2008+081.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Pour your egg mixture all over the top of the meat mixture.</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0keYDeykk4viCp4Rm-nL5q27VVhihHL_KHqcTzsavFlnIoHclF1hRqeEZrXDLoRx903j8Vh8YVJGmLplqniiSdyO4HMIS9h1OXqY6f_U9SVvCEr9cxv8eBXhIJ-iZG-e0zxOkjy1zel99/s1600-h/Food+2008+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120635859288354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0keYDeykk4viCp4Rm-nL5q27VVhihHL_KHqcTzsavFlnIoHclF1hRqeEZrXDLoRx903j8Vh8YVJGmLplqniiSdyO4HMIS9h1OXqY6f_U9SVvCEr9cxv8eBXhIJ-iZG-e0zxOkjy1zel99/s400/Food+2008+084.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Pop this bad boy back into the oven that is now set at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until knife stuck in center comes out clean.</span></div><br /><div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkuOGtdf6It0tKfw_t_O2C1-1CAu8Uj-k-VkgE3JiEQ8ZwgxHG2ReAxqYBdQsa1jvHB-sPPOObu2Q5Uwe5n9PTtunaTiGo9FXPw63zBKa_1RmIyrs7rWyjIMXggGbWkYZRH8AWBkO9mHK/s1600-h/Food+2008+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309120623936200498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQkuOGtdf6It0tKfw_t_O2C1-1CAu8Uj-k-VkgE3JiEQ8ZwgxHG2ReAxqYBdQsa1jvHB-sPPOObu2Q5Uwe5n9PTtunaTiGo9FXPw63zBKa_1RmIyrs7rWyjIMXggGbWkYZRH8AWBkO9mHK/s400/Food+2008+086.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">And voila! You now have breakfast ready for your day off on National Housewife's Day Off! Now remember you don't have to let it get this browned. My husband likes burned food. He really does.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Now I'll have this for breakfast and again for lunch with a salad and then my husband is goin' to be takin' me out for dinner, even though he doesn't know it yet.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">I hope you have a wonderful day off from house work, I certainly am plannin' to, and I hope you like this breakfast casserole, it's mighty good vittels.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">R.</span></div><div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-83493656053049282642009-03-01T20:22:00.001-06:002009-03-01T23:03:26.488-06:00SNOW 'N TROUT<span style="color:#000000;">We had a beautiful snowfall yesterday. It snowed all day and it was absolutely gorgeous. I love snow and especially at this time of year, because it doesn't usually hang around that long. And though it was a great day to sit in front of the fireplace and watch the snow fall, it made for very slick roads. Interstate 44 for shut completely down in our area of travel. We could get to Springfield okay, lucky for hubby goin' and comin' to work, but if you wanted to head east to Lebanon, forget about it, and it was shut down all day. Today, though the temps did not get above freezin', the sun shone so strongly that most of the snow is gone. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The snow and below freezin' temp's did not deter a race of people that come to our area at this time of year. It is a hardy race of humans, they have been know to withstand any weather that Mother Nature wants to throw at them. This race is know as 'Trout Fishermen'.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Trout season started today at Bennett Springs. It runs from the first of March to the end of October.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Here are some pictures of these fools, sorry, I mean 'hardy fishermen', taken today in below, I mean way below freezin' temp's. They said they had ice on their fishin' lines.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMPWopLSh99XJZWDiLDIjIDIMeHF1bbubabpQZMgY2hFuDllT3gH2ynNBnF02VFPF_7I1CHPaLr25qIyz-icsT5_FlLAATowa5BDBQbRTeVMJYTs2mM5fXVMMZSbIlCCvBqNrSvyOPpmU/s1600-h/BS+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308387880305874386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMPWopLSh99XJZWDiLDIjIDIMeHF1bbubabpQZMgY2hFuDllT3gH2ynNBnF02VFPF_7I1CHPaLr25qIyz-icsT5_FlLAATowa5BDBQbRTeVMJYTs2mM5fXVMMZSbIlCCvBqNrSvyOPpmU/s400/BS+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6goo4g0ooObW1rApiD_BiMLDChp3MIZa-KkQxx6j_BTlzTvQCJeuPx6QN4_aHJEIBApr5FNCZyFPu8DWPivW6JoJ6looe2R_D9mGZ4n23fdGKj65Vxw_jZWHNcnf1Rytkmcd2BIgYTZ0X/s1600-h/BS+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308387873018762978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6goo4g0ooObW1rApiD_BiMLDChp3MIZa-KkQxx6j_BTlzTvQCJeuPx6QN4_aHJEIBApr5FNCZyFPu8DWPivW6JoJ6looe2R_D9mGZ4n23fdGKj65Vxw_jZWHNcnf1Rytkmcd2BIgYTZ0X/s400/BS+2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgc7e07-3BIfarPjE7mYNIfDsH4dnr7ZEDcM6DcikV9_zzYZmCt50nHbG0sh1wud3_UBPFpA8eQG9wAO5ghidfBATNeK33cWDvk8uyyOmUVKM8NQ4PZXxn3EZQhGLS1tZnGhyHgpIH2Gh/s1600-h/BS+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308387869391874178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgc7e07-3BIfarPjE7mYNIfDsH4dnr7ZEDcM6DcikV9_zzYZmCt50nHbG0sh1wud3_UBPFpA8eQG9wAO5ghidfBATNeK33cWDvk8uyyOmUVKM8NQ4PZXxn3EZQhGLS1tZnGhyHgpIH2Gh/s400/BS+3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Each year at the openin' of trout season, about 3,000 people show up to stand next to another fool, sorry, I mean 'hardy fisherman', to cast their little fly out there and attempt to catch one of these:<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw5eAbUKuoHbvKWXaN4Yb3E6b0X1G4xbx_Bn1xZ1-MVi39bk00xMPdT0Sa75Q4oNQ2bqI-qRNDKEf2HGRvWmsOIa2znipLWLaJ2G1IOjf-NIr-vfXdVkbOcvwV94j1kTK9F_J6I1BCnal/s1600-h/DSC00398.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308386205842192946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw5eAbUKuoHbvKWXaN4Yb3E6b0X1G4xbx_Bn1xZ1-MVi39bk00xMPdT0Sa75Q4oNQ2bqI-qRNDKEf2HGRvWmsOIa2znipLWLaJ2G1IOjf-NIr-vfXdVkbOcvwV94j1kTK9F_J6I1BCnal/s400/DSC00398.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><span style="color:#000000;">Now I like trout but I can't imagine tryin' to fish when 3,000 other fools, sorry, I mean 'hardy fishermen' are castin' their lines in right next to each other. I mean you can see how close everybody was to each other. And these pictures are just showin' a small area of Bennett Springs.<br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />One good thing, they said the trout were bitin'. They said that no sooner did you cast out, your fly was hit and you were haulin' 'er in. Now that sounds good, and good eatin', let me tell ya.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Bennett Springs Park is a beautiful place to visit even if you're not fishin'. There are trails to walk and it is also a fish hatchery so there's fish to see and they sell feed for you to toss out to 'em. CD and I love to run down there on Sunday mornin's to eat breakfast at the old dinin' hall, and then we walk one of the trails. Our granddaughter likes to go too, she likes to feed the fish.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />The springs origin is attributed by the Osage Indians to an earthquake caused by the creator's displeasure with the tribe. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">The first white settler's came in 1837 and built the first of several Mill's at the falls. Through the years Bennett Springs was home to grist mills, flour mills and saw mills.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Bennett Springs is located in the Spring Valley of the Niangua River. Water comes up from a spring that pumps out over 100 million gallons per day. The spring basin is 50 feet in diameter and divers have gone down 80 feet in depth and 13 feet in length before the water's velocity becomes so great that they can go no further.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />These pictures were taken this past summer at the end of June.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4HC5fPojf2IIG0s2P4jsj3YBgfHdySlVRpBJjXhcptWiClBvO80xZLq3FnA1iSkAnZnbeMWRfVGD8MIPhqk1KutboZ9QWTm4KbGwvGnQWQr0DAMiF5T533DgPc3OI7JgbeaiUgvJInHl/s1600-h/DSC00384.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308386197053447810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4HC5fPojf2IIG0s2P4jsj3YBgfHdySlVRpBJjXhcptWiClBvO80xZLq3FnA1iSkAnZnbeMWRfVGD8MIPhqk1KutboZ9QWTm4KbGwvGnQWQr0DAMiF5T533DgPc3OI7JgbeaiUgvJInHl/s400/DSC00384.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">The pictures of the trout were taken at one of the hatchery tanks.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8XbE-Tv_ZjC245XO9MB35HWveVs0m2CaBo3-j_mUTG9u-kGQ0OWJkpjC293boZ5uwEOqSQck1uMJbx7EbBPp3g2LCwQxmAydXkGGS5WvOACsjE-hI5rmgxnk7oMvnn8HbfnvIQCxVfLq/s1600-h/DSC00387.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385960860750562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm8XbE-Tv_ZjC245XO9MB35HWveVs0m2CaBo3-j_mUTG9u-kGQ0OWJkpjC293boZ5uwEOqSQck1uMJbx7EbBPp3g2LCwQxmAydXkGGS5WvOACsjE-hI5rmgxnk7oMvnn8HbfnvIQCxVfLq/s400/DSC00387.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWHf7BIGjkPjOj-_yU6zmid6PiFjXi6oXaOpJNJ7qHDwz8R06T9wIkVpjvaEUaNE0hxCzx96oiYYmUanXlKiCS1fSd1nXbNl8ikoaaA5rRw21F0DDHVDhOU5di-HtMZSF5vTGGTxeLCam/s1600-h/DSC00385.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385952206249650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWHf7BIGjkPjOj-_yU6zmid6PiFjXi6oXaOpJNJ7qHDwz8R06T9wIkVpjvaEUaNE0hxCzx96oiYYmUanXlKiCS1fSd1nXbNl8ikoaaA5rRw21F0DDHVDhOU5di-HtMZSF5vTGGTxeLCam/s400/DSC00385.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is a walkway that runs beside some of the hatchery tanks and there are different sizes in each one.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XszDgOvFxweQ2iW0SETBxIC2SBHjFtV1-A_On1FfrolQAXKC-odxMtBTN3t9o3U1MjWH2QGSncWZvqDNwMx-u8AeRkvonE7QqxFdk9xpbb4YRBTVYyWiOxtccVwCyPc8kniRXLIcsfQb/s1600-h/DSC00392.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385951269513826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XszDgOvFxweQ2iW0SETBxIC2SBHjFtV1-A_On1FfrolQAXKC-odxMtBTN3t9o3U1MjWH2QGSncWZvqDNwMx-u8AeRkvonE7QqxFdk9xpbb4YRBTVYyWiOxtccVwCyPc8kniRXLIcsfQb/s400/DSC00392.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Toss a handful of food in and they go into feedin' frenzy mode. The top of the water here is usually smooth as glass, the fish have it churned up tryin' to get the food. Granddaughter says they act like a bunch of sharks. She says she would not want to fall in there. I wouldn't either!<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TV0qq4hLxZ9z9rLrSrb5P2qzeFH-DRTzFGtnhxj2hDiG_EpBTcT_1UzQA6o3Wfy3fRAx-dkVM_gw9elZI2LCvEqMKfBO6PQnu7cbWoQU7E6N-hDtsfvBEh5E2mChhgtLp84IKu473Uzl/s1600-h/DSC00356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385942997726706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TV0qq4hLxZ9z9rLrSrb5P2qzeFH-DRTzFGtnhxj2hDiG_EpBTcT_1UzQA6o3Wfy3fRAx-dkVM_gw9elZI2LCvEqMKfBO6PQnu7cbWoQU7E6N-hDtsfvBEh5E2mChhgtLp84IKu473Uzl/s400/DSC00356.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is a picture I took from above the falls lookin' down to the bridge below the falls.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfL-rZIqBHtFk6GcDvF0QwabguqOUFGSgdP-Qz4xsE8bkvryTvJ5zy2hnWKj3QYkfE2fh-VfLzWKP98DXdOz8s-T5Jdnib4641uOBuewcAT31J13dsyA3UzPdta-Djd1thvG2zEFZqWNr/s1600-h/DSC00374.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385937289386994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIfL-rZIqBHtFk6GcDvF0QwabguqOUFGSgdP-Qz4xsE8bkvryTvJ5zy2hnWKj3QYkfE2fh-VfLzWKP98DXdOz8s-T5Jdnib4641uOBuewcAT31J13dsyA3UzPdta-Djd1thvG2zEFZqWNr/s400/DSC00374.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">The bank is steep in this area so they built steps for the fools, sorry, I mean 'hardy fishermen' to get down to the water. Really cool steps.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-PW0iZLcTg3VuYI9JAxkwawE2qWZ39Aka8VMdeJ3BqEnWMRvvj7aRB94MQd12pPP3cwasLGXFeSKUkKO_7wXjL7qI_Y7o0QG_vw-pywtabXcbba6_cZsYBvGAT3rK31usk8Z5NThUAyw/s1600-h/DSC00377.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385441264234626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-PW0iZLcTg3VuYI9JAxkwawE2qWZ39Aka8VMdeJ3BqEnWMRvvj7aRB94MQd12pPP3cwasLGXFeSKUkKO_7wXjL7qI_Y7o0QG_vw-pywtabXcbba6_cZsYBvGAT3rK31usk8Z5NThUAyw/s400/DSC00377.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Here's below the falls lookin' back up.<br /></span><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD9D2reR8WB74Lz4qsDODEnpY9eHvBZgfqu9qpmeIv0HCQc96jafpsgvs8rinyhhtI3GkRVBOC7sE4_b1PMeILUX5qsDySF5JpkU9aDokwS7yg0-3wClRm_dyPuih89tiEyP1j2WPzBkp/s1600-h/DSC00369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385435905544738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyD9D2reR8WB74Lz4qsDODEnpY9eHvBZgfqu9qpmeIv0HCQc96jafpsgvs8rinyhhtI3GkRVBOC7sE4_b1PMeILUX5qsDySF5JpkU9aDokwS7yg0-3wClRm_dyPuih89tiEyP1j2WPzBkp/s400/DSC00369.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Brave fool, sorry, 'hardy fisherman' standing on that slippery wall.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjWUl0aN8AkP-KXFqjrwPBXQnL0bmQttAKKTGvtwC3ReF29lBgJs5-CzUkV-RfseJduIaS45aYyWOheb0A2QLCFqvu9Q7mJ9YiqC-ZgfUXzbHsqdaGB4se7zq-Ui9XbmGITz5bv5kX-YT/s1600-h/DSC00358.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385425399876178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFjWUl0aN8AkP-KXFqjrwPBXQnL0bmQttAKKTGvtwC3ReF29lBgJs5-CzUkV-RfseJduIaS45aYyWOheb0A2QLCFqvu9Q7mJ9YiqC-ZgfUXzbHsqdaGB4se7zq-Ui9XbmGITz5bv5kX-YT/s400/DSC00358.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJEebBN7Em6qcj6KGQCHNiGsDjKM48qyIOUZ1KnAEXQ1bvxJdkoWn6OJ6WfFHhn4Qa-p9AUyfzmavw97QqNwJDDcpeW240ciNoio1VZddlpzmjTDt1d5vAGaBZL2lLzJVRSDlheblzrSb/s1600-h/DSC00359.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385423035213858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJEebBN7Em6qcj6KGQCHNiGsDjKM48qyIOUZ1KnAEXQ1bvxJdkoWn6OJ6WfFHhn4Qa-p9AUyfzmavw97QqNwJDDcpeW240ciNoio1VZddlpzmjTDt1d5vAGaBZL2lLzJVRSDlheblzrSb/s400/DSC00359.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Brave. I mean when you're walkin' across a place like this, not only is the water force tryin' to sweep you away, but it's slicker than snot!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1HPkqVxmydeN04utXemGISit5zvCsNqMdkpvvoLYbrBkTPQnS2uZQvLFN_Im0-gAj4FbIBEbNIyPOJ7wua9cW4L3I_TSdmpUNm1jhrg9hzwnz_Mo7BHpmd0L5rR7uO2G8kLLOhbeLtVy/s1600-h/DSC00365.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385418217746306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1HPkqVxmydeN04utXemGISit5zvCsNqMdkpvvoLYbrBkTPQnS2uZQvLFN_Im0-gAj4FbIBEbNIyPOJ7wua9cW4L3I_TSdmpUNm1jhrg9hzwnz_Mo7BHpmd0L5rR7uO2G8kLLOhbeLtVy/s400/DSC00365.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ITQLthXyVTEdOHmRDtdai2B6ZxsifQq5zGsx6HzmxL_8oVTiSzYWt21s1xRuSSn7F8IplThMXOsDzPEHKH9H4yLMQHd6rKihCeDTNVuQczakskoCX0iyglTPbDavRl3EgNzum5oqiOxC/s1600-h/DSC00354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385021029710146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ITQLthXyVTEdOHmRDtdai2B6ZxsifQq5zGsx6HzmxL_8oVTiSzYWt21s1xRuSSn7F8IplThMXOsDzPEHKH9H4yLMQHd6rKihCeDTNVuQczakskoCX0iyglTPbDavRl3EgNzum5oqiOxC/s400/DSC00354.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is back up from the falls. It's much more tranquil and peaceful here.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tpNeyN942nqA2hatrZzfcwbNTi-ZBCNxWUT2DeDc4XCOV8oQmaWDMRXNZRItmHjE-pAg_92JDWRhwp-4tD87ztGEmBN79SSeiMO_bgG_-V3Atq67CgOPT1FL6cABk8rUQrOMmQzZQROI/s1600-h/DSC00355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385011923395970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tpNeyN942nqA2hatrZzfcwbNTi-ZBCNxWUT2DeDc4XCOV8oQmaWDMRXNZRItmHjE-pAg_92JDWRhwp-4tD87ztGEmBN79SSeiMO_bgG_-V3Atq67CgOPT1FL6cABk8rUQrOMmQzZQROI/s400/DSC00355.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Back up the spring from the falls. I like this picture. I could be one of those fools, sorry, 'hardy fishermen' out there. I love to fish.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0906bdVTko-YkjjUpPvGCE-jCRH5vr1m5GRIkiNoKZAJtzIXJRMvg1FAb7zs7UVqSKjo-5rGMM1M3pAMpNfl7OUBzYTSnTsVJvJB998roALfjMc6jbkicXey2Iyr3hPfsJqMx1LR327T/s1600-h/DSC00422.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385010641796882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0906bdVTko-YkjjUpPvGCE-jCRH5vr1m5GRIkiNoKZAJtzIXJRMvg1FAb7zs7UVqSKjo-5rGMM1M3pAMpNfl7OUBzYTSnTsVJvJB998roALfjMc6jbkicXey2Iyr3hPfsJqMx1LR327T/s400/DSC00422.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Back up the spring it is like a different place. So calm and you can fish here too. You can actually stand on the bank and see the trout swimmin' around, the water is crystal clear.