I don’t know what has got into me here lately…postin every 2-3 days?? Usually a month or so between posts. Wonder what’s up with that?

I gotta admit though, I’m pretty sure of the reasonin behind it…

I’m lonely!

Seems since huntin season kicked off, dad-gum if I ain’t become a single guy once again??

Huntin Season

That dern “Lucky” a mine absolutely LOVES to hunt and fish. She’d rather do either than eat! Dang if it ain’t becoming pretty obvious that she’d rather do either than…be around me too!

That heifer!

Course some of it’s my fault too. We bought a 34 foot 5th wheel to take to the camp, that some friends of hers practically gave to us, see, one more reason I call her Lucky, and that was my biggest mistake…takin it to the camp and settin it up!

Course all this reminds me of a joke…

An 80 year old farmer married a 27 year old woman. The old man worked all the time…daylight to dark, and was give slap out when he reached the house each evening.

Bobby Ray says, “Ya know Doc, to start with it worked out great! I’d fire my rifle and here she’d come in a minute or two. Then, huntin season started up and…I ain’t seen her since!”

You guys don’t reckon “ole Lucky…?”

NAW!!

LOL!

Honestly, she does love it though. I’m very proud that she has something like that, that she so thoroughly enjoys.

Doesn’t matter if she kills a nice buck, and I’m here to testify for her, that if she does shoot one, IT IS a good un. But her enjoyment comes from just her love of the outdoors. Sittin in her tree stand, watchin the coons or turkeys, the deer feedin, or even fightin durin the rut, this is what revs her motor.

It’s been a good year for the members so far, there’s eight families I believe that are part of the camp, so it’s not a big club by any means.

The last count I’d heard was 2 seven pointers, 3 eight pointers, 1 nine pointer, and 2 ten pointers.

Me, I love the outdoors as well, but I stopped huntin some years back. I used to love it though. My kick any more is just watchin the wildlife, although I gotta say…if an exceptional one walked out on me, I’d probably be eatin that sucker.

I love though the fellowship of sittin round the fire and just bein out, but, since one of us has got to make a livin, accordin to her…I’m it!!

LOL!

After huntin season, that heifer has got just enough time to clean, grease, and put her guns up, then…

She’s goin fishin!

Now Into Fishin Season

All jokes a side…

That woman can fish! Honestly guys…she can do it!

Fresh water or salt water…she’s da man! Well…

She’s da woman anyway!

She’ll get in her boat, her house is on Lake Marion, bout a mile and a half from ours, go figure…we get married and HER house is on the lake, but now we live in OUR house here on the place???

Anyway…us men folk don’t stand a chance, do we guys? LOL.

But anyway, she’ll get in her boat down at the lake, find them shellcracker bumpin them pads some, and she’s got her hook in the water…

Just her, God, them shellcrackers and a cane pole!

At times she’ll just slaughter em!

Then, in the saltwater, which even though I’m born and raised here in Florida, I never did much saltwater fishin, she’s one of the dern best.

Her, her son Tommy and his wife Judy took me down to Little Gasparilla Island on the west coast, which they have a place on too, by the way (I did good, huh? LOL), and schooled me in saltwater fishin.

We, or better said, THEY, tore the snook and redfish up! I was astounded for a couple reasons.

First, why in the heck I ain’t done more saltwater fishin, then, dern, these guys know their stuff! Again, no question, they were the teachers and I was…the student!

Tickled them to no end too…me bein a rookie.

On top of this, I’ve always called Lucky by her last name, which was Addison, until we married of course. Still call her Addison though, and honestly she calls me by my, or our last name now…Bronson.

While out fishin in the boat with em, I say, “Hey Addison,” and THREE of them answer back…

“What?”

I KNEW IMMEDIATELY I was in trouble! 3 Addison’s in the boat and only ONE me! Had me WAY back in the back water too…just us, and a WHOLE lot a mangrove swamps! I had NO idea how to get back to the dock either!

Right then, at that very moment, my whole outlook changed. I went suddenly from Superman, to meek, mild mannered Clark Kent!

Stayed that way too.

Yes sir, no sir. Yes ma’am, no ma’am.

Shoot, come to think about it…

I ain’t been back down there with em!

She did rub a little salt in my wounds too while we were down there…

Here I was, fishin HARD, and not havin any luck?? Finally, ole Lucky with ANOTHER dern redfish on the end of her pole, says, “Here Bronson…ya wanna reel him in for me?”

Ticked me OFF to no end.

Well…ME bein ME, an ole tough Florida born and bred cracker, I gave her the what for!

“Really,” I asked. “Why sure honey, I’d love to! Thanks a million dear! Dern, I love you!”

Then, to top it off, the three of them had still been pickin at me bout my saltwater fishin skills, or better said, my lack of them, and out of the blue Lucky says,…

“Ya know what Bronson? Your fishin don’t pick up, I can see an ANNULLMENT comin down the road!”

Ya gotta know her though. She was just joshin me…

I think??

You were joshin me, right Lucky?

Ya know, sittin here postin this this morning, with Lucky havin a place on the lake, a place on the island, and a huntin camp 4 miles from OUR (LOL) house…
Ya reckon it just might be me, who’s… “Lucky?”

NAW!!

Me either!

All jokin aside though, God did Bless me with Kathrine, and I’m thankful to Him for it. She was a wonderful friend to Deb for many, many years and you don’t know how much comfort that is. No question Kathrine loved her, and Deb her as well.

This in itself has brought such a peaceful closure to the chapter of Deb and my life we shared together. Only through God’s will in Debs regard, and Kathrine and her husband Ronnie’s as well, could we be in the position we are in today.

Only through our Father’s love for us, His love for you guys out there as well, could Kathrine and I been so fortunate to find that through God having us right where He wanted us, He gave us both once more…

A reason for laughter, a reason for happiness, and the great blessing of having someone alongside you who you know really, really cares about you simply because…you’re you.

God does work in mysterious ways my friends. If anyone out there today who just happened to run across this post and doesn’t know God…give Him a chance in your own life.

If so, I know you’ll soon come to understand…unconditional love!

In closing this out this morning, I’d just like to say God Bless you and yours, and thank you so much to many of you out there who we truly consider…our friends!

Be sure to keep a smile on your face, and one in your hearts!

