On wet cold winter days, like we are having now, was always enjoyable. After finishing morning chores on the weekend, I would sit by the fire in the fireplace and eat fresh parched peanuts My mother kept baked sweet potatoes and peanuts most every day. Some days, if...
I grew up in the 40's and 50's on a farm in Alabama. I enjoyed the farm life except for picking cotton. Everything or everyday was not hard work. Dad and mother saw that we had pleasure time. Mother would prepare a picnic break for us sometime. We always had...
I am sitting on my deck enjoying a beautiful sunny day. The birds are singing, and the squirrels are searching for food. The flowers have started blooming but I haven't seen any butterflies yet. I have seen a few fireflies about dusk dark, and I don't believe there...
I am sitting out on my deck enjoying this beautiful spring day. The trees are putting on new growth of leaves and some flowers are in bloom. I live about the middle of 15 or 20 acres of woods. I have a drive that splits, and one goes to the lower side of my home...
I am planning a fishing trip, so I need to check my equipment. I may need new lines since they haven't been used this year. The rods need to be checked for worn or broken eyelets. Need to check my supply of hooks, lead free sinkers, and check out the life jackets....
I grew up on a farm close to Coldwater mountains. As a young boy, my brother, cousin and myself enjoyed walking and hiking all over the mountain. We would spend all day exploring the waterfall and climbing steep slopes just to see what we could see from the top. Our...
Fishing is one of my favorite sports. I remember going fishing with the whole family when I was about 6 or 7 years old. The family consisted of my dad, mother, younger brother, baby sister, granddaddy and myself. This one particular fishing trip was a very...