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevVN5fxlbGhoALM0i5L-l9oYC64osYlySSyuYvQ-xQD_EVWmgn2Bs8-K1ipBlDJpiJ2Bb5xPIUpdAl45ierE9hW8Z5WI0BElR_9VX1cZutxhXXCQhXZKmrR1Mk3-aEDiyy_JLJPgZR51F/s1600-h/DSC00424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308385001376825986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevVN5fxlbGhoALM0i5L-l9oYC64osYlySSyuYvQ-xQD_EVWmgn2Bs8-K1ipBlDJpiJ2Bb5xPIUpdAl45ierE9hW8Z5WI0BElR_9VX1cZutxhXXCQhXZKmrR1Mk3-aEDiyy_JLJPgZR51F/s400/DSC00424.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yAyjy6w6kOBD_de6KyfVi46j6PhnOFf95QrBM01iqLcx8k3yawFTZHv5MEXg9KgrT_vtxbmy_LdKW24P-8nzDgmmtXKmo-WAJWgH6576-IXT4gQZxD-Gn6KGkbNv3upcxMBHnnU1hMJS/s1600-h/DSC00426.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384991385355330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yAyjy6w6kOBD_de6KyfVi46j6PhnOFf95QrBM01iqLcx8k3yawFTZHv5MEXg9KgrT_vtxbmy_LdKW24P-8nzDgmmtXKmo-WAJWgH6576-IXT4gQZxD-Gn6KGkbNv3upcxMBHnnU1hMJS/s400/DSC00426.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Isn't this a neat buildin'? I always thought this was a gauge house but my hubby said he didn't think so. I bet I'm the one who's right!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTf8pHALsdggFUmzALWWwoWSvFAcv0om2vgurq1YLuygJFmH6bu3UbhCXD0V0KObRvRnEVeuSjuU1gEa7-jnptySJaQxJlhHNC-s7HpJrwCZTa5XpwigXhMFZwchskbm6yP5WmuixACnK/s1600-h/DSC00427.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384541931746978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTf8pHALsdggFUmzALWWwoWSvFAcv0om2vgurq1YLuygJFmH6bu3UbhCXD0V0KObRvRnEVeuSjuU1gEa7-jnptySJaQxJlhHNC-s7HpJrwCZTa5XpwigXhMFZwchskbm6yP5WmuixACnK/s400/DSC00427.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> There is a pavilion built up above spring for sittin' and eatin'.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />The town that was first built in this valley was known as Brice. There is still a church and a couple of other buildin's that I think was part of the town.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Here are some old pictures of the old mills, there are no mills left here, the last one burned down in 1944.</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK6xBSqlYYYlwAcIJrhyphenhyphen_CKfqMjEkVuZ7zXKq17oZdCQib8O6jv2T_WA2lh89iuiqwJRidFFUJ0n_SvfvL-NohBxZZPYl6a_b3hGDnGD4lSSRrH0E2c223qcbOvYgeo9_pn-iAhnpRfYu/s1600-h/Picture+of+Bennett+Springs+mill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384533545753522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPK6xBSqlYYYlwAcIJrhyphenhyphen_CKfqMjEkVuZ7zXKq17oZdCQib8O6jv2T_WA2lh89iuiqwJRidFFUJ0n_SvfvL-NohBxZZPYl6a_b3hGDnGD4lSSRrH0E2c223qcbOvYgeo9_pn-iAhnpRfYu/s400/Picture+of+Bennett+Springs+mill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CvI2ZOhe3-PrmHk9ggug5XamjJ24juw7eh1AwF1uw9O7b2Ho8x_AS2nAUENXJBXFNG2wzA82j4G3gajAZx7tr3-I03z1vQXyxpYnQVtqv46gte5fDhyuclzPTVCGS0bZVLsO_jBMikDQ/s1600-h/Pictrure+of+Brice.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384529251666514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CvI2ZOhe3-PrmHk9ggug5XamjJ24juw7eh1AwF1uw9O7b2Ho8x_AS2nAUENXJBXFNG2wzA82j4G3gajAZx7tr3-I03z1vQXyxpYnQVtqv46gte5fDhyuclzPTVCGS0bZVLsO_jBMikDQ/s400/Pictrure+of+Brice.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">An old picture of the settlement of Brice.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLGdHPvvjx7pom7kkiSTtpJGZdlSAri45roLUBLo8K9uAL01vdlOkyBV439oVfX5-sJGm2rfyiYo9trICJ918gcgOHBvwaBUk3gZ5I7fCvobpirDZozmoXRcquyWG90aXwy5ReI452NFJ/s1600-h/Mill+picture+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384523475423554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLGdHPvvjx7pom7kkiSTtpJGZdlSAri45roLUBLo8K9uAL01vdlOkyBV439oVfX5-sJGm2rfyiYo9trICJ918gcgOHBvwaBUk3gZ5I7fCvobpirDZozmoXRcquyWG90aXwy5ReI452NFJ/s400/Mill+picture+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETqlMCxZaq0Rzb-qCOKvu45ntkw2AMlqYozF5yWnqLhsq4-4WEIR5ec6ZKINHW2_Ogt6WJ6xR8UCvnGiMk6d9WHTlBrMOD_PyXPorwoZhKISZuyFw9oN95Q-d2uhtiFbx6PinDDnEvFtQ/s1600-h/Mill+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308384515756135330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETqlMCxZaq0Rzb-qCOKvu45ntkw2AMlqYozF5yWnqLhsq4-4WEIR5ec6ZKINHW2_Ogt6WJ6xR8UCvnGiMk6d9WHTlBrMOD_PyXPorwoZhKISZuyFw9oN95Q-d2uhtiFbx6PinDDnEvFtQ/s400/Mill+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">More old pictures of some of the mills built on this spring.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhhWAG514FLoKrkOICL3GIPCSPHjgT3RJzxRdojjnJ_u_GwkGwgXZ_msNkf2s-S13xnrxsB9loAzPnNlv8lQ9rZWIYiJYOb4uPD8L26Df4ZMHE9hur4h5hvaim5WiyzNEkG2DH7KMIuVI/s1600-h/stream.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308383805193768962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhhWAG514FLoKrkOICL3GIPCSPHjgT3RJzxRdojjnJ_u_GwkGwgXZ_msNkf2s-S13xnrxsB9loAzPnNlv8lQ9rZWIYiJYOb4uPD8L26Df4ZMHE9hur4h5hvaim5WiyzNEkG2DH7KMIuVI/s400/stream.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Here's a picture of the old mill stream leadin' to the mill in the distance.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYCO9eW_JXJXrkYwWyGdju7SHG4EHFIYTzcvSrQZNFfDBILljghKsxs61esQf-KRDPZr-FYn6ucexMxnkHankRJU9txlBolFVJ6BLPlWGv2IIC2p-j3NrCKV4UQEnG7LOJuqFpJF4ObSB/s1600-h/Dining+Hall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308383802965035042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYCO9eW_JXJXrkYwWyGdju7SHG4EHFIYTzcvSrQZNFfDBILljghKsxs61esQf-KRDPZr-FYn6ucexMxnkHankRJU9txlBolFVJ6BLPlWGv2IIC2p-j3NrCKV4UQEnG7LOJuqFpJF4ObSB/s400/Dining+Hall.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Here is an old picture of the dinin' hall. You can still eat here and they have great food, some of the best fried chicken and fried trout.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxtFPLOhFjKt3lYsDpZ4ZH2AOmchWhgFOicwj3EOGaJPBG0XCjrdYx5jIlMl_F0VddtQmfpZBeabJaS4feP3RJ8U-ALN5fomG8b8UrKY5BA7sWWOdcrFg3S0GkhTBx1pBA6pChM69SUsG/s1600-h/bennetonspringbr+hole.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308383799783548098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxtFPLOhFjKt3lYsDpZ4ZH2AOmchWhgFOicwj3EOGaJPBG0XCjrdYx5jIlMl_F0VddtQmfpZBeabJaS4feP3RJ8U-ALN5fomG8b8UrKY5BA7sWWOdcrFg3S0GkhTBx1pBA6pChM69SUsG/s400/bennetonspringbr+hole.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Here's an old picture of the spring hole. You can see it in the back ground.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9FeDm60JamBA7XxSRRRmgJVEuC-eRTobiIlgORqzVG1hpAA8NJnXtaf1PpgJ009s3_Q2nTKEeQOyWcumH41BT9_DGpaWaW5IQHWxse62CofEZFynBPf_6qKRojLVz9PwgLV8mnp2QT1F/s1600-h/bennettthespringc517+Hole2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308383795463350738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9FeDm60JamBA7XxSRRRmgJVEuC-eRTobiIlgORqzVG1hpAA8NJnXtaf1PpgJ009s3_Q2nTKEeQOyWcumH41BT9_DGpaWaW5IQHWxse62CofEZFynBPf_6qKRojLVz9PwgLV8mnp2QT1F/s400/bennettthespringc517+Hole2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Here's another old picture of the spring hole. The Indians called it "Eye of the Sacred One".</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><span style="color:#000000;"><div><br />Well I hope you've enjoyed my pictures of Bennett Springs State Park, I hope you get to come and visit some day. It is such a pretty place and the fishin' is great. I promise I won't call you a 'fool'.</div><div></div><div><br />Here's one more picture of one of the old mill's race wheel. I love this picture. It just makes me want to be there.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXfZuSgFd2WzpOJehkM8X0LK03DApFccAqT_4_yyf1O8_w7DjyqTiHzjopGBRdlTmzKfYzuas99v9rbV0wr4Tb7uT-G9gNKf7D0QIDbPe-nRuzb6ecDYtWzcPvxkSKxUutFh6XQpwmGU0/s1600-h/oldmillwheelbspark.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308383789704327570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXfZuSgFd2WzpOJehkM8X0LK03DApFccAqT_4_yyf1O8_w7DjyqTiHzjopGBRdlTmzKfYzuas99v9rbV0wr4Tb7uT-G9gNKf7D0QIDbPe-nRuzb6ecDYtWzcPvxkSKxUutFh6XQpwmGU0/s400/oldmillwheelbspark.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Youn's come back dreckly now, ya hear? </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Rebel</span><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-47511760643076331012009-02-26T19:07:00.004-06:002009-02-26T19:50:26.105-06:00CAN YOU HEAR THE FROGS?<span style="color:#000000;">Whoa, rain is beatin' against the windows and they're rattlin' from the wind blowin' against 'em, I think we're havin' a Spring time storm here. We've got a tornado warnin' in the county just east of us. It was windy and cloudy here all day but the temps were in the low 70's so it was pretty nice out.<br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I went for a walk around our hay field, earlier in the day. I mow walkin' paths around it all summer and it makes it easy to walk all year long, and I could hear the frogs carryin' on. I love that noise. It's a good Spring/Summer sound The tree frogs and cicadas are two of my favorite summer time sounds. I also like the little brown shell of a body the cicadas shed after comin' up from the ground. My granddaughter loves to look for them and she puts them in a box or bucket and saves them. She's funny.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I love the sound of kids playin' outside in warm weather and the sound of lawnmowers, other than mine, off in the distance, and the smell of fresh cut grass.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I love the smell of fresh cut hay and there is hardly a prettier site than a freshly cut hayfield with bales of hay sittin' out across it. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">There are so many memories, things we do or sounds we hear that we associate with Summer. What are your favorites? What makes you feel like Summer has truly arrived?</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-37380242422188689922009-02-25T18:28:00.000-06:002009-02-25T18:29:00.277-06:00GOT CAUGHT!<span style="color:#000000;">Sorry it's been so long since I've posted anything new. I thought we were goin' to avoid the flu bug this year but, alas, it caught my hubby.<br /><br />Now I don't know about your husband's, but when mine gets sick he acts like he's dyin'. I take good lovin' care of him, I drop everything and am at his beck and call, but I have to admit, he's a big baby!<br /><br />I've always said that when, if anyone in the family is gonna get sick, I'd rather it be me or if it's gotta be someone else, the kids. Not the hubby. He moans and groans and acts like nobody is ever as sick as he is. It's kinda funny comin' from such a big man guy. He's always the tough one and he rarely whines about anythin'. I usually have to get on to him about lettin' a cut or scrape go without doctorin' it. But let him actually get down sick......<br /><br />So, I guess, since he rarely carries on about anythin', he's entitled.<br />I guess.</span>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-155649971678232932009-02-18T23:15:00.000-06:002009-02-18T23:15:38.528-06:00THE HAUNTED CRESCENT HOTEL<span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I'll never forget the first time I saw the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It was in 1967, I was just a kid and we drove to Arkansas to see the 'Christ of the Ozarks'. The more than 67 foot tall statue sits atop Magnetic Mountain overlookin' the Victorian town of Eureka Springs. It is in the park of the amphitheater of the 'Great Passion Play'. My mom had been wantin' to go see the statue since they had erected it the year before.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg843cZoKJkaZoNMa6tP6JXRIUWa6RYWVYge9YVAOsGFmduNYkItq-n1QUZ_mZzaf3DfNO8WUru18RPOitdGoDY1BqcSHjqtvCy4Qt37g_JwuIumQyAOD0kyz0k-7gNrN2iEZt9yBGONCL1/s1600-h/250px-09-02-06--ChristofOzarks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348148603736210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 328px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg843cZoKJkaZoNMa6tP6JXRIUWa6RYWVYge9YVAOsGFmduNYkItq-n1QUZ_mZzaf3DfNO8WUru18RPOitdGoDY1BqcSHjqtvCy4Qt37g_JwuIumQyAOD0kyz0k-7gNrN2iEZt9yBGONCL1/s400/250px-09-02-06--ChristofOzarks.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Now, as impressive as the statue is, I only had eyes for one thing. The Crescent Hotel. The mountain we were on top of was above the town but on the next mountain over sat this huge buildin' that looked like somethin' out of a movie. I remember askin' my Dad a million questions about the hotel and I begged for us to drive over to it so I could check it out. I was told maybe another time. I never forgot it.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnyq4PT0SUWU7IfLdlcbwuECwZyQYEeuf3_wX2aG1S-0vRvSCEaRkgcVUQVJWK-pjVz5FBXxF_t5QuIMrfxShwIUvrSLXFVBUdUdalEijPU4RBjmu7xe49vOJcoDISW0tLzbgBqVMlKcp/s1600-h/CrescentHotel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348147032397490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnyq4PT0SUWU7IfLdlcbwuECwZyQYEeuf3_wX2aG1S-0vRvSCEaRkgcVUQVJWK-pjVz5FBXxF_t5QuIMrfxShwIUvrSLXFVBUdUdalEijPU4RBjmu7xe49vOJcoDISW0tLzbgBqVMlKcp/s400/CrescentHotel.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is an old picture taken when it was first built. Pretty impressive, huh? Especially sittin' out in the middle of Hillbilly Land, USA.</span></div><div></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1DUvCQ3GDsDl4MMGnKR_eY4W2FU-BJaVbj3d974AjupwfNhFXrfbzrk7J2bVjTP-34e4ML_ViTwWusWbX4plO-T9Qu2rNe-WS2xkhpbLw_Mkerc_8dxPAlpqk2q4rdXFzk-zQ803X_5k/s1600-h/1886+photo+of+Crescent+on+Crescent+mtn..jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348150018147810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1DUvCQ3GDsDl4MMGnKR_eY4W2FU-BJaVbj3d974AjupwfNhFXrfbzrk7J2bVjTP-34e4ML_ViTwWusWbX4plO-T9Qu2rNe-WS2xkhpbLw_Mkerc_8dxPAlpqk2q4rdXFzk-zQ803X_5k/s400/1886+photo+of+Crescent+on+Crescent+mtn..jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> I think this is probably what it looked like when I saw it in the '60's.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKNaYu_UloZtNhwj2MVLpOSq9T6qhPaEf_9P7e22pBLXu_0X54rrXNZQQEprW2L2zNEqdmshMOM2wbLu0_xnxg1EQNOcgl7BMOL_8gj3LgA-_NtpppihThPjQUioYbpn8-9xYHaGpzluW/s1600-h/Far+off+view+of+Crescent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348142232305810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKNaYu_UloZtNhwj2MVLpOSq9T6qhPaEf_9P7e22pBLXu_0X54rrXNZQQEprW2L2zNEqdmshMOM2wbLu0_xnxg1EQNOcgl7BMOL_8gj3LgA-_NtpppihThPjQUioYbpn8-9xYHaGpzluW/s400/Far+off+view+of+Crescent.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is a view of it today lookin' from the mountain 'The Christ of the Ozarks' sits on.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltunMA30rvJmpw9DqqPPGZmb6DevDZuY4139Qa1UF_65A9lN4sKtLp8HYmD3LMB7RV9LHyyl3WGEwK4EsXVUTaZAnX1R_wXoM1kN2ObNN9v0jiyP0s-9mnKniXi9kTnQ4OgrIRkUFxwf9/s1600-h/hotel-front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304348145769521586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltunMA30rvJmpw9DqqPPGZmb6DevDZuY4139Qa1UF_65A9lN4sKtLp8HYmD3LMB7RV9LHyyl3WGEwK4EsXVUTaZAnX1R_wXoM1kN2ObNN9v0jiyP0s-9mnKniXi9kTnQ4OgrIRkUFxwf9/s400/hotel-front.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">This is a current photo of the 'Grand Old Lady of the Ozarks'.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />She has 78 guest rooms, a 4th floor bar with a balcony, a ballroom, crystal dining room, and many other rooms such as a rec room. Oh, and yes, a morgue.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />And she's haunted.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />She's touted as bein' 'America's Most Haunted Hotel'.<br />The Sci-Fi channel's Ghost Hunters has an episode where they visited her, and they got some ghostly apparition on film.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Before any of this ghost stuff was talked about, my husband and I stayed at the Crescent in 1979, my first visit. It was beautiful. I love old places and the Crescent did not disappoint me. There was a little room off of the front entryway that held the museum of the hotel with pictures galore. It told how it was built from 1884 to 1886 by the Eureka Springs Improvement Company and Frisco Railroad.