Oh…

If any of you guys were to run across Lucky out there in them woods somewhere, please tell her I love her, and…I’m down at OUR house, not HER house! LOL!

Also, tell her she’s at least got to come by here AFTER huntin season, cause I gathered up all her fishin tackle, got it locked up and I’m the only one with the key!

Doug and Lucky

My last post was about how God works in our lives, and the day I had Sunday in regards to feelin kinda down and out was so inspiring in that sense. Honestly, everywhere I turned I was getting the very same message.

It truly was amazing to me how the frustration I had been feeling was literally crushed out by the messages I was getting from different people. Again, all were basically telling me the very same thing.

It was uncanny how all this came together and I felt I really needed to share that with you. I’ve never experienced anything like that before in my entire life, and I’ve been around a few years.

I have to emphasize once again that I’ve never been what you’d call a devout Christian. I’ve always believed in God, and through the experience I shared with Deb during her ordeal, it became very evident to me he was a very loving and caring God.

Once more, on more than one occasion while talking to Deb she’d make a statement to me and I’d ask, “Where did you hear that,” or “Who told you that?”

Her answer would be simply, “God told me,” or, “God showed me.”

Deb was rock solid in her commitment to God, and from her talks with me, there was absolutely no doubt that his commitment to her was rock solid as well. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it to the day I die, “God walked with Debbie, and I saw with my own eyes he smiled on her daily!”

I believe that with all my heart.

I had seen all this joy in Deb, yet I could never put my finger on it. Sunday, I lived a little of this…the power of God. I tell you guys, it was amazing.

Now…let’s talk about the garden some.

First off…MAN, I’m getting a late start! LOL! Slow but sure…that’s me. I believe most everything will come off if we have pretty much a typical fall and winter. But again, you factor in my luck and this could get interesting! LOL!

What’s in the greenhouse I’m sure will be fine throughout the entire winter so we’re lookin good in that sense. This is also the reason I need to somehow find the time and the moola to get those other two set up as well.

I set out some eggplants today, and like our tomatoes we’ll put the overflow from the greenhouse grow area into the garden out front. That poor ole thing hasn’t been a producing garden in a while. It won’t know how to act!

I’ll take in our radishes tomorrow, and set out some more seeds. I juice these daily as well, so between that and a dern salad or two, they don’t stand much of a chance round here!

The beets are doin pretty good too, and looking through them today the beets are forming up well. You all know I’m a firm believer in the nutritional values of those guys. Still surprised though of how hard to find they are down here??

I set out about 30 or so He Shi Ko onions we’d grew off from seeds, and they’re doin well. I have about 60 more of them in seed trays getting close to bein set out as well. They’re a bunching onion if you guys haven’t tried them before, and I love em.

But, once again that’s not really a good recommendation comin from me…I LOVE everything when it comes to groceries! They are good though.

I also have set out about 20 of the Crimson Red bunching onions as well. They too are good, but I prefer the other. With these we also have maybe 30 more that are pretty close to being ready to set out. Won’t be long.

Let’s talk just a little, actually very little, about the okra I set out next to the greenhouse. Why do I want to just brush on this subject? Simple…thinkin I was bein very smart, and getting out of some work, I decided I’d herbicide around those little fellers.

Well, evidently while I was herbiciding “around them,” after about a week it became quite clear that not only had I herbicided “around them,” BUT also I’d herbicided between them, over them and ON them! Tore there rear-ends up!

Most of my okra will now come from the garden out front, and NO, I won’t be herbicided near them anytime soon, thank you! LOL!

The “maters” better look out though…I’m thinkin bout givin them a good fertilizin tomorrow or the next day! LOL! I figure if a little goes a long way, shoot, a handful or two around each plant outta make those suckers jump! What cha think??

In the next week or two I’ll set out some different lettuces, and that’ll pretty much finish me up. I MIGHT set a few greens out front too, but we’ll see.

All in all though, everything is doin pretty good, cept that dern okra, cause it for some reason just kept jumpin out in front of that dern spray nozzle. Craziest thing I ever seen!

I THOUGHT I kept hearin faint cries of “Banzai,” while I was sprayin it??

I hope the dern turkeys don’t get in there and eat some of those things. The herbicide do them like it did that okra, I’d be in BIG trouble they started havin thoughts on the art of…Kamikazee attacks!

Phew!
Anyway, here’s a video of how things are comin on.

Well, as “ole Bugs” used to say, “That’s all folks!”

You guys take care, God Bless, and keep a smile on your face and one in your heart!

Dub

Finally, we have gotten the garden out front cleaned up. Talkin bout a jungle, this thing had become exactly that. Weeds were almost head high in spots, but yesterday we finished pullin those mutha’s up.

They had gotten so bad in spots that we’d have to take the grubbing hoe and bust the roots up some. But, besides possibly an hour or so this morning, we’re be ready to till the soil, and start planting it back the first of the week.

We’ll have a couple of spots in our irrigation lines to splice back, “that dern grubbing hoe,” but it won’t take 20 minutes to do that. We’ll run it some to make sure all our heads or jets are working properly and we’re back in business.

I’ll probably go with a couple rows of okra, and finish most of it out with 2-3 types of peas. Probably black-eyes, cream 40’s and zippers or purple hulls.

I wasn’t going to plant peas this fall but after thinking on it some, as we’ve got a BUNCH canned and put up, but so many of our family and friends like them, I thought, you know, they can come and pick em a dern mess or two then I don’t have to give them my peas already shelled and canned!

It’ll be interesting to me this go round cause I’ve never set out things like peas, okra, squash and such this late in the year before. I’m curious to see how everything does. I do normally plant my peas in August, but this is usually around the first week. We’ll see??

With this storm that’s brewing, and the course they think it may follow, at this point I’ve had a few reservations in regards to, hopefully for sure there’ll be no “big winds,” but simply the amount of rain that could be generated from it.

We’ve be getting rain steadily the past week or so, and we’re not inundated by any means, but with these types of storms capable of dropping bucketfuls on ya in their passing, I do have a little reservation in regards to going ahead and settin out my garden. BUT, no guts, no glory, huh?

Plus, I try and use the moon favorable times to set out the garden, and if I wait for the storm to pass then I’ll probably miss the good plantin dates this go round.

