OXFORD, Miss. (WTVA) – Police confirm a car fell into a sinkhole in the rear parking lot of a post office. No one was inside the car when it fell in. WTVA.com
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Today we turn the page on a new week in our Guide to Daily Reading (1925). I own that I am disposed to say grace upon twenty other occasions in the course of the day besides my dinner… Why have we none for books? Charles Lamb Nothing happened today, i.e., no one was born, died,
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Yesterday I was prompted to repost The Cook’s Creed from Meta Given’s The Modern Family Cook Book (1942, 1958). Given gives us a creed for meal planning, shopping, and cooking. Words such as ‘respect,’ ‘pride,’ and ‘happiness’ make appearances. Crappy olden days! Last evening’s dinner of Roast Chicken with Pecan Stuffing, Grandma’s Cajun Country Green
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That pretty much sums it up. It’s a great movie. Only $3.99 for 48 hours. In-Laws are loving it. Singing along. As we all are. We will finish it up tomorrow night. Jane & Michael Banks are going to go to work with their dad, George. Marry Poppins has arranged this. George will have his
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Pocket Univ. has returned to the classroom. There’ll be no more of this new fangled on-line “learning” at PktU. Please take your seats and open your books to page 81 of Volume VIII.
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Arrived three days earlier than expected! Twenty-three volumes. How terribly exciting!! Off to catalog.
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On this day in 1841, E.R. Sill was born. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, “He was a modest and charming man, a graceful essayist, a sure critic. His contribution to American poetry is small but of fine quality. His best poems, such as The Venus of Milo, The Fool’s Prayer and Opportunity, gave him a high place among the
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It’s a cliche, but it’s true: there’s very little in life as satisfying as putting food in front of your people and watching them enjoy everything about it. –Andy The Cook’s Creed from Meta Given’s The Modern Family Cookbook (1958) The health of my family is in my care, therefore– I will preserve as far as possible
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Originally published June, 2016. That was what Miss M said in response to the photo I sent her of a big ol’ pot of carrot top stock I’m making. In addition to the carrot tops from the carrots I picked for Daughter C to use in last night’s salad (thanks, C!) and those I picked
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One of my inboxes is a true source of material. There’s an Alexander’s in Baton Rouge. Ralph’s? And did I ever use Waitr? Maybe. Who knows? But this is what spoke to me earlier this morning as I was tracking the storm. I do not think a grocery cart warrants portrait mode but I’m not
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For a whole pot so I just made a pour over. Looks seriously terrible down round Waco.
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Today on this day in 1864 President Lincoln apparently sent a telegram to the Missus which, in part, said, “Tell Tad the Goats are Well.” The readings are the telegram, and The Last Address in Public delivered on April 11, 1865. The telegram is out there. It’s a telegram. Skimmed through 294 pages of Lincoln’s
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I was asked to read this aloud when I returned to the truck. I managed okay. Today we took a drive. With the exception of one brief excursion to Starkvegas when Mr. Big Food’s Dad tagged along, the In-Laws have not left The Farm. They’ve been here nearly four weeks. It was time. Everyone loaded
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Today in the year 1822, U.S. grant was born. Daily Readings 4/27 General Ulysses Simpson Grant, 16-Pt.II: 3-30 The reading is from The Pocket University, Autobiography Greatest Americans, Volume XVI. Amazingly, I do not have Grant’s autobiography in my collection of crappy old books. Aside: You know what’s weird? This whole crappy olden days ordering
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Mr. Big Food cut the Southwest and Hidden Pastures yesterday as best he could given how wet it still is in places. Told me there were a couple of trees down by Copperhead Crossing. So this morning Rocky, Missy, and I went to take a look. At some point, I saw Missy running with a
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We finished up High Society between 5:30 & 6. We had an early dinner on account of the fact that we are accommodating the In-Laws who like to eat early. (Frankly, dinner before 7 is uncivilized. But Mr. Big Food & I are an accommodating pair.) They liked High Society. And so we were chatting
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Big day in the garden! Real progress getting back to where we should have been six months ago. It was a gorgeous day and things are starting to pop. Sometime in mid-November we had a real cold spell– before things had gone good and dormant. Gardenias took a real hit, as did the Italian cypress.
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Born this day in 1834, Charles Farrar Browne (Artemus Ward) Charles Farrar Browne (April 26, 1834 – March 6, 1867) was an American humor writer, better known under his nom de plume, Artemus Ward. He is considered to be America’s first stand-up comedian.[1] His birth name was Brown but he added the “e” after he became famous.[2] From Brittanica: While working
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Lisa & Frank go to Grand Tetons National Park. Well. That’s not quite right is it? They went to Grand Tetons. Here’s Lisa: DISCLAIMER….This post documents our vacation from September, 2019. We continue to write while being at home because of social distancing due to the coronavirus. This post takes us into Grand Teton National
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