<br /><br />The first 15 years it was an exclusive year round resort hotel caterin' to the rich and famous. People traveled from all over the country to take in the waters from the town's natural springs, to hopefully ease and cure ailments. Business boomed from 1902 to 1907, but the latter part of 1907, the hotel closed when the waters were found to not have curative powers and the springs lost the interest of the wealthier class. The next 60 years were not good ones for the Crescent.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />In 1908 the hotel opened as a college for young women. After the school closed in the 1920's, the hotel was reopened as a Summer resort.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">In 1937, the hotel was turned into a cancer hospital. I remember sayin' to my husband, "Ooooo, I bet this place has some ghosts. Can you imagine how many people have died here?" </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">The hospital closed, in 1940, after it was discovered that the doctor who opened it was practicin' without a license.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />The Crescent Hotel reopened in 1946 and has slowly been restored through out the years by various owners.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />We have stayed at the Crescent six times through the years, sometimes goin' by ourselves or with friends and family. One particular time we went with my brother and sister-in-law. We stayed in connectin' rooms and sat up half the night playin' cards and havin' a blast.<br />About 3 o'clock in the mornin', SIL and I decided we had the munchies and were goin ' to go to the lobby and hit a vendin' machine we had seen earlier. We had rooms on the second floor, and as we're walkin' down the hallway I'm tellin' SIL the history on the place, about it bein' a girls school and one of the girls supposedly hangin' herself (I was tryin' to scare SIL, and it was workin'). I told her it had been a cancer hospital and LOT'S of people had died there. When we got to the lobby there was one young guy workin' the desk, we said hi and went on to get our goodies. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Now this place is totally quiet. Nothin' goin' on anywhere. No other people about. We're back on the second floor headin' to our room at the opposite end of the place, I bring back up all the ghosts who must inhabit the place. About this time, directly behind us is this noise. I don't know how to describe it except it was like an evil ugly monster makin' some kind of unearthly sound.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">My SIL and I both let out blood curdlin' screams. I mean BLOOD CURDLIN', and we ran, both of us screamin' down the hall to our room. About the time we get to the door, we're hearin' my husband laughin' his _ _ _ off. He was the monster in the hall. About 10 minutes later, after I finish beatin' on my husband, we looked out into the hallway. No one was up and about, no cute guy workin' the desk upstairs checkin' on us, nothin'. Now I know there had to be some people sittin' straight up in their beds . I happen to believe this is when all the ghost stories started. hee hee</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><span style="color:#000000;"><div><br />Now when you stay at the Crescent Hotel they give you the option of takin' their haunted tours. The rooms of 218, 202, 424 and 419 are suppose to be their most haunted. There is suppose to be a nurse who walks the hallways and a cancer patient who introduces herself to guests and housekeepers. I think that most of the hauntin's are suppose to be connected to the cancer hospital period of the hotel. The man who operated it was evil, they now know. Some say he did experiments on poor sick people sufferin' from cancer.</div><div><br /><br />There are legends of dozens of human skeletons secreted in the walls somewhere within the place and jars of preserved body parts. These have never been found.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />I haven't been there in a few years and when I stayed there last the haunted tours were not offered. I had a friend and her husband take the tour but nothin' happened. You get to take the tour around midnight to add to the spookiness.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Would I stay at the Crescent again after hearin' about all of the ghost activity. You betcha, in a minute. I love the place. And hey I figure, as loud as my SIL and I screamed that night, we probably scared some ghosts. I have some pictures I took years ago and when I dig them out I'll post 'em. But it may be a while, they are really packed away.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />They say whatever the reason for the strange happinin's, the Crescent Hotel remains one of the South's most visited spots.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />It also remains haunted.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">Rebel</span></div><div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com224tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-84248483806338371632009-02-17T15:48:00.000-06:002009-02-17T15:49:02.985-06:00'BEST COOK IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD'<span style="color:#000000;">If you have memories like mine about your Grandma, then you know what I'm talkin' about. There is no food like Grandma's. Most of my memories of Grandma are of her in the kitchen, performin' only the magic that Grandma could do. Now my Mom was a great cook but there was just somethin' about Grandma's food. Maybe it was the fact that she always made your favorites when you came to stay. Now that I am a Grandma I do the same thing. When my Granddaughter comes to stay she has favorites that I know I need to fix while she is here. She was here this past weekend and I made some of her all time favorites (she informs me these are her <strong>all</strong> time fav's, but she has many more she says). </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I love the fact that when the yungin gets here, one of the things she quickly asks is , "Gamaw, you got sum'ndeet?" I love it! I'm a Grandma and I can give her wonderful memories of Grandma's cookin'. In her eyes I am pertneer the 'Best cook in the whole wide world'. And that is one of my favorite parts of bein' a Grandma.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I thought I'd share some of her favorites with you. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">This salad, I made one Sunday when we all got together for dinner. My Granddaughter was four years old and that itty bitty girl just about ate her weight in this salad. The next time she was over she wanted to know if I had any California salad. It took me a few minutes to figure out what she was talkin' about. My daughter and I never could figure out why she called it California salad, I think it was because she was enamored with the state of California at the time.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">So here is granddaughter's California salad.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVDJXl9tOGqNtJMzgUbcHtoHUn-y2SORCvGtD3Cxvx5233eEPtzED8v02fAes9HW0CH2vRZc2aIHO0KLvsk8uFZBmK41j8-5lx0zJMlGqKeLuyhfph9SJo5uzdQ3DNgrY8WxAtG7goAPs/s1600-h/DSC01389.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854805480990498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVDJXl9tOGqNtJMzgUbcHtoHUn-y2SORCvGtD3Cxvx5233eEPtzED8v02fAes9HW0CH2vRZc2aIHO0KLvsk8uFZBmK41j8-5lx0zJMlGqKeLuyhfph9SJo5uzdQ3DNgrY8WxAtG7goAPs/s400/DSC01389.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">We'll make the dressin' first. You are gonna need:</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/4 cup canola oil</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/4 cup ketchup</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 T. sugar</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 T. rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1 T. lemon juice</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/2 t. paprika</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/4 t. salt</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">1/8 t. black pepper</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GRgyyiyew0-0xvpYgZ6aBKyNOUH7DqeKuitkVZe-U8GoWxM3TFsyMUNeqAWqoyouSxp3lbTbpti4P-r7bK3x_xqdD-duIZMLqdpqvGkeJQoH2ZhDy4_hOdaKx0u2hbJB3InJka8-3Ug9/s1600-h/DSC01337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854802842815746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GRgyyiyew0-0xvpYgZ6aBKyNOUH7DqeKuitkVZe-U8GoWxM3TFsyMUNeqAWqoyouSxp3lbTbpti4P-r7bK3x_xqdD-duIZMLqdpqvGkeJQoH2ZhDy4_hOdaKx0u2hbJB3InJka8-3Ug9/s400/DSC01337.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">In a screw top pint jar combine oil,<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEdv-NK5pFNBOm9AQtNd-HIC12qE6b4bFZg74ur-d3Znp3pvYGSDY6ZTyusJnTNflIc5ngiVdH_f7f8gtMxh2EqNR-9Kv5YkgFF5l0jl6oHm_I147LG7_EqQ1ihar9FRe0JAD8QpEbZt_/s1600-h/DSC01340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854800597937490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEdv-NK5pFNBOm9AQtNd-HIC12qE6b4bFZg74ur-d3Znp3pvYGSDY6ZTyusJnTNflIc5ngiVdH_f7f8gtMxh2EqNR-9Kv5YkgFF5l0jl6oHm_I147LG7_EqQ1ihar9FRe0JAD8QpEbZt_/s400/DSC01340.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">ketchup,<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdPkyV5euWaSVw8UaC5FM2ZOzDTpK-Qvznm19E9hB-yrxirR4JXz_TCss8Xnyz_EobFxomE8rsZJnITPHETn1JR_2GsLi_TzNVeIkfhVzaKcZ1YEEUiD4fhg4W9hTtm0no7sljVkV0OUl/s1600-h/DSC01342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854804067732146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdPkyV5euWaSVw8UaC5FM2ZOzDTpK-Qvznm19E9hB-yrxirR4JXz_TCss8Xnyz_EobFxomE8rsZJnITPHETn1JR_2GsLi_TzNVeIkfhVzaKcZ1YEEUiD4fhg4W9hTtm0no7sljVkV0OUl/s400/DSC01342.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">lemon juice,<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH85e2NOJQy2FoBvFTibYZ2GXAqDIu4uJ0WIaiyf0WpLfgzl8KrZ50AbziOIXdg16nh_zwoNmVOa0C3dPVReIqJczba27iC3yVfnCL_skZrH6CbzHkPuD71wwjYmkNrR1LuzpR5VqyxdAx/s1600-h/DSC01346.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854797138592450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH85e2NOJQy2FoBvFTibYZ2GXAqDIu4uJ0WIaiyf0WpLfgzl8KrZ50AbziOIXdg16nh_zwoNmVOa0C3dPVReIqJczba27iC3yVfnCL_skZrH6CbzHkPuD71wwjYmkNrR1LuzpR5VqyxdAx/s400/DSC01346.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">sugar,<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN-8xFiv9cD2y6ryD4SN4sVtplwvfth7pAqCq59CY4fuByjff1Uf3wFclGIdl8QvRS85qmTt5lspOvyWkkQSBkg4PRNkhBOHXY0RrE9noogvk-cwC9XbcFWYtOlkNKjrtnPVaYZzAzTwU/s1600-h/DSC01348.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854434041777042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN-8xFiv9cD2y6ryD4SN4sVtplwvfth7pAqCq59CY4fuByjff1Uf3wFclGIdl8QvRS85qmTt5lspOvyWkkQSBkg4PRNkhBOHXY0RrE9noogvk-cwC9XbcFWYtOlkNKjrtnPVaYZzAzTwU/s400/DSC01348.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">rice wine vinegar,<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylP10_BBP4Vb0PIzg-UXicUMpfCUrodYHkukSz39KFRAICkjv_gUyoby1jN8T0IicT_nHOw6RpevLmP8Zxg2d7wQk-gp34snTiFj9fPtL_Rx3lmNpFY66q2NWe4GFnApIv9-RM3ohPos5/s1600-h/DSC01350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854433448926354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylP10_BBP4Vb0PIzg-UXicUMpfCUrodYHkukSz39KFRAICkjv_gUyoby1jN8T0IicT_nHOw6RpevLmP8Zxg2d7wQk-gp34snTiFj9fPtL_Rx3lmNpFY66q2NWe4GFnApIv9-RM3ohPos5/s400/DSC01350.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">paprika,<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RQUu1LzpWpIaOxkkvSO6QMVwKYTlwp0CdR4W7rbS3keCljG03KjH6HWjeF-Vc2_3RxNGJI_OvkaXXHmjQy6TJiRdGwFxEZ6AtlEA3UTCKwIaYgVZ1q-ddMv0KE1yxQMyL_kblxR9BWiF/s1600-h/DSC01353.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854427602408978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RQUu1LzpWpIaOxkkvSO6QMVwKYTlwp0CdR4W7rbS3keCljG03KjH6HWjeF-Vc2_3RxNGJI_OvkaXXHmjQy6TJiRdGwFxEZ6AtlEA3UTCKwIaYgVZ1q-ddMv0KE1yxQMyL_kblxR9BWiF/s400/DSC01353.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">salt and</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU5V6Wn5-cTvwHjMIBsL4rbRFXJu3tX5HYf1IZiA8Pq9MxH-GIW9fx6LmvdOdIX6Hxxu5MZBNb5fEFZaa_SDZMAY6pMGYs4baIrXdBTeutrt9XV2GdqudBw9CZaXhlrbNVA-gV29l24Wb/s1600-h/DSC01354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854426861998594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU5V6Wn5-cTvwHjMIBsL4rbRFXJu3tX5HYf1IZiA8Pq9MxH-GIW9fx6LmvdOdIX6Hxxu5MZBNb5fEFZaa_SDZMAY6pMGYs4baIrXdBTeutrt9XV2GdqudBw9CZaXhlrbNVA-gV29l24Wb/s400/DSC01354.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">pepper. I like to use fresh ground black pepper.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUSbr1ZQyPdDh7It9K77Tzn5W0qv28Ycax8Kla5BNHiTtmisTfQniNwjblPkcCIkATQZBL-1kyzpHmOq2Xzd_NBpCPd7laTCWyfimpQvf4jb5VswJw89qr5NRL0LbgyRFwm0Xjh4gcVpv/s1600-h/DSC01357.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854425447772978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUSbr1ZQyPdDh7It9K77Tzn5W0qv28Ycax8Kla5BNHiTtmisTfQniNwjblPkcCIkATQZBL-1kyzpHmOq2Xzd_NBpCPd7laTCWyfimpQvf4jb5VswJw89qr5NRL0LbgyRFwm0Xjh4gcVpv/s400/DSC01357.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Put lid on jar and shake until creamy and well blended.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7XpMWVIHPjCDZBJsUB9vprAeASgyVtvu-BKOD_jkY9tLVOMaIWfATMaPS9f47_37qksHUT580IS4xAVqi9KqHCTR0wJsS1I4VbeOlKSIGPuTFwqEQ8mDQEsyYPC8Y7IUtWHHQ2TXRClk/s1600-h/DSC01380.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854097378875954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7XpMWVIHPjCDZBJsUB9vprAeASgyVtvu-BKOD_jkY9tLVOMaIWfATMaPS9f47_37qksHUT580IS4xAVqi9KqHCTR0wJsS1I4VbeOlKSIGPuTFwqEQ8mDQEsyYPC8Y7IUtWHHQ2TXRClk/s400/DSC01380.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Get you lettuce greens ready in a bowl. About 10 ounces.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVedwzSqCIiSQ0mBLJJ8Myy-uuCFk7Df2l9IAHDhqd1kDPlaxk0o-FkxkJB58H6Gj7MmmbCbqrRp3mdydJGbEDfnq55vf59cjw8lBVW-p9daJzp4JPAmHP3T-gAMTN9DP1SJQeXy-f9qT/s1600-h/DSC01382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854100063697378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVedwzSqCIiSQ0mBLJJ8Myy-uuCFk7Df2l9IAHDhqd1kDPlaxk0o-FkxkJB58H6Gj7MmmbCbqrRp3mdydJGbEDfnq55vf59cjw8lBVW-p9daJzp4JPAmHP3T-gAMTN9DP1SJQeXy-f9qT/s400/DSC01382.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Crunch up about 2-3 handfuls of corn chips.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjlhyphenhyphen2Zz8c88d3urxmHlMdr8laws1Aaeb8pOCOUhMkaVJpwcX_W85wIuIpOfd0Yy1jb-Iq6RxUXO8m2OIkGcnhls5iDEiDq8qf3o6QTTkONz6T8YBHEIIzigAG23ShFBuHf_1ciMKqtAw/s1600-h/DSC01383.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854095842397506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjlhyphenhyphen2Zz8c88d3urxmHlMdr8laws1Aaeb8pOCOUhMkaVJpwcX_W85wIuIpOfd0Yy1jb-Iq6RxUXO8m2OIkGcnhls5iDEiDq8qf3o6QTTkONz6T8YBHEIIzigAG23ShFBuHf_1ciMKqtAw/s400/DSC01383.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Sprinkle about 3/4 cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese over top.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BrHcOW6Xx3EPBs9DlLLeYU6rvwihJL4J61894yhCSI6sLlanKD5Q6m2Gj_L-BketDX-1MET_D1-wPFxIRB2oXLCKLy2jhIq1osnLfaIfj2KMBmABhNgIoeF9SgNcSZzX7vXJFJWjxxMz/s1600-h/DSC01386.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854086335652418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BrHcOW6Xx3EPBs9DlLLeYU6rvwihJL4J61894yhCSI6sLlanKD5Q6m2Gj_L-BketDX-1MET_D1-wPFxIRB2oXLCKLy2jhIq1osnLfaIfj2KMBmABhNgIoeF9SgNcSZzX7vXJFJWjxxMz/s400/DSC01386.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Drizzle dressin' all over the top. Toss all ingredients together.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnbk-ea1XxGjjLqLRQGldSuhLnLIw_4uelC7KF6CdkSBniFANsPbS0_azQPp-F1fS2xV8JSqSqiNxr06ZvTY2hZh_POxuKc5y9PdwuxoEmb2RlOJS4NEkofTD1TMTJCdd70miFTnhTbVW/s1600-h/DSC01387.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303854078678414498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnbk-ea1XxGjjLqLRQGldSuhLnLIw_4uelC7KF6CdkSBniFANsPbS0_azQPp-F1fS2xV8JSqSqiNxr06ZvTY2hZh_POxuKc5y9PdwuxoEmb2RlOJS4NEkofTD1TMTJCdd70miFTnhTbVW/s400/DSC01387.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Now you have a California salad. It is really good. And addictive. Just ask my granddaughter! </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br />This next dish is the only way Granddaughter will eat corn. And it is only eaten at my house. Her mom fixed it one night but Granddaughter said it just didn't taste the same and she didn't want to hurt her mommas feelin's, but she didn't really care for it. What a hoot! My daughter fixed it exactly the same way as I do. That's too funny.