Originally posted May 1, 2020. Beautiful day here today, too. Hope yours is as well. No special permissions needed. It’s a Free Farm. Me? I just walked around wishing I’d thought to bring a rig for myself.
More so than any other anniversary or holiday, Memorial Day puts me in a pensive mood. I know I’m not alone. Friend and faithful commenter, SueK, replied to the Flanders Fields post with one word: Good. The Man Without a Country did nothing to change my mood. Wildflowers at the Summit of the North Pasture.
Drove out to the Peninsula this afternoon to do a little fishing and give Mr. Big Food’s Mom a change of scene. It was warm in the sunshine but the breeze was nice. I caught two little brim on a jig. Mr. Big Food was working with a top-water and didn’t have too much any
We caught about 50+ crappie (pronounced ‘croppy’) this morning. We are taking pounds and pounds of crappie fillets back to Mississippi. There is a fish fry in our future. It was a beautiful morning, atypical for Texas this time of year. Started off almost chilly. Met up with the guide at the local gas station
What other explanation could there be for my silence? “Gone fishin’” is the grown-up equivalent of playing hooky. It’s the middle of the week! This man should be sitting at his desk in his ill-lit recycled-air-conditioned office reading philosophy papers. But is that what he’s doing? No. He is on a boat cruising into the
“My Goodness, Marica! That’s quite a large pond!” “RuFF!!” “Oh! Gosh, Missy. I didn’t see you sitting there looking over my shoulder.” “Oh my! hehehe. I didn’t mean to startle you, Marica. I just wanted to be near you. I’ve miss…” “RUFF.” “I’m sorry, my Dear Friend. We’ve missed you these last few days.” “Well, I’ve–
I will tell you what’s important. Fishing. Books. Fresh vegetables and bread. Inside jokes. Cats and, of course and most especially, dogs. And food. Things– organizationally speaking– come and go. The individual is the unit of analysis in history. Which is why I’d like to encourage you to get this book, Practical Bass Fishing. It
Since my last post about the crappy old book of the month on the Constitution of the United States, Mr. Big Food and I have traversed a fair number of miles. I’ve been keeping up with it. I believe I left off Wednesday evening when we caught some Spanish Mackerel and some Blues. Well, Mr.
That’s right! Mr. Big Food and I are doing some pier fishing again! This time casting into the Atlantic ocean. It is not the Mississippi Gulf Coast. There are many more people, but no casinos. Frankly, chief, I do not understand beach economics. Amateur tie dye. They are from South Carolina. Those cut up mens
We were bored so we packed up the truck and went fishin’. And we’d no sooner made it down the levee to that little sweet spot in the corner when it started raining. And then it started to thunder so we walked back to the truck, got Missy in, and drove home. The end.
Some more thoughts from Mr. Big Food’s Dad… If you never had a dad, granddad or kindly old uncle who taught you how to fish and you want to learn something about fishing…take a look at Take Me Fishing.org… It’s a great place to get information on fishing and boating… top places in your state
Here’s Mr Big Food’s Dad’s Introduction to his first guest post here at Big Food etc. dot com: Marica— See if this one fits anything you need…Feel free to do any editing you need to…Love from Texas, JBSr Here’s his article– which I wouldn’t have touched even if I’d seen a spelling error (which I
As I was just telling– emailing– Mr. Big Food’s Dad, this is a particularly busy stretch. But we have all learned, over the years, little tricks that help us not only get through, but thrive during these stretches. Big Life & all. One thing we’ve learned is that when people who know you well offer
1. Mr. Big Food’s participation in the GOOD IDEAS forum on liberal gun ownership went well. As it was scheduled for 1:30 central time, and at the time we were making our way back to the Farm from the coast, Mr. Big Food chose an outdoor location from which to participate. Civil Rights 2. Daughter
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