I’d like to hear from some of you guys in your own experiences about moon favorable dates. I know my Granddaddy Troy used to tell me all the time, “Use the moon, son. If you don’t, using peas as an example, you’ll have the prettiest big bushes, but they’ll produce few peas.”

I always liked to listen to these “old timers,” in regards to gardening, but honestly, I haven’t tried it on dates the moon wasn’t favorable before. You know, above ground producing crops go in on a growing moon, while underground crops go in on a declining moon. Again, I’m just kinda curious in your own experience on this.

After we finish the de-grassin in the garden, we’ll turn into planting the grow areas around the greenhouse. This we should have completed by tomorrow.

Oh, before I forget…I bought me some new britches! Yep, ole Dub in new britches! I gotta say it was out of necessity…ALL my old ones were fallin off me, literally. I swear, this juicing daily, getting some good exercise each morning, doin the gardenin, and watchin what I eat more closely is really paying off!

I’ve gone from a 44 waist, sounds crazy to me now that I’d let myself get into that kinda shape, to a 38. Look out 34, I’m headin your way. I weigh 255 now, down from 317. If I hit a 34 waist, this’ll be the first time I’ve worn that size britches, I believe, since pre-school. LOL!

Anyway, I feel great! One thing that helped to get me on this “health kick” is one of my trips to KFC…ya know, the chicken place. The FRIED chicken place.

I’m standin in line waitin to order, and once I get to the register I ordered a bucket. Now ya got to realize that I’m standin there by myself, just me, and the young lady takin my order asks, “Is this for HERE or to go, sir?” LOL!

Again though, what a difference in the way I feel now, versus then. It’s incredible!

Back to the grow areas. We’ll be settin some tomatoes, though I haven’t hardened them up yet, but I’ll be settin them out today to start letting them become accustomed to the full sun.

I will be planting some okra, squash, and cucumbers, and I have some eggplants and peppers that I’ll be hardening as well. These, like the tomatoes I’ll be planting in earnest next week sometime.

Well, that bout brings ya up to date on what’s goin on here at our place so, let’s end up with something to ponder on a minute or two…this from our ole buddy, Gary.

The Coyote Story

California :

The Governor of California is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A
coyote jumps out and attacks the Governor’s dog.

The Governor starts to intervene, but reflects upon the movie “Bambi” and
then realizes he should stop because the coyote is only doing what is
natural. In the process the Governor is bitten by the coyote.

He calls Animal Control. Animal Control captures the coyote and bills the
State $200 testing it for diseases and $500 for relocating it.

He calls a veterinarian. The vet collects the dead dog and bills the State
$200 testing it for diseases.

The Governor goes to hospital and spends $3,500 getting checked for diseases
from the coyote and on getting his bite wound bandaged.

The running trail gets shut down for 6 months while Fish & Game conducts a
$100,000 survey to make sure the area is now free of dangerous animals.

The Governor spends $50,000 in state funds implementing a “coyote awareness
program” for residents of the area.

The State Legislature spends $2 million to study how to better treat rabies
and how to permanently eradicate the disease throughout the world.

The Governor’s security agent is fired for not stopping the attack. The
State spends $150,000 to hire and train a new agent with additional special
training regarding the nature of coyotes.

PETA protests the coyote’s relocation and files a $5 million suit against
the State.

TEXAS :

The Governor of Texas is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote
jumps out and attacks his dog.

The Governor shoots the coyote with his State-issued pistol and keeps
jogging. The Governor has spent $0.50 on a .45 ACP hollow point cartridge and about $500 of his personal money on his gun.

The buzzards eat the dead coyote.

AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS WHY CALIFORNIA IS BROKE AND TEXAS IS NOT.

Then, last but not least we have a tongue in cheek from our ole buddy Bill, who LEFT California, and resettled in…ole Kaintuck…

A mother and her very young son were flying West-jet Airlines from Ottawa to Calgary. The little boy

who had been quietly looking out the window, turned to his mother and said, ‘If big dogs have baby

dogs, and big cats have baby cats, why don’t big airplanes have baby airplanes?’ The mother who

couldn’t think of an answer, told her son to go ask the flight attendant. So the boy walked down the aisle

and asked the flight attendant who was busy serving drinks.

She smiled and asked, ‘Did your Mom tell you to ask me?’ The boy ‘Yes, she did.’ ‘Well, then, you go and

tell your Mom that there are no baby airplanes because West-jet always pulls out on time. Have your

mom explain THAT to you.’

You guys all have a great day and God bless! Please remember to keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!

Dub

Well, it’s been a while, but looks like we’re gonna open up Miz Judi’s Kitchen again. Miz Judi was like… “I’m gonna let you back in MY kitchen and no Deb to clean up behind you?? Get outta here!”

But, here I am so, I’m beginning to think that her bark is worse than her bite, BUT, I’d be willing to bet if she WERE forced to bite…shed take a chunk out of ya!

Diane in Virginia sent me a joke I thought I’d share with you guys…

Before Obama was elected President he went to see Bill and Hillary for some campaign advice, at their spacious home. After drinking several glasses of iced tea, he asked Bill Clinton if he could use his personal bathroom.

That evening, when Bill and Hillary were getting ready for bed, Hillary smiled, and said to Bill: “I found out who peed in your saxophone.”

The next is from Diane too.

If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water.

This, my friends, is how Congress operates… and this is why, from time to time:
ALL OF THE MONKEYS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.

She sent me another one just recently also, but I’ll not share that particular one. It is a well written piece, and the author makes several great points, and I’m one that wholeheartedly believes in giving credit where credits due.

That is, until I find out “the author” just happens to teach at a major university up north of here…WAY up north of here…Athens to be exact.

You know where I’m talkin about by now, right? They bark like dogs, woof-woof, and their mascot IS a dog…named uga…uga sounds like tug-ga…without the t.

The dog don’t even look mean.

Every time I’ve seen the camera pan over to him…the dern thing looks plum give-out. Layin down, tongue hangin out, just a hasslin.

They ought to get some kind of a cool lookin mascot. I mean, how hard could that be?? Shoot, give me just a second or two, and I’ll come up with one right off the top of my head.…hmmm…what’s a good lookin mascot?

Now I didn’t spend anytime thinkin about this, but the first thing popped into my mind was that alligator one. Who is he supposed to represent anyway? I think it’s a team in Florida, right??? LOL!

