Today is Emily’s 6th birthday! On our way out the door for her party, I opened the freezer on the back porch to discover it was off — and had been for several days. We hadn’t had a meat meal since Saturday so the loose plug could well have happened then. Rats, [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Freezers and Birthdays
Posted in Family, food on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, Beans
Posted in food on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After a quick stop at the downtown Farmer’s Market this morning, I brought home a half box of green beans. I guess a box is about the same size as a bushel. Because I have the jars on the back porch and the other canning equipment organized in the pantry, it was easy [...]
More Camping
Posted in camping on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is what we learned on our latest excursion. You don’t know know fast you can move until a wasp is chasing you. Don’t wear tennis shoes in the rain — in a tent, they’ll never dry out and will smell like a dead thing.
Our last trip was to the north Georgia mountains [...]
4th of July — Southern Style
Posted in Family, home, life on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The tendency is to celebrate the 4th doing something different from our everyday activities. Indeed, it was so at the Stephens household. We drove clear over to Leesville, SC for a trip to Schealey’s BBQ, about a 45 minute drive. On this very popular day, we waited 30 minutes in line to [...]