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />We call it Indian Corn and I've been fixin' it since I was in high school.</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkFShs_m_oH6XlPxnAG_ooWFO7hbRMwjp5NnX29YMgUAPCJzFYrQ49130vtzBa1kbgFnVloFHM9ZfjdRQ1VZY3gdfUEyyH8WIABOwsoi0SNBGSdhe6waZRAha8H_CBx7cP7aBK24JX5-C/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+2008+185.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303853438866196722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkFShs_m_oH6XlPxnAG_ooWFO7hbRMwjp5NnX29YMgUAPCJzFYrQ49130vtzBa1kbgFnVloFHM9ZfjdRQ1VZY3gdfUEyyH8WIABOwsoi0SNBGSdhe6waZRAha8H_CBx7cP7aBK24JX5-C/s400/Thanksgiving+2008+185.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">For this recipe you are gonna need:</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">4-6 slices of bacon</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1 green pepper or 1/2 green and 1/2 red pepper</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1 bag (10-16 ounces) frozen corn or about 4 cups fresh off the cob</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">2 T. canola oil</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">salt and pepper to taste</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimioaXeYdlRQRiBtpa-FDY_98VdnuzdcNgK-qxGUQ1sHDyL0oukylGro7ubZ16b38JorkEI5iZ3nZVugfDCaGBSVaItZoOKWUzN6Z6zPJYzqJM22RxBhG7ct4t0zVTectlMkAPfnwcWvAS/s1600-h/DSC01432.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303853440037399202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimioaXeYdlRQRiBtpa-FDY_98VdnuzdcNgK-qxGUQ1sHDyL0oukylGro7ubZ16b38JorkEI5iZ3nZVugfDCaGBSVaItZoOKWUzN6Z6zPJYzqJM22RxBhG7ct4t0zVTectlMkAPfnwcWvAS/s400/DSC01432.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Fry your bacon strips crisp. Remove bacon and crumble and set aside. Save 2-3 tablespoons bacon grease in the skillet and to this add 2 tablespoons canola oil.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflRVm2kxo7YOnhqUauL0qdCUjKLtpN1sfcZKxnxLQiU1dybguBtNXNqzQmr-0i9-6_SK1ECSrV6-IIX2RgaLBAijxHqgHXIXMgDFYtJ9q-RL3g8Hfqgr6bDzjTQaYqleaplD6uaM-oQK3/s1600-h/DSC01434.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303853442486876050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflRVm2kxo7YOnhqUauL0qdCUjKLtpN1sfcZKxnxLQiU1dybguBtNXNqzQmr-0i9-6_SK1ECSrV6-IIX2RgaLBAijxHqgHXIXMgDFYtJ9q-RL3g8Hfqgr6bDzjTQaYqleaplD6uaM-oQK3/s400/DSC01434.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Chop up your sweet peppers.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMrwrodyGEglrj_knIwjIGbWCh87vJTiSmqMbxoTtDzX3kplf6Py4m6YRUE1Sk3NDy2Q7CvIe_iy0Ya3uL44ZlypiLnCYEA4tbEYwdppvDi_z6DIVTWIHwVpcTGq8eXk2jvZ4iH60x3pz/s1600-h/DSC01437.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303853436203005346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNMrwrodyGEglrj_knIwjIGbWCh87vJTiSmqMbxoTtDzX3kplf6Py4m6YRUE1Sk3NDy2Q7CvIe_iy0Ya3uL44ZlypiLnCYEA4tbEYwdppvDi_z6DIVTWIHwVpcTGq8eXk2jvZ4iH60x3pz/s400/DSC01437.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Add peppers to grease/oil in skillet and fry over med-high heat about 5 minutes or until crisp tender.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCo16WBXcwF4VnFvK2lzUdFa28uD0iiFfZkeNI3htO-WlR5U8iCa23gg9erVTOpnlq_TBFqYTzdR9aVA8bcbSub8-cqJBxn2XBAYqgDhm_6DGA6ayWSQvvayqQ6LRLl1CVu33GZl4WAxi/s1600-h/Thanksgiving+2008+187.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303853437577002882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCo16WBXcwF4VnFvK2lzUdFa28uD0iiFfZkeNI3htO-WlR5U8iCa23gg9erVTOpnlq_TBFqYTzdR9aVA8bcbSub8-cqJBxn2XBAYqgDhm_6DGA6ayWSQvvayqQ6LRLl1CVu33GZl4WAxi/s400/Thanksgiving+2008+187.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Add your corn, crumbled bacon and the salt and pepper. Continue cookin' until corn is hot, stirrin' frequently. With the frozen and fresh corn you will need to cook about 10 minutes.<br /></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><br />And we are now to the Ham and Cheese Muffins. They are really biscuits but granddaughter calls 'em muffins. Who am I to argue with an angel?<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7lUrL_FDBXNfDQf-CjXZQ1gKiW-3OKedIOk-tYVMp0MI5hp_jaZwD4txQylfBO18GqooHZ-PFpWILteFt-lrIad1gOlffKobzp6wds_nG5MdioDvmodTCGK6jTpNqNxocz0JpaqNSplu/s1600-h/DSC01431.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851914016973570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7lUrL_FDBXNfDQf-CjXZQ1gKiW-3OKedIOk-tYVMp0MI5hp_jaZwD4txQylfBO18GqooHZ-PFpWILteFt-lrIad1gOlffKobzp6wds_nG5MdioDvmodTCGK6jTpNqNxocz0JpaqNSplu/s400/DSC01431.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">These are sooo good.<br />They are even great cold, so they make a good travelin' snack.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />You are gonna need:</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />2 cups flour</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">3 t. bakin' powder</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1 t. salt</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1/2 t. bakin' soda</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1 to 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1/2 cup mayo (I always use the real stuff)</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1 cup finely shredded or chopped, cooked ham</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">1/4 cup milled flax seed<br /><br /></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYwyUQyolijTRKvI1x9IWoDsG0v0OxiE5D9bZy-ZSg7iWX-3W1jGlq_puiBLY6L4Cw4m3RN9J9y4nAUJFth76yDUFVDnqxQDFlYhWXoioUVuntdpIljJ7F756pYkNcS6rqKjiYgWnQFIC/s1600-h/DSC01415.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851906762042898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYwyUQyolijTRKvI1x9IWoDsG0v0OxiE5D9bZy-ZSg7iWX-3W1jGlq_puiBLY6L4Cw4m3RN9J9y4nAUJFth76yDUFVDnqxQDFlYhWXoioUVuntdpIljJ7F756pYkNcS6rqKjiYgWnQFIC/s400/DSC01415.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfYG2ei58lyVmmEL_PPZwZ1ku35e2e8qJon0FgJXrnBbNubWgd2Oadu-aNEMWGqTd-X_mjBai7u5qBUoJBiRaLlfDS9t1OmM5iBmq-lG4VEi476HzM3bi3rpoNZfcW9gdc3_Sd5qc6nEp/s1600-h/DSC01417.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851706688182290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFfYG2ei58lyVmmEL_PPZwZ1ku35e2e8qJon0FgJXrnBbNubWgd2Oadu-aNEMWGqTd-X_mjBai7u5qBUoJBiRaLlfDS9t1OmM5iBmq-lG4VEi476HzM3bi3rpoNZfcW9gdc3_Sd5qc6nEp/s400/DSC01417.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Mix 1 cup buttermilk, mayo, ham and cheese together in small bowl.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETPjAcZzZnqF4t3H-EDWjNSxnPGJ-HNnaSSZJ-8FMBcztPIwbaJag2VMk8S53HyWJin9I2iFhxdLx7Ktq6j3jUTXufL42f937h3lI2drCUi4wDwochAurL13YaCxMThdQkhcQsUMrWCy0/s1600-h/DSC01419.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851704080353506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETPjAcZzZnqF4t3H-EDWjNSxnPGJ-HNnaSSZJ-8FMBcztPIwbaJag2VMk8S53HyWJin9I2iFhxdLx7Ktq6j3jUTXufL42f937h3lI2drCUi4wDwochAurL13YaCxMThdQkhcQsUMrWCy0/s400/DSC01419.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Add buttermilk ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just to moistened addin' more buttermilk to make soft but firm dough.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAQ32w-7kshrS3NH3OxFQ0awUPPkTV0KrszL9pddhj9uRIjlyqO-uGX7eHY4h5fxoAedyagLDj2Iz6EfyF4gi33luQTtQ9yoMR4NggjkCWL2XciuosLGN0-5GALQASb9brGIS7f3fX_cA/s1600-h/DSC01420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851706927884642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAQ32w-7kshrS3NH3OxFQ0awUPPkTV0KrszL9pddhj9uRIjlyqO-uGX7eHY4h5fxoAedyagLDj2Iz6EfyF4gi33luQTtQ9yoMR4NggjkCWL2XciuosLGN0-5GALQASb9brGIS7f3fX_cA/s400/DSC01420.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> I use a small ice cream scoop to dip out the mixture but you can use two spoons.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6M3PUOC-vr5FTQkJsy7tQc8Dy9r_uhy25ArQKAQEGCPyvuE-vCVnWjUioJ4vMT7KkU9BjuJFHxm_X1_DcKxHUIX1RfVUNZed1HGg7lyT5kZH7uZvFmN91G6sCRERdQoEELZ3Tahs4uic/s1600-h/DSC01421.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851703176327810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6M3PUOC-vr5FTQkJsy7tQc8Dy9r_uhy25ArQKAQEGCPyvuE-vCVnWjUioJ4vMT7KkU9BjuJFHxm_X1_DcKxHUIX1RfVUNZed1HGg7lyT5kZH7uZvFmN91G6sCRERdQoEELZ3Tahs4uic/s400/DSC01421.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Place on cookie sheet. I line pan with parchment paper because these things stick, bad.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfBjjfLPTCYqEEJxmP2sKxxK1Mqyo02t37t_aySP5PnJBe3DXGyYvPSsABHMW9eNPy0LevLPSn8FZVk6HEjO0JtoegsSleo0x0mQDDzzADqzHOugmMo_ha0xYS8tdjbWvO0DcveldzfO7/s1600-h/DSC01424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303851701085578066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfBjjfLPTCYqEEJxmP2sKxxK1Mqyo02t37t_aySP5PnJBe3DXGyYvPSsABHMW9eNPy0LevLPSn8FZVk6HEjO0JtoegsSleo0x0mQDDzzADqzHOugmMo_ha0xYS8tdjbWvO0DcveldzfO7/s400/DSC01424.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Bake 16-18 minutes or until 'muffins' are browned in a 425 degree oven. See how the cheese is melted and runs off from biscuit a little? Just break off these baked cheese parts and the cook or granddaughter gets to eat these and nobody else is the wiser.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Now they are gonna be sneakin' these out in their pockets so you may want to make a double batch.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />I went to my granddaughters school to eat lunch with her one day and afterwards I went back to her classroom to meet her teacher. The teacher said, "I'm so glad to finally meet THE BEST COOK IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!"</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />Yep, that's my granddaughter's opinion. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">R.</span><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-11481597347781478192009-02-12T15:10:00.004-06:002009-02-12T15:26:41.969-06:00TRAIL OF TEARS PART 2<span style="color:#000000;">After Tuesday nights devastatin' tornadoes, today is a little quieter. A small, is there such a thing, tornado touched down in Springfield. Nothin' like what Lone Grove, Oklahoma experienced. Those poor people. The death toll right now is at 9 but there are still people unaccounted for. My blogfriend<strong> </strong></span><a href="http://darlenesdays-darlene.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Darlene</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> who lives about 3/4 of a mile away from the hardest hit area, has a few pictures on her web site if you'd like to check it out, go on over there. Please pray for Lone Grove.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;">We drove over to my daughters in Springfield yesterday and drove past some of the damage. We saw a business in her neighborhood that had fence post driven through the walls of the buildin'. I guess 'tis the season is here. The last two years we have had twisters go through my neighborhood and destroy homes and take lives. I've never been afraid of severe weather but when it hits that close to home, ya get a little tense.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Well, I'm postin' the rest of the Trail of Tears pictures. I probably should have made three posts out of this because there are a lot of pictures. I so want you to see everything there because it is so neat and I know it won't be there forever. From some researchin' I've done, I have found out the land is for sale.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">I have googled about this place and not found much info but one of my loyal readers and friend </span><a href="http://mynew30.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Mary</strong></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"> gave me the location of some web sites to check out. Thank you Mary, it helped a lot.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">When I have referred to this place as an amusement park, it wasn't really a park with rides and such. Rather a place, a lot like several places in MO, that you can go to and walk around and see the sites and maybe there would be a gift shop and good food available. But actually, Trail of Tears was a memorial built by Larry Baggett, a local of Jerome, Mo. It was a tribute to the Cherokee Indians plight. </span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">In the Spring of 1838, more than 15,000 Cherokee Indians were forcibly removed from their homes. They were required, or rounded up if you may, by the US Army. They were forced to leave their ancestral lands in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri. They were held in concentration like camps, then they were placed on a death march to Oklahoma. The march lasted nearly a year. Nearly 1/4 of their members perished along the way. They died from cold, hunger and illness.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">The Cherokee called the march, Nunahi - Duna - Dio - Hilu - l or Trail where they cried.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">So now these pictures show what is left of Larry Baggett's tribute to the memory of one of our saddest times in our American history.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;">When I came up over the crest of the hill, here's what awaited me.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx_rgQBGUn2516FqRsd6MlTaTOFpfuJDp2eIj17hkODdKddk-NqMH3B16xQkwopLHRkCKwoN_xs65weGqqz7ogERMgH22j8TWa-NWE63K0i62ojKMuuski_gyISNkqq2kz16-FVcNfGin/s1600-h/DSC02096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975615096735842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx_rgQBGUn2516FqRsd6MlTaTOFpfuJDp2eIj17hkODdKddk-NqMH3B16xQkwopLHRkCKwoN_xs65weGqqz7ogERMgH22j8TWa-NWE63K0i62ojKMuuski_gyISNkqq2kz16-FVcNfGin/s400/DSC02096.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjwpOgV_PGnK7gWdt3JqT2OwY-1DIBhQ7AOcsER9bgw5l35XNumtlvAukN__-oVewmeJkrv0zFQ4nOPFFT4M_fZbCJO-NAO4a6TdzKAV_kvuXIUbSivQO4xniocIiYt9N3ts7M8e4pxdN/s1600-h/DSC02091.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975610660673458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjwpOgV_PGnK7gWdt3JqT2OwY-1DIBhQ7AOcsER9bgw5l35XNumtlvAukN__-oVewmeJkrv0zFQ4nOPFFT4M_fZbCJO-NAO4a6TdzKAV_kvuXIUbSivQO4xniocIiYt9N3ts7M8e4pxdN/s400/DSC02091.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL5uKEVzxEI8cI7QoGAdgyj46XCXjWBguNJg6zLoUiV0KDsmIboikPluAsDgGVM7j2DVnja3fA_vc2KVvLVxfYqEP0YEJHqTKW2J-JrKxFyK3uk4qb47zL498GTjnd_I_wm7KQBxEnILF/s1600-h/DSC02092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975610401672578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQL5uKEVzxEI8cI7QoGAdgyj46XCXjWBguNJg6zLoUiV0KDsmIboikPluAsDgGVM7j2DVnja3fA_vc2KVvLVxfYqEP0YEJHqTKW2J-JrKxFyK3uk4qb47zL498GTjnd_I_wm7KQBxEnILF/s400/DSC02092.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">How cool is this? A stone buildin', octagon shaped!</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sWk99F0UOQdjZw4Hzi0kdODWHZwd16DZaSuyj8hFkNd2JLx5N0E4xI0kpEFaAc1q9vWiKlEL-J9M1lRnj20pQa3HsGKYkpF3dVQojXpS05GZVYCK6l1i8KgTgj5yAX55J8s5Q126iEG5/s1600-h/DSC02097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975320268287106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sWk99F0UOQdjZw4Hzi0kdODWHZwd16DZaSuyj8hFkNd2JLx5N0E4xI0kpEFaAc1q9vWiKlEL-J9M1lRnj20pQa3HsGKYkpF3dVQojXpS05GZVYCK6l1i8KgTgj5yAX55J8s5Q126iEG5/s400/DSC02097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B195fo9wFPoyg2HIgI-Xv1c8Vu1s802bw7RljVVt6JZsa7WeT9X3kQxuf91YLbzgMilwh8yUpWsjFaXC-5039gr4rFqiqXMSpi-JBr1H3uAeobiAzIIHaaz9RSDy6GlGMFIv3kbHsdZ5/s1600-h/DSC02098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975322593330962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_B195fo9wFPoyg2HIgI-Xv1c8Vu1s802bw7RljVVt6JZsa7WeT9X3kQxuf91YLbzgMilwh8yUpWsjFaXC-5039gr4rFqiqXMSpi-JBr1H3uAeobiAzIIHaaz9RSDy6GlGMFIv3kbHsdZ5/s400/DSC02098.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> I looked back over the hill behind me. Doesn't it look like he's chargin' at me? Maybe protectin' his area.