The first day of winter will be December 21. I have been outside a few mornings already this year that felt very much like winter. I have not put the heater in my greenhouse and it may be time to get it out there. I am ready to be like a bear and hibernate.
If there was a common lament for 2020, it would be that we're all exhausted of not being able to do anything. We didn't have graduation at the Puncherdome; we didn't have a Round Up parade; and, we didn't have a normal Wild Game Dinner. Or, just about anything else, with the notable exception of Friday night football!
In April and May, we were in full lockdown.
We Veterans count our many blessing and the one that sticks is the admiration of the locals of the Western Hill Country of Texas to give us recognition, we pray, deserved.
I have to start with our fund raising efforts which this year, of all years, has been a success. We have to give thanks for the cooperation of the employees of the Mason Feed Store, Mr.
After reading Cheri Glasses letter in the November 25th edition of the Mason County News I was amazed that anyone living in Mason would suffer through a self imposed lockdown of such length due to fear of Covid-19. It’s true that this disease can be deadly, especially to older people with pre-existing conditions & many older people have pre-existing conditions.
"I was almost old enough to shave before I realized the hymn was not "There Is A Bomb In Goliad."
That statement by a native Texas got me to thinking about all the garbled religious song titles I have heard about over the years.
The oldest is undoubtedly the one about the child coming home from Sunday School and telling his mother he'd learned a new song about a bear, a cross-eyed bear named Gladly.
What do you do with all the left over smashed potatoes that you have, particularly around the holiday season? Besides eating them every chance I get, I like to make biscuits with them. The recipe uses an entire cup, so it will begin to make a dent in your leftover spuds, and I’ll pretty much guarantee you that you will not have to make any room in the fridge for “leftover” biscuits!
Ingredients:
1/2 stick salted butter, grated
3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided
2.5 cup ...
Uncle Mort’s “throwaway” lines grow mountainous in trash heaps on his place back in the thicket.
Some heard, though, are “keepers,” worthy of repeated consideration.
When still in his 90s, he warned about paying the least bit of attention to kitchen recipes that have unrecognizable or multi-syllabic words, exotic wines or ingredients to be “folded in.” He also said upon sighting the words “foie de gras,” one should “duck” into simpler, less “uppity” recipes.
This dish is a different twist on lasagna. The sour cream and cheese give it a rich flavor your family or guests will want to devour! Whether you are tail-gating or going to your next church social, I think this will be a hit! I also think this dish would do well in the freezer.
Ingredients:
1 Tablespoon canola oil
2 cups chunky salsa
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar
12 corn tortillas, halved
1 bag (14 ounces) Bird’s Eye Recipe Ready So ...
Time is flying as Christmas Day is getting closer. Our daughter Tina and granddaughter Amber decorated the tree last week. Great grandson Tanner likes to touch the ornaments to see if someone will notice and yell at him. The dog ate one ornament. I don’t think she found it to be tasty as there has not been another chewed up ornament found.
In the midst of this strange year, our family has decided to purchase and give gifts.
God help me, it's begun!
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I began the slow and complicated process of beginning to clean out my office here at the News office. Though this is the third office location I've occupied during the last 22 years, I didn't always throw things away during those two previous moves.
