Only in the South

The companionship of others was 

to him

as necessary as air

What is cool about this piece is that you can make her swing around the pole by turning the wing nut on the top.  It is my first movement piece and even though I can see how rudimentary the movement is, I am pleased with it.  This piece was one of those that took a while to come to fruition.   It never really came to competition in my head so I kept having to plug away at it.  She has a purple top, skirt, and awesome boots.  The only thing she need is some sort of flowy boa which I have yet to devise.

Her ability to dance around the pole, besides her many hours of practice, comes through the wooden block screwed to the bottom of the wooden cigar box.  As you can see there were a few attempts to get the proper placement of the drilled hole.  The only drawback to using cigar boxes is that everyone wants to open them.  In this case, it causes a jam due to the pole going through the lid.  Husband and I have discussed other options for the bases to alleviate this desire.  I even had one lady open a box (with the artwork attached) and explain to me that the boxes need to be functional.

On the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month one of our local eateries has home cooked meals with a serving of local bluegrass.   We have only been able to enjoy this a couple of times this summer so we are still learning the menu.   Upon studying it this last Friday,  we came across something we just had to try...The Bomb.  It is an all beef hotdog wrapped in bacon, DEEP FAT FRIED, topped with chili and homemade jalapeno pimento cheese.  This just goes to show that southern folk will deep fat fry anything...and apparently eat it as well.  I have to say, it was pretty tasty.   I am just glad that Husband and I decided to share or we might have been in a world of hurt later in the night.  Oh, but the best thing was that peach cobbler was offered as a side item, right beside fried green tomatoes and fried okra.

While at the eatery Husband picked up some locally cured bacon and, boy, he is making the house smell great as he is cooking it off.  Some yummy bacon paired with french toast topped with bananas...it just doesn't get any better.

Peace,
Hilari

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