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMv0h5YZ2_OuWRrCU3j4QC5WWgkRqn-09SUAs8cGoDIPwAZQrZfLjTbTTgOyCCWsPG6a2uTQjVFNxMBqDkUqn_oKLNgZwb62QhgKQeCEa3v6aAPBXA6S0Y5B-KPPLkPW6UkbdPvWlVHQEN/s1600-h/DSC02099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975317999129250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMv0h5YZ2_OuWRrCU3j4QC5WWgkRqn-09SUAs8cGoDIPwAZQrZfLjTbTTgOyCCWsPG6a2uTQjVFNxMBqDkUqn_oKLNgZwb62QhgKQeCEa3v6aAPBXA6S0Y5B-KPPLkPW6UkbdPvWlVHQEN/s400/DSC02099.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This sign says:</span></div><span style="color:#000000;"><div><br />The east, west Osage, Kickapoo Indian Trail. From Vedigess River in Okla. to St. Louis, MO.<br />Later the pioneer's moved it north 1,000 feet.<br />Looking south you now see old 66 and new I-44.<br />Reference book First 200 years.</div><div></div><div><br />And behind the octagon shaped house is a larger house.</span><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9_-dryURIou8JLm3MYvoNJ5As2bp5GuypaflkEDT_qi5-nMuCdk5Ua-C6hlVckUmuLUftseQcLeg_NSHKXbsx7XxYZXVuZZmK1ivSYhCLAYc5nD4zv5s1N1r-Pk-lHWbAUo6fwfoeU1A/s1600-h/DSC02100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975314185989394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9_-dryURIou8JLm3MYvoNJ5As2bp5GuypaflkEDT_qi5-nMuCdk5Ua-C6hlVckUmuLUftseQcLeg_NSHKXbsx7XxYZXVuZZmK1ivSYhCLAYc5nD4zv5s1N1r-Pk-lHWbAUo6fwfoeU1A/s400/DSC02100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IZn8Xgnh-DgrGMABNtHSTOgGiFMQ4GRvyCUg95lQ6xom5T2TTOawZBc1u25hlqnWPhmWuwO_o12Ye_t3gwaBQGaTOfHtJlKryk041yvd208QQl6B1A68LJ6dqf918VoXdKg_85JQMwmF/s1600-h/DSC02114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301975309878057842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IZn8Xgnh-DgrGMABNtHSTOgGiFMQ4GRvyCUg95lQ6xom5T2TTOawZBc1u25hlqnWPhmWuwO_o12Ye_t3gwaBQGaTOfHtJlKryk041yvd208QQl6B1A68LJ6dqf918VoXdKg_85JQMwmF/s400/DSC02114.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Old rustin' wheelbarrow just sittin' where Mr.Baggett probably left it. He died in 2003.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDGAlbepHyqHGznfMKa0wRKZB03Gbnx9XUDvBvqvjElb4AXVWrVkFfmVMZH7uM3m5X_5XkfPzGJs4XQe9Q7bWY-c1Yc-V5zSAQcnjegfGuucEUjypegDGLlnAskfPFY2KtwPqW3kzzHcP/s1600-h/DSC02113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974775967716290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDGAlbepHyqHGznfMKa0wRKZB03Gbnx9XUDvBvqvjElb4AXVWrVkFfmVMZH7uM3m5X_5XkfPzGJs4XQe9Q7bWY-c1Yc-V5zSAQcnjegfGuucEUjypegDGLlnAskfPFY2KtwPqW3kzzHcP/s400/DSC02113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R7Yc9sSLW-YjpN-xuhX0mmFWYNwag-m99xLfgQIY9m3EU4hihbKKY9N8g-RjdCGKRxq1CDM06MGKAEQIGHAOCwdJzhwERVo2EBeyJ_j68mXJKJesgWc1t8dZA1DGuvgD38Wv7QJduL3h/s1600-h/DSC02115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974770720598434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R7Yc9sSLW-YjpN-xuhX0mmFWYNwag-m99xLfgQIY9m3EU4hihbKKY9N8g-RjdCGKRxq1CDM06MGKAEQIGHAOCwdJzhwERVo2EBeyJ_j68mXJKJesgWc1t8dZA1DGuvgD38Wv7QJduL3h/s400/DSC02115.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Back up the hill I saw this.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHpUtXStqsHYuFhrvVPXz7IwpzKs8uB4YhLxDzVCN41pt2vEc0sqD7KpBHYsvyOIOcKUMHgSGzpik5Cv9dYEZudkGyrq1zC49HFIM996y9HRCuld_9Fh9TDwzL0JpMehyphenhyphenljF497kyPTPC/s1600-h/DSC02101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974770274562626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHpUtXStqsHYuFhrvVPXz7IwpzKs8uB4YhLxDzVCN41pt2vEc0sqD7KpBHYsvyOIOcKUMHgSGzpik5Cv9dYEZudkGyrq1zC49HFIM996y9HRCuld_9Fh9TDwzL0JpMehyphenhyphenljF497kyPTPC/s400/DSC02101.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirluag_30uEwDk0AjKDO61fSyL1JWalzOcFNFCqmy3cVNLJPFOKfxJF7MjfZs7t3t858s56YC0Y9l4hcXttY8CruiyOdFOblpRX8lDAx179sUvYBxD4TaNdJeUUaBaHUoF0CV3L_P3oekJ/s1600-h/DSC02102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974768770559970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirluag_30uEwDk0AjKDO61fSyL1JWalzOcFNFCqmy3cVNLJPFOKfxJF7MjfZs7t3t858s56YC0Y9l4hcXttY8CruiyOdFOblpRX8lDAx179sUvYBxD4TaNdJeUUaBaHUoF0CV3L_P3oekJ/s400/DSC02102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CAXJlXVngKlrsILwFbuTHTlBhyUWbofkT0bcEhu9qU8Rf-yRGPRE2Y1tTLQku6ejzEo2D9f1EQaSagbYxO0QWDlHMBamGd0Qw1nK3AvlCoAz6NcWXMr3IRS8hiAstA2xkUxBkiK16zEk/s1600-h/DSC02103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974766011700530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CAXJlXVngKlrsILwFbuTHTlBhyUWbofkT0bcEhu9qU8Rf-yRGPRE2Y1tTLQku6ejzEo2D9f1EQaSagbYxO0QWDlHMBamGd0Qw1nK3AvlCoAz6NcWXMr3IRS8hiAstA2xkUxBkiK16zEk/s400/DSC02103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUcUOSO0Y2kd4igcL7s6VdPgX_eIREG8ymRHgJuCDwd8pFXDH63tLGyNKqx0DgA-vNYkCxARsOv7x4QDpgyX7SU2JKJOUOCB-KG_Iict5VnUAx4Yt7Xq0S8ZsaMxwXxNyimjwGbELC8tT/s1600-h/DSC02105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974077886349378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUcUOSO0Y2kd4igcL7s6VdPgX_eIREG8ymRHgJuCDwd8pFXDH63tLGyNKqx0DgA-vNYkCxARsOv7x4QDpgyX7SU2JKJOUOCB-KG_Iict5VnUAx4Yt7Xq0S8ZsaMxwXxNyimjwGbELC8tT/s400/DSC02105.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">The eyes were like little windows with red glass in them. I didn't dare venture inside, but I sure wanted to. It was big enough for kids to go into. I'm sure that's what he built it for.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB1Wg0EYZdIhyS0xj_KvEXUYun5gn23YdxySz__XWmvOV2bqeYlE1gdhd-U8KrT6P37pJoQbzLURqkoCcLeiMEtGS2DAsKAEKEFzXhILM2yQvGePotgmFYzAT-5TWdmqajcJDgzVsz6Q6/s1600-h/DSC02112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974078117615634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBB1Wg0EYZdIhyS0xj_KvEXUYun5gn23YdxySz__XWmvOV2bqeYlE1gdhd-U8KrT6P37pJoQbzLURqkoCcLeiMEtGS2DAsKAEKEFzXhILM2yQvGePotgmFYzAT-5TWdmqajcJDgzVsz6Q6/s400/DSC02112.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This was out back too.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHwaBFEjEHdLa1wvvH1RtKy_2jNz_1xeEAfBm2e8dgRRQpAhGZtXQO1es0Sn1bJoPzId7gUT00y3xEQj5gc-8hYnl8A7k8Yo9t2yIad6CQk5OJwHrNXsu6xxKdO-YnsHi-E8_bhNzOi9q/s1600-h/DSC02110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974075207248050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHwaBFEjEHdLa1wvvH1RtKy_2jNz_1xeEAfBm2e8dgRRQpAhGZtXQO1es0Sn1bJoPzId7gUT00y3xEQj5gc-8hYnl8A7k8Yo9t2yIad6CQk5OJwHrNXsu6xxKdO-YnsHi-E8_bhNzOi9q/s400/DSC02110.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is more of the big house. </span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v_DEU-ADtc1l0oCJD0PEZ5IalO7hM7oSEoqCsel1o3MJEoG0ifO35vj1RgHNw9cio0x2yAWHVVjipU2y9yyWbyvSyXE9wrvVGx6x9XzEjiKm8ljvFL7dLHFBjrc8EQzzXaY5s8B0neoy/s1600-h/DSC02111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974075248183234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v_DEU-ADtc1l0oCJD0PEZ5IalO7hM7oSEoqCsel1o3MJEoG0ifO35vj1RgHNw9cio0x2yAWHVVjipU2y9yyWbyvSyXE9wrvVGx6x9XzEjiKm8ljvFL7dLHFBjrc8EQzzXaY5s8B0neoy/s400/DSC02111.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Call me crazy but I wanted to go inside sooooo bad!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0lzAZf8opVEk28czjo2SDnzunJYJIgRNGiRJdZNANVu2XqBayGfaygd118IqPNAWWTCLHbZ_juFF3lFEEte3oOIqnVUBoNI17kIoK5LgS1cE-ZApFFzykTq6ZdO3C_-yM_zK2XUK8kki/s1600-h/DSC02119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301974074290630690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0lzAZf8opVEk28czjo2SDnzunJYJIgRNGiRJdZNANVu2XqBayGfaygd118IqPNAWWTCLHbZ_juFF3lFEEte3oOIqnVUBoNI17kIoK5LgS1cE-ZApFFzykTq6ZdO3C_-yM_zK2XUK8kki/s400/DSC02119.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoxT6oMaBMuRWaYNavp3hY0MGO_e9EqqY0rXTzln_N7kXFfaevq5qkfyZlxwbjGZOXWkCQooOwncgOI2ed1EMAGIiXIGL2ua0aBatMJWheMOmjofUgdn3Iu5ClLVqY-ry7wFP0F9rRjDo/s1600-h/DSC02120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973635732736786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoxT6oMaBMuRWaYNavp3hY0MGO_e9EqqY0rXTzln_N7kXFfaevq5qkfyZlxwbjGZOXWkCQooOwncgOI2ed1EMAGIiXIGL2ua0aBatMJWheMOmjofUgdn3Iu5ClLVqY-ry7wFP0F9rRjDo/s400/DSC02120.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">I want a glassed upstairs room! I could so have a glass roofed bedroom. Can you imagine how cool at night this would be?<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYidhB86yJhbjR_xRxj6x4YLmjBmAWWI6ny5j0DZlIWPZvOzbrRlRa27v4tNkntb33sSymC1uCcHW_2UrEL1swIju1AyEO31i6spP-Zwb89KkQUMkLoWtRfcRYK1BU0CmyTAwMsHHFPKk/s1600-h/DSC02122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973631201081762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYidhB86yJhbjR_xRxj6x4YLmjBmAWWI6ny5j0DZlIWPZvOzbrRlRa27v4tNkntb33sSymC1uCcHW_2UrEL1swIju1AyEO31i6spP-Zwb89KkQUMkLoWtRfcRYK1BU0CmyTAwMsHHFPKk/s400/DSC02122.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">This is another buildin' back from the main house.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7Go8bPjywgAYugGZiRhSNVebcaiPd0bftfm7CM-2Cvy2W1w1O5JYnZPow6qPCd-JoscrujH5rJg_3rWAAZuktHezz4Jju2kh6ZY-D7cuxDGTg_gkaxWU9HtABYQkLPSnWP8EstHUz-BH/s1600-h/DSC02117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973631331462546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7Go8bPjywgAYugGZiRhSNVebcaiPd0bftfm7CM-2Cvy2W1w1O5JYnZPow6qPCd-JoscrujH5rJg_3rWAAZuktHezz4Jju2kh6ZY-D7cuxDGTg_gkaxWU9HtABYQkLPSnWP8EstHUz-BH/s400/DSC02117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVsNkrYDsiioQS3CoCgAKNti4TEJT4x_RekngOBL4qXJKKcLHGKkHRX7YKsJ0anikCwqM_c0JCyKGpPcespBNeVp54jeKEZsJJouOsTUpiKevU7qRELG3UYWvdXd57N2MMj_AtG8wHwgw/s1600-h/DSC02118.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973626112124098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVsNkrYDsiioQS3CoCgAKNti4TEJT4x_RekngOBL4qXJKKcLHGKkHRX7YKsJ0anikCwqM_c0JCyKGpPcespBNeVp54jeKEZsJJouOsTUpiKevU7qRELG3UYWvdXd57N2MMj_AtG8wHwgw/s400/DSC02118.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">There's CD standin' in the doorway. WHAT has gotten into the man? He is always holdin' me back and tellin' me to be careful and we're gonna get caught and I turn around for a minute and he goes out there and goes inside for like 5 minutes.<br /><br />I'm standin' back at the house hollerin' for him. I was gettin' worried. He finally came out and told me to calm down. Ha, I'll calm him down!</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">You do have to be very careful when you are out in areas like this and for him to just go in there without sayin' anythin' to me, well.......... </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />I said, "I'm goin' in", I meant the big house.<br />He said, "No way in _ _ _ _.<br />I said, "You went back in that old rickety barn lookin' thing."<br />He said, "Yeah, but you're not goin' in a closed up, probably locked door, old house, where we don't know what's in there or what condition the floors are in." </span></div><div><br /><span style="color:#000000;">Know it all man! I hate it when he's right.</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dp_3G_QDiwD38d5Wlhm8-xRZcKq1D3SukqPDACPPUImC7BV5EHzWjJRCd69PwrDNU50dmaDMpYg48ZgzI1opFX5IWuuikJfv2VgNnHoiAPnx077BHHjj_Bc4__oTUkoVIMWZoayDNVst/s1600-h/DSC02134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973627627510530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dp_3G_QDiwD38d5Wlhm8-xRZcKq1D3SukqPDACPPUImC7BV5EHzWjJRCd69PwrDNU50dmaDMpYg48ZgzI1opFX5IWuuikJfv2VgNnHoiAPnx077BHHjj_Bc4__oTUkoVIMWZoayDNVst/s400/DSC02134.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> Over the crest of what had once been a yard was the bank of a pond with a little house sittin' on the bank.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BwHltTrT-wNvGZNFSW8g3KL5tJOnIMpJf_xDpufjJf5dNst2vAbersua3VDmxAAOjiYsKNPUW3_qZwP2kGLUlLaqgAKjVXUlEYZNhWaDBKSTRHqVYMnW3slKERdGdXyRmGCw18QusZ7t/s1600-h/DSC02136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973188782485282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BwHltTrT-wNvGZNFSW8g3KL5tJOnIMpJf_xDpufjJf5dNst2vAbersua3VDmxAAOjiYsKNPUW3_qZwP2kGLUlLaqgAKjVXUlEYZNhWaDBKSTRHqVYMnW3slKERdGdXyRmGCw18QusZ7t/s400/DSC02136.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">On further inspection, I think it is a dog house.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYQ-uV7coCtjeK1UzUpMCswOjyuIFpfM-KYGbPZ85qgGX2y0QQ6SfOrSWValIrkgnipD7eGhr1e4ra_fuqCc4TIiIE7rUc5fQHK3xeJaLpWCQjUsHCaqgZDkzkluNsJuNaMPexXbK4kZF/s1600-h/DSC02135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973184269524434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYQ-uV7coCtjeK1UzUpMCswOjyuIFpfM-KYGbPZ85qgGX2y0QQ6SfOrSWValIrkgnipD7eGhr1e4ra_fuqCc4TIiIE7rUc5fQHK3xeJaLpWCQjUsHCaqgZDkzkluNsJuNaMPexXbK4kZF/s400/DSC02135.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">There's still a little water in the pond or I should say ice.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xavdNK_BKeBCTJ-FBzCbWXVQb_ghzLTlrd1y-k_QOFWoGfxIOIvb6PWLuz1XDpf3LMuX8WktWDyGrc1gPiL9W5_ja05C_je0uITA6ZYTPBp5NCEPIusIPBcvBcKHXQs7kP2Ad44kuy8_/s1600-h/DSC02139.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973186566114258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xavdNK_BKeBCTJ-FBzCbWXVQb_ghzLTlrd1y-k_QOFWoGfxIOIvb6PWLuz1XDpf3LMuX8WktWDyGrc1gPiL9W5_ja05C_je0uITA6ZYTPBp5NCEPIusIPBcvBcKHXQs7kP2Ad44kuy8_/s400/DSC02139.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Neat old stone wall.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g2MXIcqgU4waWMx3rXfrhXFS1-B3OZ451g3rfj6l2NbWQKN3V7poHLcyNA70coMRMb4Q_lFXt_k9iDmCBLDT8cFjRtACtD1utqxhpG40VT9pZdHUnw-231zwv3W5Y36LRMAs1qs1TjKg/s1600-h/DSC02141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973182137605058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g2MXIcqgU4waWMx3rXfrhXFS1-B3OZ451g3rfj6l2NbWQKN3V7poHLcyNA70coMRMb4Q_lFXt_k9iDmCBLDT8cFjRtACtD1utqxhpG40VT9pZdHUnw-231zwv3W5Y36LRMAs1qs1TjKg/s400/DSC02141.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Here is a gate way in the old stone wall. I wonder what it use to look like on the other side and where it went to.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fp7j97c_hfs0L_OzxKBId0iYVfI_JHTckyBM_mP25yWs_l9GMaJ2J0NZ5OWoT7yOhNBzS-Fwklgylvwd5CsblZvj4s-G0npVpxAgqE9ACXCHubEwrCtKGwTYoOKPHkqWGc0j7w4orwXY/s1600-h/DSC02124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301973179874858130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fp7j97c_hfs0L_OzxKBId0iYVfI_JHTckyBM_mP25yWs_l9GMaJ2J0NZ5OWoT7yOhNBzS-Fwklgylvwd5CsblZvj4s-G0npVpxAgqE9ACXCHubEwrCtKGwTYoOKPHkqWGc0j7w4orwXY/s400/DSC02124.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Lookin' back down the hill at the entrance to this enchantin' place.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr_qEzR3dfo-9z2HxoOttUnlcWKC1-Dw7dK1rMmuOwz9RV3vpH3eBDoTenlrETvTIt6I-iBT7XKyRWmqaQTIgVJrKZ7ELDAHciiURqwJP5p7dbRAc38ZxpQA_LkK-KJvgU2ouxLvU1dk-/s1600-h/DSC02147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301972663466559026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvr_qEzR3dfo-9z2HxoOttUnlcWKC1-Dw7dK1rMmuOwz9RV3vpH3eBDoTenlrETvTIt6I-iBT7XKyRWmqaQTIgVJrKZ7ELDAHciiURqwJP5p7dbRAc38ZxpQA_LkK-KJvgU2ouxLvU1dk-/s400/DSC02147.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> I love this tee pee at the bottom of the hill.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSn20Z1wcF21Daob1fAAQINepvjkuEnsilz2W-oA6_GIJQurtH3or81w4vGqSwNmCcm9RSDG28WONbmfx_OB4pYGrjp7XTsr6f8NR8uD_OhoVsjGHsI2Sd-EKDVyRGuf9iexTbRu01a_tR/s1600-h/DSC02146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301972662494056130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSn20Z1wcF21Daob1fAAQINepvjkuEnsilz2W-oA6_GIJQurtH3or81w4vGqSwNmCcm9RSDG28WONbmfx_OB4pYGrjp7XTsr6f8NR8uD_OhoVsjGHsI2Sd-EKDVyRGuf9iexTbRu01a_tR/s400/DSC02146.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> NO, he is not doin' what it looks like he's doin'! I liked this picture and never saw what it looks like what's goin' on until I put it here on my post. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;"><br />CD said, "Well take it off."</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;">I said, "I can't, I don't know how." hee hee</span><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeabGjdOdCONHVajK2UYbpkRGcMkSGF-yELGmnyYTcFjXHXJw8zwbSiAcV3CcERLB8kVlWLuAblayv3yG6ZidOqjA8kNLv2fjkGxo1-yrbigzb3QD0JF8_ZXq8sSm1nBXIIWwzhQ4pSVMU/s1600-h/DSC02151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301972658018449826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeabGjdOdCONHVajK2UYbpkRGcMkSGF-yELGmnyYTcFjXHXJw8zwbSiAcV3CcERLB8kVlWLuAblayv3yG6ZidOqjA8kNLv2fjkGxo1-yrbigzb3QD0JF8_ZXq8sSm1nBXIIWwzhQ4pSVMU/s400/DSC02151.