tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post3580300687028395629..comments2024-03-29T03:09:40.716-04:00Comments on Fibermania: Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-13942018777249392092007-08-07T20:39:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:39:00.000-04:00Hi Mel... You should go and buy some corn from the...Hi Mel... You should go and buy some corn from the farmer. Silver Queen corn is awesome. What is even more awesome and sooooooooo tasty is sweet corn cut right out of the field. It is nothing like what you get at a grocery store.<BR/><BR/>Just be humble as humble pie around these country folk. They have learned how to do without things and they will be your best friend in your time of need out there in the country and trust me there will be times that you will have to lean on them until you learn how to deal with country living fully.<BR/><BR/>I would advise you two to invest in a 4x4 ATV (not a quad) for doing your heavy hauling around the homestead. You will wear out your lawn tractor quickly using it to do also do the heavy work. (trust me I know)<BR/><BR/>Also keep a plenty of plain clay cat litter and rock salt handy for when you do get a sudden ice storm or snow fall. Or find your local farm Co-op and buy some big bags of feed grade Urea which is cheap and will melt ice and give you traction when you need to get out of your driveway in bad weather.<BR/><BR/>As far as the trash... ask your neighbors. There may be someone in your area that offers bagged trash pick-up (yep... with a pick-up truck and not with a city style garbage truck)<BR/><BR/>Or find yourself a steel drum barrel and start burning it on your own. Also find a place on your property to start a compose pile. (remember no meat in a compose pile)<BR/><BR/>Also you should consider subscribing to some homestead style magazines. I bet Dave would love reading and learning from them. You can google "homestead magazines" to get some hits on a few of them. <BR/><BR/><BR/>BRS<BR/>(ex city gal living in the country for 13+ years now)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-83328078728390403372007-08-07T20:09:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:09:00.000-04:00I am loving this picture of popeye vs. the chicken...I am loving this picture of popeye vs. the chickens. Hilarious!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902247932548218756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-20800746111794471772007-08-07T19:57:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:57:00.000-04:00Mel...love your stories and can't wait to read you...Mel...love your stories and can't wait to read your lastest adventure every day. I think you should write about this experience...you're a great writer, besides a great quilter and painter! I think we all agree you need to get this all down and get it published....you're another Erma Bombeck! BTW, there's nothing like "country" life..it's the best! We've lived in So. CA, SC, PA, MI and now TX. We've "downsized" to a town with 70,000 and our next move will be an even smaller place. Good luck to you both!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-31800153577129122902007-08-07T19:54:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:54:00.000-04:00Speak kindly of those who manage to own only a one...Speak kindly of those who manage to own only a one button shirt. Golden rule...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-1143894878760708302007-08-07T19:35:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:35:00.000-04:00Your reports from your new home are are a hoot! An...Your reports from your new home are are a hoot! And I'm glad to see you and Dave are savouring these moments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-51141479745004268972007-08-07T19:16:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:16:00.000-04:00Wait a minute...we have cilantro in Tennessee!!! (...Wait a minute...we have cilantro in Tennessee!!! (And curry!) We're actually joining the 21st century down here!<BR/><BR/>but it IS a culture shock--just for a while--for northerners. Then you get so accustomed to life in the slow lane, you wonder how you ever survived "up north!"<BR/><BR/>All in good fun,<BR/>Peggy in Chattanooga (formerly from the big city of Washington, DC AND Iowa)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528195485528462691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-49118167703887907132007-08-07T17:29:00.000-04:002007-08-07T17:29:00.000-04:00Mrs Mel, this is hysterical. I am dying over here ...Mrs Mel, this is hysterical. I am dying over here hahahhahaha...this is better that a novel.Rosyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499784554648104100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-38668662635748483352007-08-07T17:09:00.000-04:002007-08-07T17:09:00.000-04:00I think you are going to have to post twice a day....I think you are going to have to post twice a day. Your stories are too entertaining. <BR/>Sounds like Popeye is going to enjoy country life, too.<BR/>I would love to see more photos of the garden...hint, hint.Cindrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431097470438458872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-66495884349734074122007-08-07T16:53:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:53:00.000-04:00Ms Mel, sounds like you are somewhere in a time wa...Ms Mel, sounds like you are somewhere in a time warp....backwards! Or is it another planet?