Lucy: Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton. I could just lie here all day and watch them drift by. If you use your imagination, you can see lots of things in the cloud’s formations. What do you think you see, Linus? Linus: Well, those clouds up there look to me [...]
Entries Tagged as 'musings'
we give up
August 5th, 2010 · 4 Comments · musings
“No one in this world has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people. Nor has anyone ever lost public office thereby.” h.l. mencken commonwealth of virginia PETITION OF QUALIFIED VOTERS FOR REFERENDUM We the qualified voters of Fort Chiswell Magisterial District of Wythe County, Virginia signed hereunder [...]
Tags:ballot·fort chiswell·mixed drinks·referendum·texas roadhouse·wythe county
relief?
July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Sources, musings, wildlife
Maybe, just maybe a little relief from the miserable heat is in store for the next few days. I got to tell you, folks are getting MEAN. The various weather reporting services are all over the place. But as I write this, it’s 12:45pm and it’s not yet 80 degrees and the humidity is much [...]
Tags:baked beans·groundhog·Wytheville Farmers Market·Wytheville Library
ain’t life a bitch?
July 18th, 2010 · No Comments · faces and places, musings
A week or so ago, I got a letter from a retired police officer who is interested in leasing the Franklin County farm as his private hunting preserve. You know Franklin County, the moonshine capital of the world. Franklin County, the place Anne said that as beautiful as it is, it will be a cold [...]
Tags:Floyd Country Store·Floyd VA·Franklin County VA·Mickey G's·moonshine·Wytheville Farmers Market
signs of the times
July 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · musings, photos
Happy Fourth of July!
July 4th, 2010 · No Comments · faces and places, musings
. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ********** We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure [...]
Tags:Constitution of the United States·Declaration of Independence·Lincoln's Gettysburg Address·Muslim·Statue of Liberty
them floydians
May 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment · musings
With apologies to Mason Williams and all my friends in one of the coolest little towns around. =============================================== Them Floydians How ’bout them Floydians, Ain’t they fun? Bitchin’ like crazy, while suckin’ they thumb. Trashin’ they neighbors on Ol’ Doug’s blog. Pushin’ they causes like, SAVE THE HOG! Hippies and Yuppies and the Old Families [...]
ode to collards
April 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments · food, musings, recipes
Long of leaf, tender of stalk, and beautifully of green, I rinse your stems with reverent hands Before chopping and adding to the steam. A few cups of water, a chunk of country ham, bring it all to boil. Add some honey and cider vinegar when the liquid starts to roil. Louisiana Hot Sauce, good [...]
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