Augustus McCree come an' get 'yer August cawfee 'n grub

[Delmonico]

Gee Del, now all we need is a butcher and a candlestick maker.

Well I can do the first:



And the other was in the tent to the far left, along with rope making:



And for a "clean sweep" Clarence was making brooms.

[Delmonico]

I know that Del's bread is great. I have eaten all the varieties that he bakes. I know that the folks in attendance that sampled his bread were treated to some great bread, as well as the entrees that he fixed as well.

I did about 60 pounds of sliced ham in Liz's "Big Bertha" and Wilbur did 11 cobblers and I jumped in and did 2 more extra large ones to be sure, but the baked potatoes were done in both coals and ovens in side, the corn was done in 'lectric roasters inside also and the two hogs done as pulled pork was done last week and was just put in the roasters.  I had all I could do as was, rain didn't stop till after 10 that morning and put me a bit behind.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

That rain followed you over from Newbrasky, Del

The bread looks good, probably better than store bought

[Leo Tanner]

New sammich fer lunch, named it the BTLC.  A BLT with cooked mater and melted cheese.  Changed the letters around fer the TLC part.  Couple of spears on the side an won't need nothin but a salad tanight.

[Texas Lawdog]

Leo, Those sammichs do sound good. I could have eaten 2 of them for brunch today.   We cooked a big pot of pinto beans and made a couple of skillet cornbread.  We had scrambled eggs and refried for breakfast yesterday.  Victoria enjoyed some cornbread and butter. We still havesome beans left, I'm gonna grill some Polish sausage and fix some potato salad to serve with the beans for tonight.

[Arcey]

Mid eighties taday. Had some o'ercast 'n a nice breeze. Right liveable.

She did beef enchiladas 'n dirty rice. Ole gal does well when she wants to. We're workin' on gettin' most everything out the refrigerator 'n freezer 'til Irene goes away. Ain't throwin' stuff out like we did when we lost power fer three days a couple months ago. Shoulda got the generator out right away 'stead of waitin' on the power company.

Got my service revolver out the back room safe this mornin'. Wanted ta go o'er it 'fore the ICORE thing Thursday. The poor thing was *nasty*. Sure don't remember puttin' it away like that. Hell, I don't remember the last time I shot it either. She's clean now. Got the cartridges all loaded up. Didn't have a holster for it ennymore. New Fobus got here in the mail yestitty. Used ta have a pile of speed loaders. Found three, two Dades 'n an HKS. One two place belt holder. Don't know where I'll stash the third one but ya need three per stage so I'll think ah sumthin'.

[Leo Tanner]

My C an B is sufferin from dead cap syndrome.  Had ta think on the last time I loaded it an no wonder.  Kep the hammer on a empty but it don't seem ta matter now, they all may as well be empty.  Had meant ta shoot it an never got round. 

Landladies bro come ta visit an he only speaks one language...LOUD.  Been askin fer patience all day but I hope he gets on his way soon.  Guy must think we is all deaf er somethin. 

Salad is comin up with some yardbird in it.

[wildman1]

Mornin Ya'll, Coffee's up. WM

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Thanks for  the coffee, WM

58 and somewhat cloudy here.............

[Arcey]

Mornin', y'all.

72° 'n 74% it 0700. Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind between 7 and 9 mph.

Lookin' like there could be some good news on the smolder in the swamp. Irene'll prolly put it out – 'n drown the rest of lower right hand corner doin' it.

Carryin' the fat lady downtown inna bit. She's gettin' close ta bein' able ta draw 'er Norfolk retirement 'n wants ta know the particulars from someone face ta face. She ain't been ta Norfolk's city hall in years, it outta be a hoot.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee, WM,

That's a lot of bread, Del. Sure looks good.

'Tis 60 and overcast. "Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 76 to 80. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent."

Slim

[Major E A Sterner]

First day of our county fair, weather is supposed to be mid 70's low humidity and sunny for the next couple days,Perfect fair weather.Y'all have a good one.

