Bad Day

I think your side is wrong!!

Some days things just don't go that well. But the worst of it is you now have to explain it to the boss! Oh well, you probably didn't like that job anyway.
The country boy

Graduation Time

In 1969 man walked on the moon for the first time, and I graduated High School. To this day I am not sure which was the greater feat!

The country boy

Houses of the past

As you travel along country roads you see these houses of the past slowly falling to the ground. Time, modern technology, and changes in lifestyles, have signed the death warrant on these old homes. Years ago the south was made up of small farms and each farm had a house. Today farms are large and the houses are not needed. These houses tell a story not only about our history but the families who lived there. If only walls could talk we could hear the stories. But most of the stories are lost and now so are the houses!

The country boy

2011 Floods

Mississippi River Flood Waters

Heavy rains and high flood waters have hit out area of the country. Many houses with flood water inside them and thousands of acres of farm ground under water. The Mississippi River is at record levels and still rising. It is time for farmers to plant corn and cotton but it is much too wet! Late crops mean lower yeilds so food will most likely go up in price. High gas and food prices hurt working families. It seems like working families never win!

The country boy

High Gas Prices

Gas prices are rising to almost $4.00 a gallon and some predict prices will reach $5.00 a gallon. When I started driving gas cost 29.9 cents a gallon. Most people bought $5.00 worth at a time and this would last a week. Today $5.00 worth of gas would not get you home from the convince store. I'm not sure this is progress, because it seems more like robbery! If you own a old car and fill it with gas the gas may be worth more than the car. Well, it is what it is!
The country boy

Basset Hounds

This is my day off

It is sometimes impossible to tell if a Basset hound is sleeping or if they have had a wreck! But whatever position they get into they always look comfortable. This is Gracie and she thinks she owns the house and the farm. I am just glad she lets us live here with her, but after all she needs servants. If you have never been owned by a Basset, then see if you can get one to take you in. It will be the greatest years of your life. Thank you Gracie.
The country boy

The Country General Store

The Wal-Mart of Yesteryear

The country general store was the Wal-Mart of yesterday. The general store was where people purchased their food, clothes, shoes, tools, seeds, chickens, pots, pans, stamps, and miscellaneous household goods. Everybody went to the store on Saturday afternoon. It was a time to meet your neighbors and get the local news. This was a social event and a shopping event all rolled into one.

I have fond memories of the country store! The sights, the sounds, and the smells that only a country store can have makes good memories that last a lifetime.

The country boy