One of Athens most famous graduates (Mr. Lewis G. hisself),described uga once as a creature that inside a FULL stadium, packed with spectators, would sometimes wander out towards the 50 yard line, sit down and start likkin itself, well…where dogs do.

His buddy looks over at him and says, “Hey Lewis…MAN…I wish I could do that!”

To which Lewis replies, “Man…that dog’d BITE you!”

Enjoy the recipes, God Bless, and keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!

Dub and Deb

Fiesta Burgers

• ¾ cup crushed saltine crackers
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup catsup
• 2 teaspoons minced onions
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (10-1/2 oz.) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans, drained
• 1/3 cup fresh or frozen chopped green pepper
• ½ cup shredded natural Cheddar cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste

Combine cracker crumbs, eggs, catsup, onions, and Worcestershire sauce. Add meat and mix well; shape into 6 patties. In large skillet, brown the patties on both sides. Pour soup over meat; top with beans and green peppers. Cook, covered, over low heat 10 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese; cover and heat until cheese melts.

Kraut Burgers

• 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 (8 oz.) can sauerkraut, drained and snipped (that’s probably cut up a little, huh?)
• 1 cup Italian salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• ½ teaspoon caraway seed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 hamburger buns, split and toasted

Preheat broiler. Combine ground beef sauerkraut, Italian dressing, onion, caraway seed, and salt and pepper. Shape into 6 patties, ¾ inch thick. Broil on broiler pan 3 inches from heat for 6 minutes. Turn patties and broil another 6 to 8 minutes.

Serve in toasted hamburger buns. Top burgers with additional sauerkraut.

Beef Logs

• ¼ cup crushed corn flakes
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 2 tablespoons chopped ripe olives
• 2 tablespoons chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon snipped parsley
• ½ teaspoon minced onion
• 1 pound ground beef
• 6 hotdog buns, split and toasted

Preheat broiler. In mixing bowl combine corn flakes, sour cream, egg, olives, chili sauce, parsley, onions, and salt and pepper to taste. Add ground beef and mix well. Shape into 6 logs to fit the buns.
Broil on broiler pan 3 inches from heat until done, 9 to 10 minutes, turning occasionally. Serve logs on toasted buns.

Egg and Bean Salad

• 6 hardboiled eggs, chopped
• 1 (14 oz.) can baked beans in molasses sauce (1-3/4 cups)
• ½ cup sliced celery
• 2 tablespoons fresh or frozen green peppers
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• Salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce to taste
• Bed of lettuce in individual salad bowls

In large bowl combine all ingredients but lettuce. Mix together lightly and chill until ready to serve. Serve salad over lettuce.

Hot…good night a livin, it has been really hot and humid down here. Tryin to do a little work around here is like working in a sauna. All you have to do is basically just walk around the yard and the sweat is just pourin off of you.

By the time I get up to the shower in the evenin I smell bout like an ole boar hog, and my clothes are just drenched. It’s bad when Cheyenne walks over to you to get petted and loved on, stops, catches a good whiff, then decides she really doesn’t need any attention right at the moment.

I come up to the porch in the afternoon now and she waits on me with one paw on a bar of soap, and a dern towel in her mouth! Once I get almost on the porch she drops the towel over the soap and takes off to the other side. Man’s best friend…HA!

No, actually Cheyenne has kinda stepped up to the plate in regards to helping me out since it’s just the two of us now. She’s a ton of company to me and tries to get me involved in things to keep me busy, and I guess you’d say… “help me adjust.”

Just the other night she went to the door and sat beside it, the “okay, buster, let’s go outside a while” look on her face. Well, I thought she had to pee, so, I open the door, let her out, and watch her a few minutes. She doesn’t even attempt to “find her a good spot,” to squat, but instead sits down and starts gazing up at the moon, which was full by the way, and absolutely beautiful.

Next thing I knew, she’s sittin there on her haunches, starin back at me, and taking her left front paw and starts pattin it on the ground with a “c’mon out and let’s sit a while look” on her mug.

So, feeling kinda stupid, I go out and sit down beside her. Well, this seems to be just what she wanted me to do, so she looks up at the moon, and gives a low howl, then looks back over at me. I start pettin her a little and ask, “What ya doin, Shiny?”

She looks back up at the moon, howls again, only this time a little louder, and then it dawned on me…she’s tryin to get me involved in something, occupy my time sort of thing. So, long story short, she and I sat there howlin at the moon for a good 30 minutes or so. In reality, just between us…it was kinda fun!

Our other dog, Susie, didn’t know what to make of us???

I came down stairs a couple days back, after getting my shower, flipped over to Marshall Dillon on the TV, and here comes Cheyenne with a bowl of her food. She stops and sits it down beside my recliner, takes off again, and here she comes, this time with…Susie’s bowl!

It then became obvious to me that ole Shiny had…made us dinner. I was like, dern that doesn’t look half bad, and shoot, I really didn’t feel like cookin anyway. So, we blessed our food, and went to workin on it.

We’d had chicken wings the night before and I’d put Alpo over the wing bones for them and I have to say, that Alpo ain’t half bad, although personally I prefer the beef much more so than the chicken flavored! That’s just me though, those other two seem to like either one.

One other good point to eatin this way…I never washed their pans out for at least a week or so, so…dishes once a week, how good is that?

Yesterday I started runnin squirrels with her and Susie. Now that’s a ball! I know, I know, I’m the last one to the tree EVERY time, but that’s just how it is. I mean you take something with two legs, and compete, race wise, against something with FOUR legs…what cha gonna do??

It, to me, is not so much about the competition of who gets to the tree first, although this seems to be a BIG issue between her and Susie, but more about just bein included in the pack!

I gotta tell you guys though, since I started hangin out with those two more, it’s getting really hard to walk past a tree…or a tire on the truck! I can’t even imagine tryin to walk by a dern fire hydrant anymore!

I’m beginning to realize now, that if I’m not REAL careful, I may never use the bathroom in the house again?? Gotta watch that. Especially when visitin the neighbors!

I tell you another thing…wait a minute, what’s that??

OH, gotta go for now guys!! Sounds like an ambulance just turned onto the road out in front of the house! Dang I’ve got where I love chasin one of those dern things…see ya!

You guys take care, and God bless. As always, keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!

Dub and Deb

As you guys know, we’ve been getting rain, rain, and more rain coming off the storm in the northwest gulf.