<BR/><BR/>Where are the pictures of these 'strangers'? I'd love to see the type of person who walks around with 1 button on a shirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-43197044821480144562007-08-07T15:41:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:41:00.000-04:00It sure is fun to read about your adventures and s...It sure is fun to read about your adventures and see pictures of your new location. Wishing you the best in your new home.....Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324850597063128524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-18199360238556859812007-08-07T14:28:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:28:00.000-04:00Oh Mel, you are killing me with the tales of your ...Oh Mel, you are killing me with the tales of your adventures! I am so glad you found a close grocery. Just yell (holler?) when you need something (curry? cilantro?) that they don't carry in Tennessee. I mail order! xoxoEmEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870438752120249448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-44816109424474281542007-08-07T13:57:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:57:00.000-04:00Hahahah...Mel. When I read your "shirt with more ...Hahahah...Mel. When I read your "shirt with more than one button" comment I thought Oh man...that was a low blow, but then I started thinking about something that happened when we first moved to the country. I took my then young teenage daughters and one of their friends into Houston (40 miles away) for a Goo Goo Dolls concert. We picked this little girl up at her house and as soon as we hit interstate 45 to head south into Houston she said "Oh my GOD...we're gettin' on the BIG highway!!!" (pronounced ha-waay). I remember looking at her in the rear view mirrow with total disbelief. Now..after 15 years out here, I avoid the "big highway" like the plague and find most of what I need out here in the country...venturing into Houston mostly for the quilt shops and the Quilt Festival. You'll be amazed at the friendship you'll develop with the local good-ol-boys. We had a tornado go through here once...not long after we moved in, and it took down 27 huge old trees...some of them blocking our work trucks. Before a half-hour had passed, at least 15 men showed up with chainsaws and began cutting them up for us. It was just incredible. They have all become friends now, but at the time....we didn't know anyone! Oh...and you've already learned this, but FORGET the phonebook!! Just ask...they can tell you where to get anything...or get anything done that you need.Pocket Quilts!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03166924901989806928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-78162013701012756272007-08-07T13:37:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:37:00.000-04:00I love these posts, it's like communication from a...I love these posts, it's like communication from another planet (grin).<BR/>What's a Piggly Wiggly shop?<BR/>When I moved to the country from London (England)our cats used to try and sleep in the hen's nesting boxes. The hens just shoved the cats out of the way when they 'needed' it.Featheronawire Sally Bramaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724148087746233712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-84847044948447441592007-08-07T12:51:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:51:00.000-04:00Mel, I sooo look forward to your blogs in your new...Mel, I sooo look forward to your blogs in your new location. Sometimes I would like to move away with a minimal amount of "stuff". It seems like it would be very freeing. Love the diary of your days, and I echo Peggy's comments about your kitty. Popeye will be a bisquit for a lot of things wild -- so please watch this old friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-68185764262146405262007-08-07T12:35:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:35:00.000-04:00Mel,Just a word of caution about your kitty... rac...Mel,<BR/><BR/>Just a word of caution about your kitty... raccoons run rampant "in these here parts," so please don't leave him out at night! Sounds like you're getting into the swing of country life!<BR/><BR/>PeggyPeggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528195485528462691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-20051028060941408592007-08-07T11:49:00.001-04:002007-08-07T11:49:00.001-04:00Silver Queen corn really is the best - you should ...Silver Queen corn really is the best - you should try it!! Wish I could get my hands on some! Hey - if you don't like it I bet the Ducks would!Mechellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500067062666258470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-10516887419063205942007-08-07T11:49:00.000-04:002007-08-07T11:49:00.000-04:00Sounds like you are experiencing a little culture ...Sounds like you are experiencing a little culture shock in Hay-ell. Your descriptions of the good ol boys is hilarious. <BR/><BR/>Great adventure! And fun blogging!Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728394027261108470noreply@blogger.com