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">Can you see the water comin' out of this guys mouth? </span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR05DWz623XPrUrK47zyumywWveaWtbxQISo9VucqyCYPd7wz55m1wbS81JrYEVWnNCcdiT2ekPii9Wev1lXbGywNFM_tgYzINJxXS4mJchKlA1ZfMCezGE8f0nMXK5uQygfO715xmT01/s1600-h/DSC02155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301972659499134418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOR05DWz623XPrUrK47zyumywWveaWtbxQISo9VucqyCYPd7wz55m1wbS81JrYEVWnNCcdiT2ekPii9Wev1lXbGywNFM_tgYzINJxXS4mJchKlA1ZfMCezGE8f0nMXK5uQygfO715xmT01/s400/DSC02155.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#000000;">The first time we came here I just assumed this was suppose to be Mark Twain, all dressed in white like he normally is. This is actually a self portrait of Larry Baggett. He was an extremely talented man, wouldn't you say? I am sorry Mr. Baggett that you lost your hand. </span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2Zh5K3kUsgVxfExZAIfubLWVFT03cnv7BTP4FgYI2j_you-aB18sg04cWNLU7dCFS503ZvXS2NOOD3Y2nWcQS4finHhBPfu-vF-mG-yzr_ez26no6OHgTgQ4BRKG7B1_uxQW9JxCD8ps/s1600-h/DSC02156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301972657516860994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2Zh5K3kUsgVxfExZAIfubLWVFT03cnv7BTP4FgYI2j_you-aB18sg04cWNLU7dCFS503ZvXS2NOOD3Y2nWcQS4finHhBPfu-vF-mG-yzr_ez26no6OHgTgQ4BRKG7B1_uxQW9JxCD8ps/s400/DSC02156.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;">Goodbye Trail of Tears Memorial. I will never forget you.<br />Rebel<br /></span><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-58185415427688277682009-02-08T23:34:00.000-06:002009-02-08T23:34:52.105-06:00ANOTHER TRIP TO 'TRAIL OF TEARS'<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Hey neighbor! Hope you've had a great weekend. I've had a very long, but enjoyable one. My daughter went to Vegas to help celebrate her best friends wedding, so Thursday I drove 45 minutes to pick granddaughter up after school, in Springfield, then on to her house to pick up my grandpup ( my granddaughter informs be this is my relationship to him ), and then 45 minutes back home. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Well, let me tell you. My grandpup is like havin' a two year old. And havin' a two year old when you're not use to havin' a two year old, well just let me say, I AM POOPED. Grandpup Clyde is a handful.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkn7IeG1NC5dlY8EsXfQPQTfv7XpJwVtauIdWqgmzEkfTPHASLtUmBqTvVJksi6tTsFMhNB482-nbdXus4KQ778PGhFc-NiJQ3RvXsdYMAMb33rY-JjP3Sbq3YyTtGWrRF89tP9j7OqDu/s1600-h/DSC01626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300648242824746610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkn7IeG1NC5dlY8EsXfQPQTfv7XpJwVtauIdWqgmzEkfTPHASLtUmBqTvVJksi6tTsFMhNB482-nbdXus4KQ778PGhFc-NiJQ3RvXsdYMAMb33rY-JjP3Sbq3YyTtGWrRF89tP9j7OqDu/s400/DSC01626.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">He never rests. He never slows down. He aggravates Sadie (yorkie) and battles constantly with our kitten, Skitty. I was kinda glad to take him home but now that I'm back home I kinda miss him. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I meant to get this post out Friday but I'm sure you can figure out why I didn't. So even though I've got to go rest so that tomorrow I can mop all my floors I'm gonna do a quick post.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">We went back to The Trail of Tears old amusement park on old Route 66. If you remember we went last summer and everything was grown up and we couldn't really get back in there to see things because I'm sceared of snakes, ticks, chiggers and MOMO.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgKdbAXTUcemBZ-g__0B2uY9Od4g5frxOj1em9ppsLMvXODp2Hte6rr0v6vovxFbpqBnFf75-YqIP8P-V8ejNfE2haJan4l1WxBX_oLODvpfVJ92osbQnHpdNitMTJwO4v5GhRB_yMfqA/s1600-h/DSC02071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300648240084516338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvgKdbAXTUcemBZ-g__0B2uY9Od4g5frxOj1em9ppsLMvXODp2Hte6rr0v6vovxFbpqBnFf75-YqIP8P-V8ejNfE2haJan4l1WxBX_oLODvpfVJ92osbQnHpdNitMTJwO4v5GhRB_yMfqA/s400/DSC02071.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">We went two weeks ago and it was a beautiful day.</span> </div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3aA7tei2TMpC0KCyApNNYCww420VnHzsWr4WPshzvDmXfMQQLRu2HKORbS3UNXd2U5Uw97uLoKVuDzE19G-ihMGaNHiEbxfH2XDKNo_7eXkwA0GeBqsxK9dI6w9CcU_5ZcG9Xzjq20wH/s1600-h/DSC02062.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300648237991670194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3aA7tei2TMpC0KCyApNNYCww420VnHzsWr4WPshzvDmXfMQQLRu2HKORbS3UNXd2U5Uw97uLoKVuDzE19G-ihMGaNHiEbxfH2XDKNo_7eXkwA0GeBqsxK9dI6w9CcU_5ZcG9Xzjq20wH/s400/DSC02062.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4slu3fSBO1mvFkZdl8zhE2D6HXU_GigMJ-faiJQEZHk2ujSNXdQN7s5KeCk_2XjQRVbEVN2jImjf3BApvbgTOgILxo_pUZF9UNSIBiVaHk9ZgeWEc7vKknmPgpYB98mh1gFuSAZvMCmpN/s1600-h/DSC02070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300647399636171842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4slu3fSBO1mvFkZdl8zhE2D6HXU_GigMJ-faiJQEZHk2ujSNXdQN7s5KeCk_2XjQRVbEVN2jImjf3BApvbgTOgILxo_pUZF9UNSIBiVaHk9ZgeWEc7vKknmPgpYB98mh1gFuSAZvMCmpN/s400/DSC02070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxn6CLULlgcb9IrkURnKXVWzVhElJnbYerBIlyAs6bRL7xuvhyIIVQaDFXOE9drcFbtVeGygejySQRLGKyf5AIvrCHeDU9RG5GkydaPV4vgu91dNwXOdFPerit6eYByobXvjvC5FPTt_sZ/s1600-h/DSC02064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300647399947507490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxn6CLULlgcb9IrkURnKXVWzVhElJnbYerBIlyAs6bRL7xuvhyIIVQaDFXOE9drcFbtVeGygejySQRLGKyf5AIvrCHeDU9RG5GkydaPV4vgu91dNwXOdFPerit6eYByobXvjvC5FPTt_sZ/s400/DSC02064.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This guy had water runnin' out of his mouth and ice too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">See the red in the background?<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHzgQEnvopxyazKa-tMzu57IuKwLh5SaJgz2lbieBSrhtkwLTB0nW6ldBfgGJnjekYMe68-tNaTGiAd19kx3-IgXjoRdW5gvm9y4fEoD452A79WR8mtia-3fsn0DNKJLPxPE1oWL4iKmW/s1600-h/DSC02063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300647392813486658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHzgQEnvopxyazKa-tMzu57IuKwLh5SaJgz2lbieBSrhtkwLTB0nW6ldBfgGJnjekYMe68-tNaTGiAd19kx3-IgXjoRdW5gvm9y4fEoD452A79WR8mtia-3fsn0DNKJLPxPE1oWL4iKmW/s400/DSC02063.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">It's this old buildin'. I'm not sure what they would have used it for. Last summer you couldn't see it for all the vines. I didn't even know it was there.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZzdJ3W22a0S1ua-2gBZixMToReQvoM7WmMT0ctVh1oP2BwU-ZE65awxKPfhV7F0W4cZ7C39IB6vENhTwOzqFNEBjQ8kubDjDuRQVNnDbZR9nOxGpspAPs69wwlSscrKoK_33L1tENGUT/s1600-h/DSC02068.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300647394789553010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZzdJ3W22a0S1ua-2gBZixMToReQvoM7WmMT0ctVh1oP2BwU-ZE65awxKPfhV7F0W4cZ7C39IB6vENhTwOzqFNEBjQ8kubDjDuRQVNnDbZR9nOxGpspAPs69wwlSscrKoK_33L1tENGUT/s400/DSC02068.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This was so cool. Water comin' out of the guys mouth and ice was hangin' off of him. I guess the water use to make the wheel turn.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId3XQZH2lFVz3l42N27WJ-MjANaDfgExZAzOSndqg0vEIqx1Vw2cP4Nrj6zB9O8UsktzZPuuoUx7BLqSBgz7mH5FH8BvHY0C67bdJoa8P11J3Xa14tKEJczyTljl0MttUq3LeoWPFo7nO/s1600-h/DSC02072.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300647392995253442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId3XQZH2lFVz3l42N27WJ-MjANaDfgExZAzOSndqg0vEIqx1Vw2cP4Nrj6zB9O8UsktzZPuuoUx7BLqSBgz7mH5FH8BvHY0C67bdJoa8P11J3Xa14tKEJczyTljl0MttUq3LeoWPFo7nO/s400/DSC02072.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Here's the gazebo. I'd like to have this table and rock seats at my house. Somebody would probably just run over it with a tractor though.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_SSRSHSHh7weynmP6oR6JuOWi8786nAM51PJpJGUuJvfdXoQB4Lwb_vY5NymRT4jOBur_VRaOwRXb4YF3TlC4IqJ-Id6PmluW-O70dWBaVgBUeFiRUNxMj-clvVPNVRjoufkQ6oaZpLE/s1600-h/DSC02073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646545476119490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_SSRSHSHh7weynmP6oR6JuOWi8786nAM51PJpJGUuJvfdXoQB4Lwb_vY5NymRT4jOBur_VRaOwRXb4YF3TlC4IqJ-Id6PmluW-O70dWBaVgBUeFiRUNxMj-clvVPNVRjoufkQ6oaZpLE/s400/DSC02073.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> Hmmm, kinda interestin'.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8GAqKDoGKocOC0yIMtMWD_TI5hr8NKzqGI5I9pllKzSIVOO3OL8oPiXRqJxOilYciJNRgyBHegryfAiLzgxaDf7XucIuAx5yKRg6mhyafNKiPoObtugiAkIlVS0iKX66MQYdx-Pe00A5/s1600-h/DSC02074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646543848526578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8GAqKDoGKocOC0yIMtMWD_TI5hr8NKzqGI5I9pllKzSIVOO3OL8oPiXRqJxOilYciJNRgyBHegryfAiLzgxaDf7XucIuAx5yKRg6mhyafNKiPoObtugiAkIlVS0iKX66MQYdx-Pe00A5/s400/DSC02074.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Hoochie Mama! She would have been stolen a long time ago if she hadn't been set in stone. Don't you think she's a hoochie mama? I mean I kinda thought this was a family type place, and back in the 60's and 70's no less.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaksOPJm4RnfY7FEueM0JprgblT8O1GJrCv1O-2Yvin4K8kvgb5Vw2400md5yRLbBGjnZn6At7JVr4pZShaJGHZGgC7xRP_tJSvKYQmzSMO-4s1dIjbXJ0X4wrvh82S-3xLOZGVlhWQVqM/s1600-h/DSC02076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646538119210594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaksOPJm4RnfY7FEueM0JprgblT8O1GJrCv1O-2Yvin4K8kvgb5Vw2400md5yRLbBGjnZn6At7JVr4pZShaJGHZGgC7xRP_tJSvKYQmzSMO-4s1dIjbXJ0X4wrvh82S-3xLOZGVlhWQVqM/s400/DSC02076.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I'm not real sure what this is suppose to be. Had red glass in the little windows. Maybe the hoochie mama lives in there.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMUz-VJhZdjK4zvb22Hpc48L1I9idDY6kewYWRafyuPPbjrz5zfduCDapF72yuu8kPMhHzAlpyrk4NKlI-ViWBZydBkmHgvDlkdX52cPbWjsxF-GMWbJkrDtdklRc1Xn3fPFrwu_2qPtk/s1600-h/DSC02078.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646539715394466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMUz-VJhZdjK4zvb22Hpc48L1I9idDY6kewYWRafyuPPbjrz5zfduCDapF72yuu8kPMhHzAlpyrk4NKlI-ViWBZydBkmHgvDlkdX52cPbWjsxF-GMWbJkrDtdklRc1Xn3fPFrwu_2qPtk/s400/DSC02078.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Here's where water runs through. Hard to tell what it was suppose to look like. I'm sure this place was beautiful in its day. A lot of work was put into it. And wait till you see the house. I'm not gonna show it till next time. Yeah, this is a two parter!<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1Xk-afdy78G8bZCBUDxe5nKdnQa-B1AhZ3xpkkMGOMSWB_J5fQCwhONB5X5qIeTBFxyW52P0TQMp9dn_rkbUhyphenhyphenFfivRI3Yiy1v1Bm9pE6UtZ_kj739e2r2j55if_jFCRcrbS5Q78uv5n/s1600-h/DSC02081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646534499133442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1Xk-afdy78G8bZCBUDxe5nKdnQa-B1AhZ3xpkkMGOMSWB_J5fQCwhONB5X5qIeTBFxyW52P0TQMp9dn_rkbUhyphenhyphenFfivRI3Yiy1v1Bm9pE6UtZ_kj739e2r2j55if_jFCRcrbS5Q78uv5n/s400/DSC02081.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Rock walled fences all around the place.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwFL3foYm9CIm1J4MdmRo4RrVgkaPeOCH5mIlaz0Y5awIVqZw3bSg1MkZXYvoAuw-iH5nCwBQ5cFNDkwYf9zK3LIO1WhmUwqQF732qJ4VbaHB99wPZwm7oXSpyhXGOjO25jpO6Ke1RSgu/s1600-h/DSC02082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646083924444418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwFL3foYm9CIm1J4MdmRo4RrVgkaPeOCH5mIlaz0Y5awIVqZw3bSg1MkZXYvoAuw-iH5nCwBQ5cFNDkwYf9zK3LIO1WhmUwqQF732qJ4VbaHB99wPZwm7oXSpyhXGOjO25jpO6Ke1RSgu/s400/DSC02082.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Terraced rock walls. I bet a lot of flowers and plants grew there. I'm just thinkin', I really don't know. I searched on the web but never found any pictures from back then.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnvitnX4PnNpbX9SFEq-d8w9BsGdWBJD8mUlwc1VBR7UfiN80W_P0WcwqHF4u2ViqJO4Rgq1G8Sqd0B9m3lhwM74prfGRuY8us-RHxcufeudJDW68BR_BO5z_u_CvknkGBUKwss42KKGr/s1600-h/DSC02084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646083548297682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnvitnX4PnNpbX9SFEq-d8w9BsGdWBJD8mUlwc1VBR7UfiN80W_P0WcwqHF4u2ViqJO4Rgq1G8Sqd0B9m3lhwM74prfGRuY8us-RHxcufeudJDW68BR_BO5z_u_CvknkGBUKwss42KKGr/s400/DSC02084.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Here's that Indian girl and Buffalo again. They're still runnin' and she's still holdin' onto his tail.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IyhNBZ00Dqb7F3wIxh5DixxYeNjvNCNbiXfovCJh6-r-JYykUzrhojaz9T_gkyDFmNfRt-WrI26mEB93NprRTenxHXHsTEjkQd_rUF5Up06-MDtmusPo_-SgaTRoCdI7Z1ZG1Xawq9EB/s1600-h/DSC02085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646078617161810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IyhNBZ00Dqb7F3wIxh5DixxYeNjvNCNbiXfovCJh6-r-JYykUzrhojaz9T_gkyDFmNfRt-WrI26mEB93NprRTenxHXHsTEjkQd_rUF5Up06-MDtmusPo_-SgaTRoCdI7Z1ZG1Xawq9EB/s400/DSC02085.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">More terraced walls. I wish you could see it in the real. Much more impressive. You just know some major time and effort put into this place.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR18HFXtXAVtLYLvVZPGalrNTn-8BDT70ecQkICMybsOhfSIViM-_MskOBFR90JSzPetlJQEjDye5j6TB6OHNQIBROQExl8d5iUM4kMQ2CGgH-yqrSW0VPYh1S9UB4NRyKxsF0MWrO88FI/s1600-h/DSC02086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646080190177714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR18HFXtXAVtLYLvVZPGalrNTn-8BDT70ecQkICMybsOhfSIViM-_MskOBFR90JSzPetlJQEjDye5j6TB6OHNQIBROQExl8d5iUM4kMQ2CGgH-yqrSW0VPYh1S9UB4NRyKxsF0MWrO88FI/s400/DSC02086.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Cool shot lookin' back down to the entrance.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37upNq7HCq2c7JG11zxTbEguJX0pxZ3PYjUOgKVBODnfDP0UNRtZP1xqtiVhNWR2Qju7NAQpoJaOTX7FTziwPOyrBggbocn8QLJ2Lnf8AcRTEXxZPyw1rx3Y4ksFkEAzkioiDHGMl_WLM/s1600-h/DSC02090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300646077535390370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37upNq7HCq2c7JG11zxTbEguJX0pxZ3PYjUOgKVBODnfDP0UNRtZP1xqtiVhNWR2Qju7NAQpoJaOTX7FTziwPOyrBggbocn8QLJ2Lnf8AcRTEXxZPyw1rx3Y4ksFkEAzkioiDHGMl_WLM/s400/DSC02090.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Up near the top of the hill, was a lane that branched off and you can see another Buffalo.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Hope you enjoy lookin' at the winter time pictures of Trail of Tears.<br /><br />If I knew how to link to a previous post I would do that for you but since I don't know how and I'm too tired to try and figure it out, just check out on the right hand side under labels, Trail of Tears. You can go there and compare what I saw last time durin' the summer and what I saw this winter. If anyone wants to tell me how to link to an older post I would forever be grateful and I'll name my next child after you.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br />Goodnight and I'll post the rest of the pictures later. Too cool, what's at the top of that hill. I had no idea. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">R.<br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-33723858114884686172009-02-05T01:30:00.004-06:002009-02-05T02:50:44.291-06:00LATE AGAIN!<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Well, I've gone and done it again. I've been very remiss about postin' awards and prizes I have received. I honestly do appreciate the awards and prizes and don't want anyone to think I don't. So ......</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I received an award quite some time back from Jodi, over at <a href="http://itsaboutfoodfamilyandlife.blogspot.com/">It's about food family and life. </a>She honored me with A Lovely Blog Award. Please check out her blog, I know you will enjoy it. She does a Movie Madness Monday that is a lot of fun and posts lots of good recipes. She shares adorable moments with her little girl and she is just a very sweet person. Go on over and visit a spell with her.