Symmerin' Time

Got Love the Heat...Welcome to My Summer!!

• Vacation Time
• School's Out
• Bass Fishing
• Smoker's Cookin
• Camping all over
• Oh Did I mention Homebrew Time!!
• Tomatoes are growing

Have fun and drop me a line.

Otis.......aka Nutter

Been Awhile

But I'm Back...or so it seems...the mistiness of a year from my mom's passing still overcomes all of my brother's and sister's with emotion; but, we manage to keep my Dad intact. We all have our own special ways about us ;) Life has has it's own up's and downers so many people have put it too me....Been ther dun that!! The angels she left amongst us and the treasures we still find on these days even a year later hidden in storage in pages of books or pictures still make me smile. God has a purpose for each of us still to fulfill for each of our kids. Just like she did for us. My little sis having a kid real soon...I know Mom is watching over her. Keeping the Faith! and knowing one day I will see her again. :)

Yellow all over ;(

How do you get yellow jackets out of your air ducts in your home? I'm talking my home is filled where they are coming in all passages from any duct work outside into the house. I know we have had a dry summer be come on.

You all have a good rest of the summer what is left out there. I can not wait until my kids go back into school...it will give them something to keep their minds occupied.

Been Awhile

Getting back into it again and having a ball. The weather around here is changing almost daily in Upstate NY now that summer ...yeah right...is here ;)

You can't count on anything to do outside right now listening to the weather folks. Where else can you get paid a decent salary which won't change that much, where whether you are right or wrong you still get paid? I guess that's probably why I like the movie GroundHog Day so much.

Well yeah I'm back into making home made Beer all over from scratch again and having a blast. The day before our nations birthday. The recipe will be called All American Pail ****ailment made with some fresh hops homegrown from a buddies field up here in Pavillion, NY. It should come out rather Tasty.

I'll let you all know.

Have a good Fourth of July!

The other things I got going on are my Tomatoes are starting to come in finally. Yeah Baby in an upside down Topsy Tury I thought I'd give a try. It is starting to work.

Times Keep A Changin'

I look at how my kids have it made today vs how I had it back in the day. Looking back now it makes me smile....we let em off easy. I remember when my Grandma had me do the dishes one time and said you have to use a little bit of elbow grease to get those pans clean and I was looking all over underneath those darn cupboards for that bottle of Grease. Perplexed looked and all, I just couldn't understand why my MOM and Grandmother were laughing so hard at the time. Now I smile and try to get my kids to think about what they do and say before the words spill out of their heads into a verbal dilexia and into a random mess. Life is funny, but it is well worth the trip.

The Times Keep a Changin'!

Enjoy Your Week!

What Do You Know?

Surprise....kids and how they are. Waking up early on a Saturday morning and wanting breakfast any ole way. Well, I figured we'll give'm something different for a change. How about fresh pork sausage made by me and fresh blueberries (of course from WalMart) cause I'm not near the baug around here. Wish we were cause I could teach my kids about the Black Bears in the Adirondacks or Catskill region of this great state of ours. Been up there enough.

No sooner do I put the Blue Berries Out in a bowl.......Then my son goes OOOOeeeehhhhww thats gross I don't like those. He has never even tried a blueberry in his 4 almost 5 year old life. I told him he must try new things all the time growing up........give it a shot at least once......if you don't like it then kick it to the side, curb, alley.......forget about it.......dust in the wind.

My daughter on the other hand, leader of the pack, tells him everything to do. "Don't do it!" and he will listen every time. Inseparable especially when they do alot together...great siblings.

Today was LUCKY BREAK the two of em were separated and my son tried the blueberries actually had three of them and decided they are not for him.

Having FUN raising the two of my kids at the great ages of 4 almost 5 and an 8 year old who thinks she's 16.


See ya soon

Such a Windy Day

Coq au Vin...what a mouthful and delish. Last night just having a casual conversation with my wife while we were putting everything together, the chicken decides to take a turn towards the bad :(.

A recipe I'm familiar with but haven't made in quite a while loven the Pinot Grigio. I think it all started when my wife was on Facebook saying how her Mom was a Cancer survivor and I made the comment my Mom isn't. Man I felt a foot go right up my butt right after the comment left my lips. I should have never thought it. The chicken as it was browning turned black on the stove top and black smoke filled the kitchen. Mom.........I know your still around and watching over us.....

Everyone will be over again to enjoy Coq au vin coming up soon. You gotta Love it

May the spirits of Good fortune follow all you out there around in the coming weeks! :)

Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts and welcoming me to the World of BLOG.