A REMEMBERAMBLE for Friday 13/2026 Happy Friday 13th, a day like any other that the Lord has made. It looks as if today and tomorrow will be mild and dry, but Sunday, Valentine's Day is going to be a washout. We should get measurable rain. It just hit me that although I harbor no superstitions about particular days as they relate to luck or providence, today, Friday 13th falls the day before Valentine's Day, which historically brought worse luck to me and many others than a F

A REMEMBERAMBLE for February 12/2026 Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! I think that covers those of you who are reading this later in the day. Yesterday went well, we got a bit of rain that we needed, but we need more, but must always be mindful to be thankful for the rainfall we do get. A friend and I went to the Rustic Grill outside of Swainsboro, which is a very good place to eat, for their lunch buffet. As a side note, their weekend nights' seafood buffet is so

GEORGIA FOLK AND FARM LIFE - I read something a while back about a young lady being crowned Miss Fried Pie somewhere here in West Georgia. Now if you’re not from around here, you might think that sounds like a joke. But if you are from around here, you understand perfectly well that being entrusted with representing fried pies is no small responsibility. That’s serious business. It got me to thinking the other day: what if we had a Ms. Georgia Folk & Farm Life? Now before an

A REMEMBERAMBLE for Wednesday, 2/11/2026 I was on the telephone yesterday evening with a friend and group member, and he mentioned aerial photographs. I was thinking then of how old man's desire to look down upon his world is, paired with his desire to capture the vistas in most any form that was available to him. Looking down from a mountain top had to be more thrilling than lookin up at a mountain from the ground of a valley, and the desire to capture those views and record

A REMEMBERAMBLE for 2/10/2026 First, before you ask, "where's lil Merle," this image was made just before he got us.! Well now, good morning, it is good to see you this morning. You know, I doubt there is single, solitary kid in America today who has any outgoing mail in the postal system. But when we were kids, our generation almost kept the postal system as busy as most businessmen did. We ordered X-Ray glasses, submarines, toys, and other items from Bazooka Joe bubblegum w