feel better after some lunch....

I felt all dragged out this morning, don't know why....slept through the night pretty much....anyway, fixed a fried fish fillet and pimento cheese sandwich, and feel better now....I've got some of that Boston Butt in the slow cooker, covered with Luck's spiced fried apples....going to have lima beans with that, for a meat and two supper, before the 5 o'clock kickoff of PC vs. Furman, which is on Ch.40.....Clemson starts at 6, but I want to watch PC, since I think it's going to be the only game of theirs on TV this year....another nice day here, not too hot at all.....should be good for all the tailgate parties.....just don't drink and drive.....

Labor Day Weekend?

There is an Upstate Fair starting this weekend I guess....we went to the L.A. County Fair once around Labor Day, and just about melted, as I recall....looks like nice weather for this one though....mid-70's right now, some clouds....but I won't go and try to find the Fair, just stay home as usual....I put olive oil on grain and granola bread and made a swiss cheese and pimento spread grilled half sandwich for lunch, with a kosher pickle spear and a glass of mountain burgandy....My Guitar Player magazine came in the mail this morning, so I have something extra to read, besides my library books....they are due Tuesday, because Monday is a holiday.....the Gamecocks won that game last night, which at least kept me awake for awhile, so I could sleep better....does that make sense? Seems to be how it works, though.....

the Port and cheese

after dinner, the ladies withdraw to the drawing room, to gossip, and the gentlemen to the study, for Port and cheese and cigars....and some moments away from the ladies....well, forget the cigars, but I still like the port and cheese after dinner....port and marsala and sherry, and vermouth too, etc...these are fortified wines.....wines to which brandy is added, because if you don't up the ethanol in the wine then it might "turn" during a long bumpy voyage in a sailing ship in the old days....so you end up with a cargo you can't get a good price for.....after they found the New World and starting getting chocolate, then you could have port and cheese and chocolate....you might want some walnuts with all that too......

yes

the white corn is very good....had some with dinner yesterday....walked over by the mill again this fine morning....got a thing in the mail to renew my AAA card, so I did that online. That was all that came in the mail today.....Tonight is the Gamecocks football opener, so people are wearing the colors looks like.....comes on at seven, will give me something to watch, other than old westerns on Encore.....

senior grocery day

Blue sky and a north wind.....sunny yet cool.....they had grapes 99 cents per lb., and good looking white corn 5 for a dollar.....the stuff is out for Labor Day BBQ I guess.....my Weber kettle has never made it out of the shed....I haven't been organized enough to get charcoal and lighter fluid and figure out where a good place to BBQ would be....I don't have a deck like at the Resort....some neighbors just grill on the front porch....there are some houses on Oakland St. not far away that have brick screen porches with built in BBQs.....I guess in pre-AC days that was a really good idea for the hot months, like the outdoor kitchens behind some farm houses....

took another walk

before lunch...took the camera and went over by the mill....http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjtingle/page1/

poached egg

The poached egg came out just about perfect this morning....not really runny yolked, but not overdone either....it depends on how deep the water is, I guess. And I guess from the news that SoCal, with fires to the north and a hurricane to the south is between hell and high-water? Sounds about right.....here it is basically Fall weather early, before Labor Day....I'm sure it will get hot again though.....