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Thank you Jodi, and forgive me for takin' so long to write this post.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I received another award just last week from Tardevil over at<a href="http://confessionsofawo-somethingmamaqueen.blogspot.com/"> Confessions of a 40-Something Mama Queen</a>. She honored me with the Nobelpris Mom Award. She said this is an award that comes over from Norway and is suppose to read: </span><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This is an award for being a wonderful Mom</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">You do fantastic work</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Be proud of your accomplishments</span></em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">If you haven't ever visited her, be sure and go check out her blog. She has a great blog and she's always got somethin' fun goin' on. She has a new I Wonder Wednesday that's great.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Thank you Tardevil for givin' me this special award. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Susan over at <a href="http://raisintoast.typepad.com/">Raisin Toast</a> had a I Pledge To Make A Difference giveaway on Election Day. She gave away a t-shirt with the Pledge of Allegiance printed on it, and I WON! Too cool!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Susan has a great blog and she has some awesome giveaways. Go check out Susan's site.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Thank you Susan!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I just won some Josh Ritter music from Muddywaters over at <a href="http://greasyskillet.blogspot.com/">The Greasy Skillet</a>. So mosey on over and visit with Muddywaters, he'll make you laugh and he posts some really good recipes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Thanks Muddywaters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Well I think I got everybody but wait, I just remembered</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I got tagged by Lynette over at <a href="http://theysayimnuts.blogspot.com/">Crazed Mind</a>. I've never been tagged before but I love readin' other peoples posts when they've been tagged. I really enjoyed readin' about you, Lynette. It's so fun to get to know new things about people you blog with.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I am suppose to provide 25 random things about me, Oh boy, I better be careful so I don't get censored or give the wrong impression. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">1. I am a rebel, really. As a senior in H.S., I caused the whole H.S. to walk out. My Mom was so proud.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">2. I have known my husband since 4th grade. I knew I wanted him way back when.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">3. I knew the sex of my first child before she was born and I bought everything for a girl (drivin' everyone crazy. My Mom said, 'you're gonna be sorry) before her birth. They didn't do ultrasounds at that time.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">4. I am a true middle child, third of five kids.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">5. I drive a jeep.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">6. Neither of my parents are livin'.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">7. I am 5' 2 and 1/4 inches short.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">8. I am a book worm.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">9. I use to be addicted to coffee. Now I drink chicory, all day long.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">10. I love to fish.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">11. I was born in Yakima, Washington.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">12. I knew the sex of my second child before he was born, and bought everything for a boy before his birth. I wouldn't let my doctor do an ultrasound. It was too new and I didn't want my baby to be a guinea pig. Even though I do like pigs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">13. When I first lived away from home after H.S., two men came into my house and held me and friends at gunpoint for a couple of hours while they were hidin' from the police.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">14. I have over 200 cookbooks.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">15. I love snow.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">16. I am still best girl friends with my H.S. best friend. My husband is my best friend. He makes me say that. But he really is my best friend.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">17. I have had several ESP episodes throughout my life. I don't like tellin' people this, because now you think I'm some kind of kook, don't you? Admit it!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">18. I was on our local School Board for 6 years. This totally blew away people who knew me back when.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">19. I love wine.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">20. I baked cookies for Jefferson Airplane/Starship (60-80's rock band). They said my peanut butter cookies were awesome.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">21. I broke my toe leapin' out of bed while dreamin' a spider was leapin' at me. I hate spiders.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">22. I found out I was related to my husband, right before I married him. His great-great uncle was my great grandmothers cousin. Or somethin' like that. I know, hillbillies. We like to keep it in the family if we can.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">23. I am really, seriously addicted to chocolate to the point I have to stay away from it because if I eat ONE piece, I go on the awfullist binge. It's not pretty.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">24. I love to travel and go on road trips.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">25. I wear a size 7 shoe but a size 9 feels so good, I buy a size 10! I have a solid foundation.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Now, that was fun.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I know I am suppose to pick other bloggers to present these awards to and pass them on but I feel that everyone who reads my blog deserves an award! So please everybody take any of these awards on my blog. You deserve them, you are all such great bloggers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I am also suppose to tag 5 people to post 25 random things about themselves.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I tag:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Mary at <a href="http://mynew30.blogspot.com/">My New 30</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Muddywaters at <a href="http://greasyskillet.blogspot.com/">The Greasy Skillet</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Jal at <a href="http://jalskitchen.blogspot.com/">JalsKitchen</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">SuzyQ at <a href="http://suzyqsramblings.blogspot.com/">SuzyQ's Ramblings</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Petals Yoga at <a href="http://petalsyoga.blogspot.com/">Petals Yoga</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Mary at <a href="http://sanpedroambergriscaye.blogspot.com/">Adventures in Housesitting</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I know, I know, that's six not five.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Well now I'm caught up.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Youn's come back dreckly, ya hear?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Rebel</span><br /><br /><em></em>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-38766776008751655602009-02-02T01:26:00.004-06:002009-02-02T01:44:26.714-06:00DID YOU LOSE SOMETHIN?<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">A couple of weeks ago CD and I took a little drive east on the old Route 66. We decided to check out the old Munger Moss Sandwich Shop, which is now a bar and eatery called Elbow Inn. It is located outside the old town of Devil's Elbow. We had passed by last summer and the place looked packed with people, and it looked like it was mostly bikers. I don't know if you are aware of this or not but anyplace bikers like to hang out and eat is usually a good sign of a great place to git some good vittles. So we'd been wantin' to go back and try out some of their grub.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I took my camera in with me because I figured a place this old would probably have somethin' interestin' to snap some shot's at. Little did I know.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">As we walked in the door out of the bright sunlight I was a little blinded, I still had my sunglasses</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">on and it was very dark inside. Which brings me to a question that has puzzled me for years. Why are bars so dark on the inside? I've always wondered that. Is it because if they git you in there and if you don't know when it gets dark out you just might spend the night? </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">But back to my story. As I walk in, I take off the glasses but I stop immediately in the doorway because I still can't see any thing and CD is comin' in behind me and bumps into me and then he's tryin' to get me on in through the door and by now my eyes are adjustin' and I'm startin' to be able to see and I stop. Dead in my tracks. My mouth drops to the floor and then I start laughin'. Loudly.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This is what I saw.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWLkxpnPD4mzq_HxHQsQLP1WioldNvOCFbSM7PI-eW5MlKZbr14rmzVd9H_SUDdt9kOZDRHY-fEkQsoV0jWPBGF1BVV59VY7bryVni08o6DB8H6VwgepIfoBax3hNm0lX4jWwQtge4myl/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+092.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298067135128815826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWLkxpnPD4mzq_HxHQsQLP1WioldNvOCFbSM7PI-eW5MlKZbr14rmzVd9H_SUDdt9kOZDRHY-fEkQsoV0jWPBGF1BVV59VY7bryVni08o6DB8H6VwgepIfoBax3hNm0lX4jWwQtge4myl/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+092.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlaSwFqbete6kSRSfig9ruelpbomFVSRRsobDIJ1pVXLl3m-qVSnWZPL-8hYB77QzAarET2nLX87jd2byRYeyFLCKBvhL9xfHTFu1t-0TeWKtultBzKmkJELZg-bzGeD_TPUT3nJmKEKf/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298067131254140994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlaSwFqbete6kSRSfig9ruelpbomFVSRRsobDIJ1pVXLl3m-qVSnWZPL-8hYB77QzAarET2nLX87jd2byRYeyFLCKBvhL9xfHTFu1t-0TeWKtultBzKmkJELZg-bzGeD_TPUT3nJmKEKf/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+094.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv1HbcDRA7io_rnRLrdaXzeIQUv9SsRn8yYIKB-SCI_v3xu-MUDRHfGc5doLDtmJ35dXiozVnbBD8GwRQAkMYLmeIsq798FOXvFum_UJpSJBotphRTNHshWCm8fQk0DNbekgWl6PXeW_i/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298067133772829682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv1HbcDRA7io_rnRLrdaXzeIQUv9SsRn8yYIKB-SCI_v3xu-MUDRHfGc5doLDtmJ35dXiozVnbBD8GwRQAkMYLmeIsq798FOXvFum_UJpSJBotphRTNHshWCm8fQk0DNbekgWl6PXeW_i/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+095.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVVBuO4vPuAjU2yL1s7aevHmrpAWhcpx2l6FkcBnRGClIUiOShs6ibGoorBJSnAh0nbx-WoyTRNMCHEcWGWwRup-Y0hIqquBLyCiI40SYfskO7sGtIk5pp-jX19pCEe_xFve9_EGRAmHn/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+096.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298067128950494834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVVBuO4vPuAjU2yL1s7aevHmrpAWhcpx2l6FkcBnRGClIUiOShs6ibGoorBJSnAh0nbx-WoyTRNMCHEcWGWwRup-Y0hIqquBLyCiI40SYfskO7sGtIk5pp-jX19pCEe_xFve9_EGRAmHn/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+096.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDFNDYoaPXj7wQwC9xVyoEHz_bpRCCKTB8BGusEXMLW558qoyiwAW47ZKKzgTF-3aesnc4v9v4nHmRy5RXerSc3W2cRspBU6ueH8I-SpFhTOxpPvevCwmz7N1xPRlUfDlqmPZWhusOpW-/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+097.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065874453298146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDFNDYoaPXj7wQwC9xVyoEHz_bpRCCKTB8BGusEXMLW558qoyiwAW47ZKKzgTF-3aesnc4v9v4nHmRy5RXerSc3W2cRspBU6ueH8I-SpFhTOxpPvevCwmz7N1xPRlUfDlqmPZWhusOpW-/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+097.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Bras. Bras hangin' from the ceilin'. Lot's of Bras hangin' from the ceilin'.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Evidently this is the thing to do if you are a biker chick. And I mean no disrespect, honestly. It's just somethin' that got started and I guess they can't stop. I mean, there are a lot of bras hangin' in this bar. Maybe 200 plus. Seriously.<br /><br />I didn't get very good pictures, sorry about that, so you can't tell but each bra has a name on it and the date she pulled it off and they hung 'er up there, the bra not the chick.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">There were itty bitty bras and bras with a cup size to be envied and then there were some honkin' big breasted bras. Now, I don't know about you but I think that would have to be mighty uncomfortable, sittin' on the back of a bike, bouncin' down the road with no support when you're a cup size EEE. But I guess they were proud to add their contribution to the cause.<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Anywho, the place was great, and the food was delicious. I mean really good. We had the ribs that were prepared with a dry rub and smoked and then you had barbecue sauce you could put on 'em and it was really good. The meal came with fries, coleslaw, beans and Texas toast. We were stuffed.<br /><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">There were so many neat things to look at besides the bras. I took some pictures while we were waitin' for our food.<br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FBA4F4SVgwcdLpJV0HlGavncpF4jYkBZ_ks0gVwytMWSNN1I5vF1MRnz6UG1L4nNzz4a4qnYXGCq5URJqovhENMJZlFkAW9K-wQ34iFzHE8JjuyaWno2ycYkNHnPLvsDdTIReTNd2iel/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065873478405026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FBA4F4SVgwcdLpJV0HlGavncpF4jYkBZ_ks0gVwytMWSNN1I5vF1MRnz6UG1L4nNzz4a4qnYXGCq5URJqovhENMJZlFkAW9K-wQ34iFzHE8JjuyaWno2ycYkNHnPLvsDdTIReTNd2iel/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+100.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This rattlesnake skin was above the juke box. I forgot to ask the waitress if it was locally killed. Good thing I know rattlesnakes don't have ribs or I woulda been worried.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8JMyls6Cj1MUxrQWYJezwou24nKz3ZTsXXotcDdix6-linybg_e9V4jPRQRPd53cnJ9KTQKoOBM_biG-6axXnA5AoJpOqJ1-dKfXNc3lC7lB65hBr7lh9tUfzz4-kGCu43Uo-d_zvqDO/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+101.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065868086251202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8JMyls6Cj1MUxrQWYJezwou24nKz3ZTsXXotcDdix6-linybg_e9V4jPRQRPd53cnJ9KTQKoOBM_biG-6axXnA5AoJpOqJ1-dKfXNc3lC7lB65hBr7lh9tUfzz4-kGCu43Uo-d_zvqDO/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+101.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This is a picture of a picture hangin' on the wall. The Munger Moss Sandwich Shop was built around 1929 on the bank of the Big Piney River, it was a favorite stop for motorists travelin' on Route 66. When the highway was realigned through the Hooker cut, in 1946, the Munger Moss moved to Lebanon, MO. The new owners renamed the old buildin', Elbow Inn.</span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpLBR6jgCSdBNfVlGOa-rUUBK35ECj-VFcvGuNCKyEJB8C6uK18GF4d6H85IpQMtYZONxbPHAQoSs7dYsyyuM1q30lLqS1svb5i6ov6GzwUGCgFXyeV6PbbEsRNHJ0M_JyuPpwdGPQO_C/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065870794773874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpLBR6jgCSdBNfVlGOa-rUUBK35ECj-VFcvGuNCKyEJB8C6uK18GF4d6H85IpQMtYZONxbPHAQoSs7dYsyyuM1q30lLqS1svb5i6ov6GzwUGCgFXyeV6PbbEsRNHJ0M_JyuPpwdGPQO_C/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+108.