I dumped 5 inches out of the rain gauge last night, so I really don’t know how much we’d had. Then this morning I dumped another inch and a half. I haven’t checked it this afternoon but I’d be shocked if we haven’t had another inch and a half as well.

This could keep up for another few days, but hopefully it’ll start moving out soon. We’ve not had any strong winds here, possibly gusts of up to 25 mph, but nothing bad at all. Like many others along the eastern seaboard or the gulf coast areas, once one of these storms starts heading in our general direction…we keep our eyes peeled!

The name of this particular storm?

Debby. Yep, that’s what they’ve gone and named the dern thing! The weather center spelled it wrong but, Debby is still Debbie no matter how ya cut it!

You believe that? I was like…dern woman, I’d been begging for rain all spring and son-of-a-gun, you’re seeing I get it all at one time! We’re drownin here how bout it!!

No, actually even with the rain we’ve had, as fast as we’ve gotten it, you look out it’s standing, you look again in 30 minutes or so…and its gone! We have been terribly dry this year but seem to be makin up ground quick.

Our pond is up at least a foot or better, and this will continue to rise even after the rain stops. We dug it fairly close a dry creek-bed, it’s a creek when its wet, and dry when it ain’t, so the pond will leech water from the creek until it dries back out again.

This could be a while now though…we’re into our rainy season now, and water shouldn’t be a worry to us anymore this year. Unless we have a season with several storms, then it’ll be another type of problem…too much water!

Sounds as if I’m a guy that’s pretty hard to please, huh?

I’ve been around enough years now that I understand that many times in life its feast…or famine. Lookin at my picture still though, you’d have to come to the conclusion that I’d been experiencing in my life way to much of feastin, and maybe not quite enough of famine! LOL!

Although I have to tell you that in all reality that’s not the case, but once Deb and I had gotten to the point we COULD feast ever once in a while, I swear I just didn’t know when to quit.

We’d get past the feastin and start back on the faminin (is this a word fam-a-nin) again, and I’d still be feastin away on what I’d put up while we WAS feasting! Thank you Food-Saver!

I believe I was the only one in the Country that when the economy took such a downturn…I was PUTTIN ON weight! LOL!

Then ole Deb, bless her heart, showed me a new road to travel. A road of good healthy eating, choosing the right foods to nourish our bodies with, and, oh my God…exercise??? I thought she’d lost her cotton pickin mind!

You can’t imagine the things that were coming into my mind! I began having nightmares!

Me and my big mouth had told her, “Honey, whatever you do…I’ll do too!” You see, that’s been my biggest problem all through my life. Opening my big mouth instead of listening, grasping, and thoroughly understanding what was just said.

Then, knowing Deb like I did, I KNEW once she started all this healthy this, and healthy that, she’d never go back to the way it was…the GOOD life.

Fried pork chops, mashed taters and gravy, cat-head biscuits, corn bread, fried okra, peach cobbler, fried chicken, cube steaks smothered in…grease, fried green tomatoes, well, ya’ll get the picture. She dropped all this just like she’d been snake struck. I was in denial for weeks.

All of this in itself could lead to many other things that I had always found…belittling, even un-masculine!!

Things like putting conditioner in my hair, bathing regularly, trimming my toenails, takin off my cap and partin my hair (what’s up with that), using a napkin, washin the dog (believe that), even liftin the lid on the toilet, these things all became…routine. I was a wreck!

Many times after a hard day in the garden, I’d come in and sit down at the table, oh yeah, she got me to washin my hands prior to that too, and here she’d come, sash-shaying from the kitchen.

She’d have a big plate of…bean sprouts, cottage cheese (YUK!), ice water and one dern THIN tomato slice laid up on a big ole thick bed of lettuce. Makes my mouth water just thinkin about it right now!
I’d ask, “No dressing honey,” and she’d hand me a slice of lemon. She’d say, “Just squeeze some of this over it Dub, it’ll help it, AND, it’ll be SO healthy for you!” “God Bless you honey,” I’d say…

I’ve waken up before in a cold sweat, raisin straight up in the bed dreamin about tryin to get into the front door of Wal-Mart, yet I can’t. I’d lost so much weight the door just wouldn’t open??

I’d climb up on the handrail beside the door and jumped off…right onto the mat, but still the door wouldn’t open…I’d lost TOO much weight. In my dream I’d keep climbin back up on that handrail and I’d jump again and again, hopin that just one time, the dern door would open where I could get inside.

I mean after all, all I wanted was one of them Nathan hotdogs with ALL the trimmings, just so maybe the next time I come I’d be able just to walk through the door like everyone else!

THEN the kids from down the road got into the act, although I’m not so sure Deb didn’t have a hand in this deal. She had to or they couldn’t have gotten in through the gate…I’d locked it.

BUT, here those two young’uns would come, everyday bout 6 in the evenin, peddalin them bikes around the circle in front of our house, hollerin, “Mr. Dub…Mr. Dub…look what we got!”

I’d raise up in the swing, look out in the drive and they’d go whizzing by, each with a liver cheese sandwich (my favorite) strapped to their backs! Off the porch I’d go, chasin them little suckers right out the gate (which was mysteriously open again…go figure) and down the hard road they’d go.

I’d walk back to the house and by now Deb would be sittin in the swing. “Dub,” she’d holler, “that was a nice little run you just took…very good! I’m proud of you!”

So as you guys can see, healthy eatin, good nutritious food, and livin right may indeed be good for you, but there sure is a whole lot of work and sacrifice to be put into it.

I’m thinking this weekend of possibly making some of that good ole Georgia link sausage, made into a casserole with about half a dozen onions, a #1 washtub full of taters, plenty of cheese, whole milk, plenty of salt and pepper, a pitcher full of sweet iced tea, and maybe a slice of hot apple pie with a big scoop or two of vanilla ice cream to wash it all down good.

Naw…I’m tryin to watch my figure.

I hope you guys enjoyed this little bit of nonsense cause I sure did. I had a chuckle or two putting this down this evenin, and boy it felt good to laugh. I can honestly say that while doing this I indeed had a smile on my face and one in my heart…I hope you did as well!

I hate to run but I gotta get a shower, wash and condition my hair, put a nice part in it after I dry it off some, trim my toenails, brush my teeth…

God Bless!

