Good Liquor Hunting (309/365)

“Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.”

W.C. Fields (American Comic and Actor, 1880-1946)

TIME:  4:51 PM
PLACE:  Terrell, Texas
SUBJECT:  Boo’s Liquor sign

Did you know that the city of Canton is located in Van Zandt County, Texas?  Did you also know that Van Zandt is a dry county?  Yeah.  Neither did we.  The good news: We were able to buy a bottle of wine in one of the Trade Days mall areas (apparently some vendors have special dispensation for selling wine).  The bad news: That bottle was quickly emptied last night.  Today, we ended up driving about 25 minutes west to the city of Terrell this afternoon to check out some antique stores and an outlet mall.  Terrell is not in a dry county.  We stopped by this liquor store to try to find some local Texas beer for my brother.  We weren’t successful here, but finally found something at another store.

Freshly Trimmed Nails (242/365)

“The advantages of whiskey over dogs are legion. Whiskey does not need to be periodically wormed, it does not need to be fed, it never requires a special kennel, it has no toenails to be clipped or coat to be stripped. Whiskey sits quietly in its special nook until you want it. True, whiskey has a nasty habit of running out, but then so does a dog.”

W. C. Fields (American Comic and Actor, 1880-1946)

TIME:  6:36 PM
PLACE:  Living room
SUBJECT:  Oreo’s paws

It was a big day for Miss Oreo – I drove her to the vet’s to have her rabies and distemper vaccines as well as having her nails trimmed.  She was sooo happy to ride in the car with me - Not so much so when she was entering the vet’s exam area.  But, she survived and was a happy dog once again when she was able to enter Petsmart with me and get more sweet potato treats.  Life is good, right Oreo?
 

Put A Cork In It (056/365)

 
“Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch.”

W. C. Fields (American Comic and Actor, 1880-1946)

TIME:  8:48 PM
PLACE:  My brother’s kitchen
SUBJECT:  Wine corks

My sister-in-law hosted a Signature Homestyles show this evening.  That meant I got to get out of the house by myself!  If I had the funds (& a remodeled kitchen) I could have easily spent a whole lot of money.  But, since I don’t have either, I only purchased two items: a divided caddy for when we have get-togethers (no more silverware in plastic cups!) and a mini organizer basket which I plan to use at my desk.  

My SIL has collected wine corks and placed them in the bottom of a hurricane candle holder on the kitchen island.  While the representative was tallying up orders, I was taking pictures.

Pop Pop Pop Popcorn (210/365)

 
“The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.”

W. C. Fields (American comedian, actor and juggler, 1880–1946)

TIME:  8:18 PM
PLACE:  The kitchen counter
SUBJECT:  Knapp-Monarch Corn Popper

When I was going through all my stuff for my yard sale last month, I came across this popcorn popper.  It was my sister’s and she had tried selling it at a previous sale at my house and when it didn’t sell, she left it at my house.  I thought I would it would be neat to show the kids one of the “old school” methods of making popcorn (the “oldest school” method being in a pot on the stove).  So I purchased a jar of popcorn at Target a few weeks ago.  The first time I made popcorn, I prayed that the cloth covered cord wouldn’t start an electrical fire.  The kids loved watching the popcorn pop through the glass dome, I do too.  Now they request popcorn made the “old fashioned” way, they tell me that it tastes way better than the microwave kind.