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Not a very good picture because of age, but you can kinda see what it looked like way back when.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-b3X_6ECzmfIWXbR7_SAfrkd9jIAf4LTf5FwHnvbHSjybjWEwW1lsRVEtqoR7JWV74zm-hE7Kz8sE4GCzO_h-3S-8BBJgfhOiy_lERdBmebAq0B2jW_ETyNH1jO-62JVd6SDfcRVHosh/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+104.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065871210369058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-b3X_6ECzmfIWXbR7_SAfrkd9jIAf4LTf5FwHnvbHSjybjWEwW1lsRVEtqoR7JWV74zm-hE7Kz8sE4GCzO_h-3S-8BBJgfhOiy_lERdBmebAq0B2jW_ETyNH1jO-62JVd6SDfcRVHosh/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+104.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This must have been when it was operatin' as Munger Moss.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-AyXXP_2wL2qkRZx-HPABLgzPMr4jipncG8SuSUv0ebcv8DVuuuAbOGUB3qVx3GeNIEYrzwOk0UXGRj2q9Q3r-ww8RGRta28dDnShrEU8o1igkeYxmfJtvMfbffOZr_Ek2RGOejvC3TA/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065443098028178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-AyXXP_2wL2qkRZx-HPABLgzPMr4jipncG8SuSUv0ebcv8DVuuuAbOGUB3qVx3GeNIEYrzwOk0UXGRj2q9Q3r-ww8RGRta28dDnShrEU8o1igkeYxmfJtvMfbffOZr_Ek2RGOejvC3TA/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+109.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">And this is what it looks like now days.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxSEjVMz0viM0qGkEEFzQIwBAMynzsbdmFCR-3eUMaSSrds_YAI3YQoPn45eToZfm68edm5LYIKW7QdJwPV_CR86OjC2hnHVQtbqUuh3b4Bm7ST6e11awJP8uMMPW3rg6ElT3ZZdjcRAT/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065443882541634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxSEjVMz0viM0qGkEEFzQIwBAMynzsbdmFCR-3eUMaSSrds_YAI3YQoPn45eToZfm68edm5LYIKW7QdJwPV_CR86OjC2hnHVQtbqUuh3b4Bm7ST6e11awJP8uMMPW3rg6ElT3ZZdjcRAT/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+110.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A-YdjoIaLYcPFx6SqO0tPYyxfFZUikgmYTy3KmLmjboHvCTuTA6kiMvlL8D0r2xpoSWfQVDAPedx_h8D55gKJMp5WlvHN_QyAbzSrUgp0FPgXQB54vZF5SMnSzrRNDn7T3XmPRCn8-Gj/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065445476898754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A-YdjoIaLYcPFx6SqO0tPYyxfFZUikgmYTy3KmLmjboHvCTuTA6kiMvlL8D0r2xpoSWfQVDAPedx_h8D55gKJMp5WlvHN_QyAbzSrUgp0FPgXQB54vZF5SMnSzrRNDn7T3XmPRCn8-Gj/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCPNeI6pVhTUyVx3Xl7gIUsgor72p_AuUUU8bq3DYa319mRiqe6PPyNfWQO-SXGB1kwsYVi0Qq77pzKsfR2eoJPhHSBY2HXIr-8_4BG2ViTQF-VuI_FrTzW7RxlHGNe9BLhb0Q2fXvcyQ/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+119.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065440425282178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCPNeI6pVhTUyVx3Xl7gIUsgor72p_AuUUU8bq3DYa319mRiqe6PPyNfWQO-SXGB1kwsYVi0Qq77pzKsfR2eoJPhHSBY2HXIr-8_4BG2ViTQF-VuI_FrTzW7RxlHGNe9BLhb0Q2fXvcyQ/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+119.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">You can see the old steel truss bridge in the background that goes across the Big Piney River and on into Devil's Elbow.</span> </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss2-CItGrFa3aXCIwluF_3vekE0TdEASPntHO6h_B1zcQiOM3jg_wmd4og7z5B0PfQFh8n-h14NnCPh0EQKlW-Vs1KQ6Lwjoxc3udVhNdlo0Yv68OmufLylclEVFCwOb3UNpKE1PaRJuc/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+123.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298065441283491250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss2-CItGrFa3aXCIwluF_3vekE0TdEASPntHO6h_B1zcQiOM3jg_wmd4og7z5B0PfQFh8n-h14NnCPh0EQKlW-Vs1KQ6Lwjoxc3udVhNdlo0Yv68OmufLylclEVFCwOb3UNpKE1PaRJuc/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+123.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">They had the flag hangin' across the road.<br /></span><br /><div></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oVUPx0yMp53U38Zz90y1MJCdqc1ggfnhN15QikW7ziOR7TOV_5Q4OOrfHKBeODKksmizC1uFo1ydSXSTq7MDhPbM66bBt07J9Ig8Nz7QqRzQCd9G4J-wljp2eaOqtfcvLNuIAUY8kyrS/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+124.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064987773294306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oVUPx0yMp53U38Zz90y1MJCdqc1ggfnhN15QikW7ziOR7TOV_5Q4OOrfHKBeODKksmizC1uFo1ydSXSTq7MDhPbM66bBt07J9Ig8Nz7QqRzQCd9G4J-wljp2eaOqtfcvLNuIAUY8kyrS/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+124.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB09VK9wtfsY4WYzJkuR2FvwAemXcB9zHZfIVdVJK3JcyU-SGhBxo3QN_eDjfnq8i3Bu0d3iiHcHBbHwV2B-lrva3H1DniCPLKb5OwAG_FHsX6Asym6YgZwmaWGULCvY5-F6Xe9w11WXcH/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+127.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064985367241122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB09VK9wtfsY4WYzJkuR2FvwAemXcB9zHZfIVdVJK3JcyU-SGhBxo3QN_eDjfnq8i3Bu0d3iiHcHBbHwV2B-lrva3H1DniCPLKb5OwAG_FHsX6Asym6YgZwmaWGULCvY5-F6Xe9w11WXcH/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+127.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29ZkZdBPttAOlrGoqYzbddJXTp7MR1-TOVn8ZERQZ34_H5tqR1lLadDTfw0dU92eB7YtAM70w_YwFD2JMito5Y3aRgVAiOcQaahW6mamrZMjnBrk-zHQvYc2awdAMQUJz50tscs0ZydHj/s1600-h/1-21-09+Route+66+128.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298064984676388930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29ZkZdBPttAOlrGoqYzbddJXTp7MR1-TOVn8ZERQZ34_H5tqR1lLadDTfw0dU92eB7YtAM70w_YwFD2JMito5Y3aRgVAiOcQaahW6mamrZMjnBrk-zHQvYc2awdAMQUJz50tscs0ZydHj/s400/1-21-09+Route+66+128.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This is a beautiful old bridge and I hope you get to come to the Ozarks to see it some day.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Just be sure to stop and check out the sites at the Elbow Inn Bra, I mean Bar, and maybe you'll even want to make a contribution to the cause.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">And before you ask, NO I did not make a contribution.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Rebel<br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-80045690521726291772009-01-27T10:05:00.003-06:002009-01-27T10:15:11.017-06:00ICE ANYONE?Here's what it's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">doin</span>' in my neck of the woods, right now.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozkudRif1T3g2KQvURRRRhrs2_G6aIfScAmqXU_Qxtf2BgyzgjNj5xSW8tfkCRLz1v9Wu4nsKUb_PvUw0VH_GxQasqJ-WVgPm3J6Ffg8uXRrhJeErhOd5gMou-quYVWFe4EP0VtRG_2MC/s1600-h/DSC02269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296006837258904290" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeHDc914ygGqX4oMUrQhUMr2AUf40aPzRvk-jtTSE7fA1UYMP6-OXb-ln-U7vdES6-D2SC6r0-uOrPYuzxxjg4mza4CAbHmc3DT78DNYu9wuinirNSRIvuT1qZzMmbdZr0qxt1YLjuYHR/s400/DSC02272.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip10aZ2oOjdwgUMxi39PZnhN1qI8ML1l6aM4nIxf9QqQwHcoiD761VDhMxa5i2Aws4r2PuzeqgcAH5xogdtBBFNsAvTp6sWUu9Cd7a0rKYgrB7ExlfyPyAzFzWkBhoT-62f1dPCpaUgnr8/s1600-h/DSC02273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296006817532689138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip10aZ2oOjdwgUMxi39PZnhN1qI8ML1l6aM4nIxf9QqQwHcoiD761VDhMxa5i2Aws4r2PuzeqgcAH5xogdtBBFNsAvTp6sWUu9Cd7a0rKYgrB7ExlfyPyAzFzWkBhoT-62f1dPCpaUgnr8/s400/DSC02273.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMPUHIfGQRhiqtlcX0l6HhkL70c_0E_-fTKftHRgTDf92Lg1KtFCECwKK5-ltV90NmOrmhRUtDFVRhcSf5jmK9vttXMZMMsoT-L8fMKRt0VCEy9KNx1RlBu5ETmZUSM52GAmqf_N3Xytf/s1600-h/DSC02274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296006817591847858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMPUHIfGQRhiqtlcX0l6HhkL70c_0E_-fTKftHRgTDf92Lg1KtFCECwKK5-ltV90NmOrmhRUtDFVRhcSf5jmK9vttXMZMMsoT-L8fMKRt0VCEy9KNx1RlBu5ETmZUSM52GAmqf_N3Xytf/s400/DSC02274.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is ice not snow and you can't tell but it's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">comin</span>' down out there as I write, I just took these photos.</div><div> </div><div>Some people have more than us. Fun, huh? </div><div> </div><div>NOT!<br /><br /></div></div></div></div>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-92164394609799295922009-01-26T00:30:00.004-06:002009-01-26T00:37:58.357-06:00WHERE DID I PLANT MY BAYAM CALALOO AND MY KIWANO?<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.<br /></em><br /></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Written by the poet Edith Lovejoy Pierce</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Early 1900's. This sets the tone for a gardener's New Year</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">January. Bleak, frigid temps, barren. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">This is how I usually see January. It's after the hustle and bustle of the holiday's. It's purty much a let down. It's hibernation time and one of the boringest (is there such a word?) times of the whole year! </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I feel like I'm waitin' for somethin'. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Spring, but that's still a couple of month's away. Even if the Ground Hog doesn't see his shadow, it's still gonna be a little while. No, I definitely feel like there's somethin'......</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">And then it happens! I go out to the mail box and there it is!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">My first GARDEN CATALOG! That's it. That's what I've been waitin' for.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">No more drudgery. No more bein' bored. No more, 'woe is me'.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I can dream in color once more!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I can plan my garden for this year! Oh, happy me, happy me.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">When I start receivin' my garden catalog's it fills me with hope and excitement for the growin' season ahead. I enjoy lookin' through my garden books, makin' my lists, checkin' 'em twice. I can start figurin' out my plantin' schedule and what I'm gonna grow this year. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">There is somethin' I can recommend to you, if you don't already use one. A garden journal.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">A garden journal is a great place for all of your gardenin' information and all your thoughts and ideas. You can list the seeds and plants you grow or purchase, when and where you have planted them and how they grew,</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">or didn't.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I use to put my plants in the ground and use the little markers the greenhouse put in the pot, to mark what kind of vegetable I was gonna get. Markin' my plants like this was such a joke. I have a cat that loves to chew on those little plastic tabs. I went out one day after plantin' my garden a couple of years ago and everyone of the little tabs I had so lovingly put in front of their little namesakes was either gone or layin' askew. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">One of my sisters was always askin' me what kind of pepper or tomato she was eatin', 'cause she really liked it, and I'd always say, "you're eaten a green pepper" or "you're eaten a red tomato".</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Now I draw my garden out in my journal and label everything there. I cut out pictures of new items I haven't tried before and paste the picture to a page and make notes about the plant.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">You can write in a garden journal like a diary, keepin' track of dates and observations. You can note weather events that may affect your plants as well as record dates that you fertilized your plant's or applied pesticides and so on.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">If you keep an up- to- date journal, you have an excellent record from year to year to help in diagnosing problems or successes. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Sometimes I cut out pictures of how I want my garden to look. I pretend that I will keep every weed pulled and every vine tucked, every row hoed.</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293624128616026450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 287px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHfL2HBSCjDua86tp-uinpksFtJqLKyXWsTdHy1g1adJrkkmB6zIZe9lx-5x-Y2QpF6VEZ-5iqLR_IcqkDVKAOYm5vt_LKQNkhJCflWfVs8zX8S5dfl_GCavMUXKbWbQd3P7UoV8h9n-W/s400/garden+picture.bmp" border="0" /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Ha! I can dream, can't I? </span><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293624138357162626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PtHk-Ev0cAE8s-gGdoef9NstI3aKFDiF8zH2eX6ZdeYqeCTdvwsC1O3i_Wo88iwuHVBcwXUAkXUPddntWLLFqU3Sig8otUQXHxQGWCJFcIhOCUHh27NFHdrAo5IQPTMYW1W84yRC36nb/s400/garden+picture+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Now, if you've never put in a vegetable garden, let me tell ya, it doesn't have to be big to put out a lot of food. Here's a couple pictures of my corn and green beans from last year.<br /></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295474707629935810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvaz3hVxrDefw3ldy_-s748vb8SSTiA_ghmvN6eNUfGucsu-Ca6vQhyphenhyphenGI5C5ZM35RJ4TJpj-D4slj_1QHGSN5rn5xR0u3lJNe5fzguPOpHMJLnTNAIfqYqhn2UMWkrbsAyXIxPLxf1DoU_/s400/07-16-08+Samples+161.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295474704414627394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4HindyW-BzAwceTvCVIJbpgTuhxtfndq7wR-l4NLs4wC8NZIIDHiSB5AcPmYg0MPI8SZyn1rraZwUddtB1Nf8Fn57duDkVbcQFpn7mQMYGEMBGkK3HWtYA2yQ-w4OcjfxAQq-zcLOQhH/s400/6-21-08+++thru+++8-10-08+207.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">These rows were about 24 feet long, three rows of corn and two rows of green beans. I put up 14 bags of corn and about 50 pints of green beans. Plus we had fresh beans and corn to eat during the growin' season. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">CD and I don't put out very much of any one thing, just a good variety of several veggies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">So you can see that a garden journal is a good thing and it's not just for vegetable gardens. You can benefit from keepin' a journal for your flowers too. And it's great to keep track of an orchard.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">So let's all have a happy growin' season this year with our diaries for our garden's.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">R.<br /></span>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886876259260597635.post-59140814774256355052009-01-23T21:56:00.001-06:002009-01-23T21:56:55.576-06:00SUNSET<span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">So last Sunday we were sittin', watchin' football when I notice the room had a pink glow, my livin' room is facin' west. I looked out the window, jumped up and grabbed my camera (I leave it sittin' on the dinin' room table) and out the door I went. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONeuE2V8mxmTR9aM9Gk5prlDMrlS69aUwY0AG_1l-omlZLlyVsvAV7I37Naev_1jSSXnrrqiqvVjSeQUneev2EnpzvUOwvbyt9UohucOEnaSEQOWxvXOdw97INlXrzW5VYmViaEDH9fB3/s1600-h/DSC01939.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294698430549357858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONeuE2V8mxmTR9aM9Gk5prlDMrlS69aUwY0AG_1l-omlZLlyVsvAV7I37Naev_1jSSXnrrqiqvVjSeQUneev2EnpzvUOwvbyt9UohucOEnaSEQOWxvXOdw97INlXrzW5VYmViaEDH9fB3/s400/DSC01939.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddBpCpDrYMKVCmoGgMZOYBlQwiWDc-Qr8_N_r2mEEAQztR4W8Loh8G63vnhBbfjetNQM8oRRPTBOdbjxohyvy6odks0zFw-XY_nuxkhPueSqqWHSYvp3eJ7WYuFdcf53S2CgNsD9864vZ/s1600-h/DSC01947.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294698429173630642" style="DISPLAY: block; 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I did not use photo shop because I don't own photo shop or anything else. It was just a really beautiful picture perfect sunset. I used different setting's and kept takin' 'em as the sun went down.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;">I just had to share 'em with you.<br />R.</span></p><p></p><p></p>rebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12991033457024982008noreply@blogger.com12