Dub

The wind though blew the squash around pretty good. We lost two, just broke em off at the ground, but surprisingly we have maybe 3-4 more that need a couple broken stems cut out, and I believe the rest weathered pretty well.

Watching those things blow around brought back memories of my killing those 50 + plants to get our growin season off to a great start! LOL!

I was talking to our good friends, Bill and Sandy, from Mobile Alabama, who by the way are… “Auburn Tiger” fans (hee-hee-hee Sandy), and she’d sent us some pictures of what’s goin on gardenin wise up in their “neck of the woods.”

Their garden was looking great, and I believe Sandy said they’d just brought in 50# of potatoes! They, like us, love piddlin around in a garden.

Both these guys have green thumbs. The proof in the pudding of their having green thumbs was evidenced to me last year. I called them in January, it was about 15 degrees out up there and I ask, “Sandy, where’s Bill?” Her answer, “Oh…he’s out in the garden pickin some tomatoes.”

“???? 15 degrees and Bill’s in the garden picking fresh tomatoes???”

Sandy’s like, “Yeah, he’s been a little disappointed with em though…he don’t think they’ve done quite right.”

“Okay…”

I have to tell you guys, although I hate to, they’re actually Alabama Crimson Tide fans. Gotcha Sandy! Roll Tide!

Anyway, I’ve got about three videos for you guys to look at if you’d like. One is our other garden we’d just prepped for planting, and one is of the greenhouse and grow area. Honestly, all these plants are doing well. We’re pleased.

The last video, which in reality will be the first was sent to us by a friend, this being Wayne, from Alma, Georgia.

Wayne’s a sport-model in his own right, and that scoundrel grows some great blueberries, but he’s pretty stingy with the dern things.

L:ast year as an example he told Debbie and I he’d send us down some blueberries by my brother, and he did. TWO! When I called he told me, “Shoot, that’s one apiece!” LOL!

Here Wayne’s video…

Not a bad idea actually, huh? If I still drank, I’d be takin a ride up to Ace Hardware!

The next is of our garden are we just prepped, followed by the grow area. Hope you enjoy them!

You guys all have a great day, and God Bless! Deb’s hollerin for ya’ll to keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!

Dub and Deb

For all you younger guys that’s a pretty big deal. Relaxin, sittin on the couch, watchin a little sports, hollerin for “Mama” to bring ya a refill of some good cold iced tea, or just a good ole cold one period! You know, recreational time!

For all us “older gents,” Saturday ain’t a whole lot different than any other day of the work week. Why you younger guys ask? Well, all I gotta say is you better enjoy that recreational time now, cause once you get my age things change pretty drastically!

The reason…. “honey do’s!”

Ain’t no need it tryin to explain it to ya now, as it’d probably just go right over your heads, plus, there ain’t no need it bustin your bubble just yet…but your times comin!

Well, Kendra Bailey Morris…hmmm…

First off to be honest with you this morning, I’m not sure if she’s a married woman or not, and with that the case, out of respect I’m gonna call her “Miss Kendra.” If you happen to be married “Miss Kendra,” it’ll only take one e-mail to set me straight, and from here on out you’ll be…“Mrs. Kendra.” LOL!

That is unless you’re like my Deb, whom I refer to as “Mr. Deb” most all times, especially when I’ve aggravated her…cause she can whip me, now that I’ve gotten old and feeble! Shoot, she could probably whip me when I was younger, BUT, for a fact, today…she wears the britches in this family. Sad but true! LOL!

Anyway, Miss Morris wrote the cookbook, “White Trash Gatherings.” As you know, Deb and I post recipes from this book ever once in a while, although the past couple recipe posts we’ve done, have indeed, come from her book.

Yesterday I was checking out our spam, no, not the meat, and to tell you the truth, spam has gone crazy here lately. Daily anymore, we’ll have from 25 to 50 spam messages…drives me up the dern wall! So, I’ve gotten to the point I just hit, “empty spam,” and delete them all at once!

For some reason or other, I scanned down through them, and there was a message from… Kendra Bailey Morris. I was like, “Yeah right!”

I almost sent her back an e-mail to verify it, asking what was the name of her 3rd cuzin removed on her Mama’s side of her great-greatgranddaddy’s, first wife’s, aunt? If the answer came back “Raphael,” I would have known right of the bat…she was an imposter! I’d of been lookin more along the lines of say…Eugene, Jenkin, or even, Ovie Cecil.

But, after pullin up the link to her sight… http://fatbackandfoiegras.blogspot.com/ and browsin around some, I realized she WAS, the “Real McCoy!” DERN!

At first I thought her e-mail might have read… “Dub, you keep postin up my dern recipes, I’m gonna string ya up by your ears!” But, that wasn’t the case at all! What a genuine nice lady she seems to be, but at my age, I gotta say that I don’t let a woman make too much of a good, “first impression!”

Ole Deb did that years ago, and look what that got me!

Also, if Miss Kendra would have stated she’d string me up by my ears, I’d of had to told her that, really, that wasn’t possible. My ears couldn’t have supported that much weight!

One of the posts on her site also stated that she was wantin to take off ten pounds. Shoot Miss Kendra, don’t sweat the little things…I gotta toe that weighs 10 pounds! LOL!

Also, not meaning no offence, but your site kinda threw me just a little bit. Well actually it kinda “body-slammed” me at one point.

I was readin up on those dern “Senator’s Brown Beans and Fatback,” “K.G.’s Country Grit Bread,” “Sweet and Savory BLT Deviled Eggs,” and the “Ode to the Perfect Burger,” just about “foamin at the mouth,” literally, and then run right up against a dad-gum block wall!

“Yellowtail Sashimi?” Once again, no offence, but around here, we consider that…bait.

Next up was, “Uni Star” consisting of broiled eel wrapped around a mixture of spicy avocado and shrimp topped with a few sprinkles of panko crumbs.” Boiled eel, REALLY??

Good night a livin Miss Kendra, you just be careful eatin all that. I know you must be forcing it down, and with that bein said, just be careful only wantin to knock off 10 pounds, or so. On that type of diet you might knock off 20-25 pounds for you know it! LOL!

I don’t know of anybody in our family would eat something like that, UNLESS they were being persuaded somewhat. Like maybe…a gun to their head! Lol!

