Zip line pass

These are the grand boys on the zip line at the farm.

Becky's Door Pictures from Italy

Grand kids

Cutting up at the San Filipe Resturant in Siler City.  I think they had a great time on the farm this weekend.  Back to school tomorrow.

Zip Line

Eamon and Brendan wearing out the zip line. No fatalities on day one.

Brendan making a pass.

Eamon zipping along.

Monday Morning

Coffee in the morning at the table of wisdom and then home to make a large pot of DOWN EAST CLAM CHOWDER.

RECIPE

Clams and juice (the more the better)
3 large onions
6 slices reduced-fat or turkey bacon
3 lbs. Potatoes
3 ribs celery
Pepper to taste

Freeze clams. When ready to open clams, run warm water over the clam and take a small paring knife and remove clam from shell. Place frozen clams and frozen juice in a bowl. When all clams are removed from shells place clams on chopping board and dice with a large knife or meat cleaver, put diced clams and juice back in a bowl and let thaw. This will allow the sand and grit to settle to the bottom of the bowl resulting in less grit in the chowder. Dice the potatoes, celery, onions, and bacon. In large pot place the clams, onions, bacon and celery and simmer until the onions are tender. Add in the clam juice being careful not to put in the contents that have settled in the bottom of the bowl. Add potatoes that have been peeled and diced. Add water until desired salty taste is achieved. Then black pepper to desired taste. Yield: About 2 qts.
An Eastern North Carolina recipe...you won't be able to control yourself with this one!
Per Serving: 173 calories, 6 g. fat, 4 g. protein, 24 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol

Stir occasionally and when the potatoes are done it is ready. Should take about 20 minutes at a slow boil. Careful on the salt. The clams are already salty and you may not need to add any salt at all. I cook mine with olive oil and skip the bacon. Very healthy.

Red Barn Resturant

Walter tells one of his stale jokes at the table of wisdom.

BlogThis!

New Bern

The weather was nice for a walk down Middle St and lunch with friends we happened to meet at Captain Ratty's.

This picture was taken just down the street from the birthplace of Pepsi. I know you are excited now.

Walking around the Haystacks

It's a crisp January morning and not a lot of action at the Haystacks in MHC.

No, we do not own any of these big homes. We have a condo next door. We do enjoy the weekends and summer down here, especially the summer.

I cooked a crab and corn chowder yesterday that was outstanding even if I say so myself.

Can't wait for Spring!

Beaufort

Lunch at The Beaufort Grocery was very good.
Becky had an Asian salad and I had the gumbo. Yumm.

Kinston

Half way to Morehead city we always stop here

Thursday day out for old men

One of my grumpy friends having lunch at Stevenson's Barbecue

Recent DC Trip

Lets see if i can do this

Pecans

Picked out 6 pounds today

Hot rod

Still got the beast

Willard

Matt and Lindsay sitting at the bar of the Willard Hotel in DC

Washington trip over Christmas

Following are some photos of visit with our daughter Lindsay and her husband Matt over the holidays

IDEA