we go to the store and we buy our potatoes

Remember these dudes….out in the fields…planting. That’s where our potatoes come from. Not just mysteriously appearing at the store for us to buy. There’s a big back story to the things we eat. Unless you’re growing it all in your … Continue reading

Go, José !!

The soundtrack work that Kenny Loggins did in the 1980’s wouldn’t have led me to his music. I was a fan from his days in Loggins and Messina, but the work he did for soundtracks way back when wasn’t something … Continue reading

washing the jeep

I cleaned up the mail Jeep yesterday, mostly just to make me feel better about using it all the time. Funny how a veneer of cleanliness colors my viewpoint about the situation. Of course, I could leave it dirty and … Continue reading

John Wells and the Field Lab

Another interesting Kirsten Dirksen video. This time it’s a profile of John Wells out on his homestead in West Texas. If you haven’t checked out John Wells before, take a look at his website here…. http://thefieldlab.blogspot.com/ Watching this, I wonder if … Continue reading

puppy in the laundry room, Nate on the couch

Man. The puppy is out in the laundry room, crying. Nate’s on the couch, hot as a griddle and throwing up. Crazy morning. We went and got the puppy last night, gave him a bath in a tin tub out … Continue reading

NOT ACCEPTABLE

I don’t know how we ever got to the point where we considered ourselves at the top of the food chain. We went to the Asian buffet the other night, and from the wide variety of food that I ate, … Continue reading

puppies and a movie

We went to look at some Great Pyrenees puppies tonight….and now we have to pick one out of the  4 adorable fur balls we met. Of course, a big puppy that is 12 weeks old is going to be an … Continue reading

Black Weirdo

We bought some string cheese at Grocery Outlet that featured the Avengers. It was some pretty good cheese, for sure. Sparrow brought some up for breakfast this morning….and when she showed it to me, I saw that she’d brought up … Continue reading

(floating) move on your own

We went to the Chattanooga Aquarium over the weekend and had a great time. It was my daughter’s 21st birthday trip. She chose a trip that was “little kid friendly”. Pretty darn sweet. Here’s a picture of Zoe in the … Continue reading

cesspool

We need a septic system upgrade….but at least we live close to the cesspool of the south. “The cesspool of the south”!! Hah. It’s too crowded now…..but Asheville is kind of cool….in a crowded way. Check out all these street … Continue reading