Seriously though, in regards to the raw fish and boiled eel, I’m just jerkin your chain!…kinda! In all honesty, we’ve never tried those types of food, and probably, if they were prepared properly (and I didn’t know what I was eatin till after I’d eaten it), we could come to enjoy such.

Joking around aside, I have to say in all sincerity, Deb and I both have really enjoyed “White Trash Gatherings!”

Your cookbook is very entertaining to read, it does bring back good memories of back when we were being raised, and you get all those good, “down home” recipes to boot! We feel you did a great job with it!

We picked our copy up at “Books-A-Million,” and are glad we did. We’ve gotten to the point we actually love reading through cookbooks anymore. Many, just like yours, are enjoyable reads. Something to kick back with out in the porch swing, or set back in the recliner with when there ain’t a whole lot on the tube!

One thing that impressed me was the fact that when we went to pay for your book at the checkout counter, they allowed us to purchase your book with Confederate money. God bless ya! Anymore, rare is the occasion to buy anything using Confederate script! Dern carpetbaggers!

Those boogers up in DC keep printin and spendin money like they are, the ole US dollar won’t be worth what a Conferate dollar’ll bring ya!

In closing today, we’d like to say thank you once more, Miss Kendra, for taking the time and droppin us a line. It, like your cookbook, was appreciated! If you’d ever like to post up one of your stories, or share other recipes with us…our door is always open.

We too believe in the fact that, as you state in your book, the “original White Trasher,” Ernie Mickler said it best… “Cooking food, laughing, and storytelling—that’s what we’re made of and that’s what we enjoy most!” Well said indeed!

Again, if you guys would like to check out Miss Kendra’s site for yourselves, and we recommend that you do, it’s… http://fatbackandfoiegras.blogspot.com/

(If I don’t get the hot link to come up, please take the time to type it in and go to it that way. You all know ole Dub’s a technological dinosaur! You can also go to our comment page and hot link from Miss Kendra’s comment using her hotlink. It’s pretty evident that not only is she a lot purtier than I , but much smarter too!)

Before we do close out, let’s take a moment to put a smile on our faces…

Our good friend Diane, has stepped up once more to share a little story, actually two, with us today. As always, thank you Diane…you’re the best!

The Redneck Diet

A Redneck man was overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.

‘I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, then eat regularly again for 2 days then skip a day …… And repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds.’

When the man returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 40lbs!

‘Why, that’s amazing!’ the doctor said, ‘Did you follow my instructions?’

The man nodded … ‘I’ll tell you though, I thought I was going to drop dead on that 3rd day.

‘From the hunger, you mean?’ asked the doctor.

“No,” replied the redneck, “from all that skipping!”

Little Johnny

The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were all very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on salesmanship.

Little Sally led off. “I sold Girl Scout cookies and I made $30″ she said proudly, “My sales approach was to appeal to the customer’s civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success.”

“Very good”, said the teacher.

Little Debbie was next. “I sold magazines” she said, “I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events.”

“Very good, Debbie”, said the teacher.

Eventually, it was Little Johnny’s turn. The teacher held her breath. Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher’s desk. “$2,467″, he said.

“$2,467!” cried the teacher, “What in the world were you selling?”

Toothbrushes”, said Little Johnny.

“Toothbrushes”, echoed the teacher, “How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much money?”

“I found the busiest corner in town”, said Little Johnny, “I set up a Dip &Chip stand and I gave everybody who walked by a free sample.” They all said the same thing, “Hey, this tastes like dog poop!” Then I would say, “It IS dog poop…wanna buy a toothbrush?”

God Bless you guys, and have a great day, and an even better weekend! Deb says once more for you to keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!

Dub and Deb

My Mom’s brother, who is my Uncle Harold, is a sport model. There’s no one, and I do mean no one, who likes to laugh, joke, cut-up, and just have a good time than ole Uncle Harold.

He’s married to my Aunt Ann, who is one great lady, mother, and cook. Man, she can put some groceries on the table. She gave Deb and I a recipe last year for squash pickles, and I swear, those dern things are delicious. They’re my pickle of choice now, hands down!

Anyway, Aunt Ann calls Uncle Harold, Pop, as do many of his friends, as well as his kids. They have 3 boys.

The oldest Danny, is a workin Trojan, and just like his Dad when it comes to laughin and cutting-up. Actually, Larry and Gary are funny as well, but when it comes to Danny and his “Pop,” well, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree with those two.

He told me at a family reunion once, when I’d asked if Danny could make it, he says, “No Dub, that guy’s workin again. That dern boy works all the time. Matter of fact, I asked Ann once, ya reckon that they gave us the wrong baby when we left the hospital?”

That’s the kind of guy he is. You never know what’s fixin to come out of his mouth!

Anyway, I’ve told this story to you guys before, but it’s been many moons ago. I think that it’s funny enough to share with you again…

My Mom has a brother who is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. He’s my Uncle Harold. Harold owned and drove a cattle truck quite a few years. He’d pick up a load of cows from a market here in Central Fla. and haul them to Texas, wherever.

He looked at me a minute, laughed and said, “You know Dub, after considering the situation for a moment or two, I felt that I just might be…killing an innocent man!”

That’s Uncle Harold to a tee! Again, you never know what’s fixin to come out of his mouth at any time! What a guy, and we all love him! You too, Aunt Ann!

Today’s recipes come once again from the cookbook, Taste of Home…Casseroles & One Dish Meals.” It can be purchased at your local supermarket, where Deb and I got our copy.

It has some really good recipes for economical, and easy to fix meals. Check it out, you guys may find it’s helpful to you in putting some good groceries on your own table!

Let’s fire off a dern cook stove!

Alfredo Chicken-N-Biscuits

• 2 cups chopped, fresh broccoli
• 1-1/2 cups sliced, fresh carrots
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups cubed, cooked chicken
• 1 carton (10 oz.) refrigerated Alfredo sauce
• 1 cup biscuit/baking mix
• 1/3 cup 2% milk
• ¼ teaspoon dill weed

In a large skillet, sauté the broccoli, carrots and onion in oil until crisp-tender. Stir in chicken and Alfredo sauce; heat through. Transfer to a lightly greased 8 in. square baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine the biscuit mix, milk and dill just until moistened. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto chicken mixture.

Bake, uncovered, on 400 for 18-22 minutes or until bubbly and biscuits are golden brown.

