Homestead Humor

Thought I'd post this little funny. It is an exerpt of an email I sent to my mother. Things don't always go as planned on the homestead and life has a wicked way of turning things around on a guy. I do believe in karma and it got me good.



"Hi Mom,

Thought i better let you know whats going on with me. Not much, but after your long emails i feel guilty about not writing. I'm so glad Leslie's back from up north. Everything was taken care of but all the animals missed her as much as i did. All except Tom turkey. He's been pissed at everything for a long time now. We took care of him though. Sunday i went out by the turkeys and slung my capture pole noose around his neck and dragged him out into the yard. Off with his head- a little flappin' around- and he's ready for the dunk tank. This is where he exacts his revenge on mankind(me). I dunk him into my 8 gallon stock pot filled with 200 degree water just like i'm supposed to. Next thing i know i'm doing a one legged dance while still holding his 25 pound headless body in the water. Water displaced onto my sneaker and scalded two of the toes on my right foot. Now you probably remember the farm, you can't stop once you start something like that. I quickly took my shoe off and had Leslie pour cold water on my foot. All while holding Tom and starting to pluck him. Plucking wasn't too bad, not as bad as the first turkey i plucked dry. If you can imagine, there i am pluckin this big ass tom over the garbage can while i'm shaking my foot. I dressed him out and put his breast in a pan for supper and froze the leg quarters. It was a little tough after cooking so i cut it all up and made gravy. It went into the crock pot the next day and turned out fantastic. It really had some flavor to it, not the bland stuff you get in the store, but no convenience either."

I didn't even look at my foot for 1 1/2 hours. Not a pretty sight. Life's tough sometimes.

Yeah it wasn't that funny to me. Second degree burns are very painful, but what's my name? BURNS Next posting will be about the Blade Show with pics.

Life Is Good

Life is Good. Well it certainly is now that Leslie is back home from her trip to Wisconsin. She went up to help her mother recover from a knee surgery. After a week without her I was ecstatic about her return. Leslie got to see our grandson Li'l Bobby while up there. Wish I could have held him for a while. I sure do miss the little guy who's getting bigger every day.

The day I was to pick her up from the airport was pretty busy at work. Head home, shower, change clothes, check phone messages and hit the door running for Nashville. Um...check messages you ask? Yeah. Got a call from a guy name Ben at Blade Magazine. I decide to call him after I'm on the road for a few minutes. Ben tells me that I won a trip to the 2011 Blade Show in Atlanta June 10-12th. I had entered a contest by signing up for KnifeBroker.com. Never did I think I'd be the winner. The spoils- 2 tickets to the Blade Show plus VIP passes, hotel accomodations, airfair from Memphis or gas money to drive and $250 in spending cash. There will be more about this later when I get everything squared away.


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The first "Farmers and Merchants Festival" was held 3rd Thursday of the month on the historic Square in Waynesboro. This was sponsored by the Wayne Co. Chamber of Commerce and there will be three more festivals.

I must say that it was better attended than I thought it would be. Many families and friends walked around enjoying the vendors and the music. Jeanettes had live music pouring out of their restaurant and there was Gospel music performed on the newly painted gazebo. One group was selling food plates with all the proceeds going to help victims of the recent tornadoes in Alabama. There was a booth with a local cast iron pan manufacturer, produce, art gourds by Joan Appelt, a painter, tool handle maker, restaurants and others. My tables were set up with all my normal stuff knives, jewelry, chimes and my fire stix. Didn't sell a lot but had a great time. The next Farmers and Merchants Festival should have more vendors and a whole lot more produce for sale. I've waited patiently for the farmers market. Hope enough people stop to buy so vendors have a little encouragement to keep this going.

Mmmmm BBQ!

Saturday May 14th, Smoke & Arts on the River was supposed to be held in Clifton. The Artisans of Wayne County were to set up for the second year. The attraction includes the BBQ contest along with the first car show and a citywide yard sale. Foul weather postponed the event and it has been rescheduled for May 28th. Unfortunately I'm on call the holiday weekend so I can't show my knives. It looks as though the weather will be perfect for everything. Mmmmm BBQ!