[mestiza letty]

Mornin y'all,
Thanks for the cawfee WM. Sounds like good news at least for the swamp fire Arcey..hopin' y' all don't get to battered up by the rains 'o comin' from Irene. We're gettin' more heat on this end gonna be mid 90's and it's 62 right now.
Enjoy Major, sounds like fun.

[Leo Tanner]

Mornin All, fresh nanner bread with butter fer breakfast.  Go well with the Cawfee.

Nice day here, even 60 an holdin.  Got the Little Woman home again so I'm sure there will be plenny ta do.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Virginians, please check in!!! 5.9 quake on the east coast. epicenter in Mineral, Va.

[Ozark Tracker]

Buck,  that's why I dropped in too,  just wondering about  everybody over in the East.  and   then  when ya get done checking on this shake,  get ready for the blowing,  this just ain't gonna be your week.

everything is good in Arkansas  cept for the heat  still hanging around

[mestiza letty]

Arcey and Little Rooster you guys ok? Somebody done teed off "Mother Nature" this morning with 2 shakers above 5 in the US. First I can remember that happenin'

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Lesseee, lR, Arcey,LIT, Sod Buster   Anybody else I missed?

[mestiza letty]

Glad you knew the rest Buck...Prayers up for the bunch of pards affected 

[Leo Tanner]

May God bless and keep our friends and their family.  Got used ta shakers out here but I imagine it was a heck of a surprise out there.  Hoping the storm doesn't make it worse.  Prayers up.

[Sod Buster]

Lesseee, lR, Arcey,LIT, Sod Buster   Anybody else I missed?

I'm stuck on Long Island but it was felt here as well.

[mestiza letty]

Leo and I are "quake veterans"...glad you are OK...the continuing aftershocks are the worst...
Mother Nature gave snow to Malibu, CA this year and the west coast was "frozen in their tracks"...I say she has a sense of humor as of late

[Texas Lawdog]

Them quakes are sorta a way of life on the West coast. I hope all the folks on the east coast are okay  Them quakes are nuthin' to sneeze at. I felt a small quake out in California on a extradition trip. I watched the swag lamp sway from side to side and the motel sorta shook a little too.

[mestiza letty]

Havin' the ground rumble under your feet is a bit un-nerving...flyin' debris 'ta dodge and clean up after no fun either

[Arcey]

Thanks for the concern, folks. Me 'n the fat lady er Ok. Ain't heard nothin' from Roo. Reckon Tom's alright.

Went down like this. I'm out front snappin' snaps 'n whackin' 'em onna angle with the ceramic parin' knife. I ever tell y'all them things is sharp? Managed ta whack off a sliver of skin from my left index finger. Got it cleaned up 'n the bleedin' stopped, temporarily, 'n went back out. Just as I sat back down the dude on the radio said his lower Manhattan studio just shook 'n the wires were sayin' there was a earthquake twix DC 'n Richmond. 'Bout that time Bob from next door walks o'er askin' if the house shook. They gotta knick-knack in the den with a small cowbell on it 'n the bell rang. Told 'im I didn't 'n asked 'im ta excuse me while I sent Ali a text. That's right where she lives. Phone sez 'Can't Deliver'. Tried again, same thing. Tried callin' 'n all it did was ring. Called 'er Momma. She had 'er on the other line, shook up but ok. She got home a few minutes later. Ali told 'er the house started shakin'. Pictures on the walls didn't fall but they were dancin' 'n now they're all hangin' crooked. The controllers for the wE thing had been shaken from the holsters, stuff off the tables were on the floor 'n she couldn't reach my SiL by cell phone. When it quit, 'er sister-in-law from 'cross the street come in holdin' 'er new baby scared silly. No one was hurt. Alex (SiL) come home after a short.

Both mine are grown 'n gone but they're still my l'il girls. I was about ready to head that way before I got in touch with my wife.

Again, sincerely, thanks for thinkin' of us.