Cheryl Miller, Fort Collins, Colorado

Chicken Nugget Casserole

• 1 package (13-1/2 oz.) frozen chicken nuggets
• 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 can (26-1/2 oz.) spaghetti sauce
• 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

Place chicken nuggets in a greased 11 x 7 in. baking dish.

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Layer with spaghetti sauce, mozzarella cheese and Italian seasoning. Cover and bake on 350 for 30-35 minutes or until chicken is heated through and cheese is melted.

Tylene Loar, Mesa, Arizona

Garden Vegetable & Chicken Skillet

• 1-1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ½ in. cubes
• 1 medium yellow summer squash, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup uncooked instant brown rice
• 1-1/4 cups water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

In a large skillet, sauté the chicken, squash, onion and carrot in butter for 5-6 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink; drain. Add the spinach, garlic, salt, thyme and pepper; cook 2 minutes longer.

Stir in rice and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir in lemon juice.

Taste of Home Test Kitchen

We’d seen a couple days of low to mid 40’s, but that’s it, so really nothing was completely dormant before this today. This could put a big hit on citrus and vegetables coming from down here.

When you have trees still tryin to push out new growth and the temps fall this quick, this low, this can be big, big problems. We’ll know in a couple days what we’re looking at damage wise. Hopefully…we dodged a bullet.

If so, the fruit trees will be much better prepared to take the next cold like this, but honestly, if we keep getting these kinda temps, who knows? Let’s see, what is it our elected leaders keep “preachin on” this bein? You know, when they wanna continue to bilk billions from “We the People?”

Oh yeah…GLOBAL WARMING?? Well, I promise ya, there ain’t NO short britches bein worn down here this morning! I guess because it’s just…TOO HOT?? Go figure.

Here’s an interesting article I read quite a while back… Check it out, then decide about this global warming for yourself. But you have to understand…our government, and its scientific community, are already backin away from the term, “global warming,” and callin it something else.

Global Warming

Wouldn’t it be nice if the majority of today’s politicians would learn ONE, SIMPLE, VIRTUE? Like…tellin THE TRUTH for a change?? But why would they do that when people like Al Gore can make BILLIONS, by scare tactics!

Plus they know that the ones listenin to them, don’t look or study, to see if possibly their elected leaders just might be fillin their heads with…well, let’s just say, they’re stretchin the truth, some!! They’ve literally gotten it into their heads that we just have to have them making our decisions for us, cause…we ain’t smart enough to do it for ourselves!

On top of this, they’ve become SO corrupt, they pass all types of different laws that have no bearing what-so-ever on bettering our lives, by maybe, just maybe, backin off all this taxation, regulation, and mis-representation, and let our business’ grow! THEN, and only then, will our economy recover!

Grow our economy, shoot, THEY killed the economy, and that was their intent! Then, after the destruction of our car companies through poor management, excessive labor contracts, excessive health care policies, excessive retirement packages, OUR GOVERNMENT decided that THEY would take over the automobile industry??

Boy, I sure felt nice and warm inside after finding this out! I mean if you look at the Postal Service, Am-Trak, Freddie and Fannie, and even the unaccountability of federal spending as a whole, didn’t you feel comfortable with this as well?

THEN, after the takeover, they GIVE the unions a 20 percent share??? The biggest reason for the downfall of our car industry…is REWARDED by getting a 20% stake??? Boy, that’s good sound business principle, is it not??

Well shoot guys, give em a break, I mean I believe there’s about a whopping 8 to 10% of our current administration that have ACTUALLY made a payroll! So why worry, these guys are on top of things, huh?

Oh well, let me get off this subject. The reasoning is simply that even though it’s 24 outside here this morning, it’s already gotten up to over a 100 or better here in the office! In other words, I might better shut up before…I blow a gasket! LOL!

I just walked back in from the garden, and man…I ain’t used to these temps! I know you guys up in the north country figure I must be a dern “titty-baby,” (Deb’s favorite description of me), but when you were in short britches two days ago, dang if that ain’t quite a change!

We were out of greens in the house to juice this morning, so I went out and cut us some collards, mustards, broccoli, and cabbage leaves to add in our juice. Honestly, you’d be shocked at the amount of juice you get from these. Literally, once we started juicing them, I was amazed at the quantity of juice they do give you!

Plus, with the different types of citrus now coming in, what a nutritional boost we get from this! Seriously guys, it would benefit you to start juicing some, sick or not. Deb and I both wish we’d have started this years, and years ago!

If we had of, things may be a little different around here! Just the other day Deb asked me, “Dub, ya wanna go upstairs and have sex?” Bein I’m getting a little older now, I had to be truthful with her, so…I told her, “Deb, ya got I decision to make. We can either go upstairs, OR we can have sex, BUT, I cain’t do both!” LOL!

Actually she didn’t ask me that anyway. Good thing though. If she’d of asked me to do ANYTHING that pertained to sex…they’d a had to put me in…intensive care! My ole heart just couldn’t have stood it! But again, IF I had a been juicing startin years back…who knows, huh? LOL!!

Just a short time ago, we’d did a post on a good friend of ours, and his family, showing some videos of their garden, along with how to can a few different things. They’re just a great bunch of people, and dad-gum if they didn’t return the favor.

I saw their last video, and dern if those guys didn’t do a shout out to ole Dub and Deb. Now personally, I can’t imagine them ever possibly have done one for a nicer couple, but who am I to say?? LOL!

No, it was very nice of Tim and Co. to do such a thing, and Deb and I both appreciated it to no end! So Tim, here’s to ya buddy!

Here’s their video with our shout out…

Let me tell you all this. Because of Judi and ole Brian at the CFP, our life was changed. By them letting us do our site, and then meeting all these wonderful people through YouTube as well, boy have we been blessed by the experience!

So let me close today by once more, thanking all our good friends, many who we now consider family, that we’ve met through the Canada Free Press, our own site, and YouTube! You guys have just been so wonderful to Deb and I both…thank you all!

Oh, before I close, I almost forgot!

Have you guys been listening to the news today?? It seems that we’ve gotten some very bad news out of Australia. The inventor of the boomerang-handgrenade…has been killed! Think about it…LOL!

You guys have a great day and God Bless, ya hear? Also, ole Deb says to keep a smile on your face, and one in your heart!

Dub and Deb