Stuff We Like

More love for Alyne

claudiaMarch 2, 2010Stuff We Like

So…if you remember a previous post about folk artist Alyne Harris, http://tiny.cc/MGVmh, you may recall I’m coveting an old painting of hers–a church choir scene. It was nabbed by my sister, Dolly, years ago at Modern Primitive before we could get our hands on it. Well, now big sis is saying she might give it to us…one day…for the farm. I offered to pay, but I think she’s stringing me along. This past weekend, she even texted this photo…probably just a tease. C’mon, Doll, you know that painting belongs in rural Alabama, not Rhode Island. Name your price.

P.S. Readers, did ya notice the marvelous stained glass behind the choir?

Summer Angel is ‘WildSweet’

Mod Birds

Into the Light

Are you a two-sided southerner?

Dave Barry On Horses

claudiaFebruary 27, 2010Animals, Stuff We Like

Poor Dave Barry. He just doesn’t understand horses, that’s all.

“You Take the Horse; I’ll Gladly Take the Dog.”

http://tiny.cc/dERyb

#genius

Grass Cutting Ideas

Summer Angel is ‘WildSweet’

Mod Birds

Iron Man

claudiaFebruary 23, 2010Friends, Guest Features, Stuff We Like

You might say Barkley Wike is an iron man. We first met over 10 years ago when I was getting back into horses. He was our farrier. Donna, my first trainer, used to say that Barkley was not only a great farrier but also an artist. After a long career shoeing horses, Barkley finally gave up getting banged up and kicked around by these large animals and started creating original ironworks for friends. Then he turned it into a business and launched B.W. Iron Design. Custom gates, stall doors, chandeliers, furniture, fire screens, pot racks, wine racks, shelves–you name it, he can probably design and build it with iron. If you like, trot on over to www.bwirondesigns.com see what all the fuss is about.

(Hey Barkley, for this nice plug, will you make us some halter hooks for the barn? Need about seven. 😉

Mod Birds

Summer Angel is ‘WildSweet’

‘Our Consistently Surprising Alabama’

Are you a two-sided southerner?

Dirty Jobs

claudiaFebruary 20, 2010Life-Work, Stuff We Like

Mike Rowe is one of the funniest guys on TV–and the “dirtiest.” But he’s also really smart. Read about his campaign to promote skilled labor in America at http://www.mikeroweworks.com/.

Here are a few funny “Rowe-isms” worth sharing…

“I could be wrong. I’ve misunderstood a great deal so far.”

“This is how it ends, lying under a house, wrapped in mold. At least I’m insulated.”

“What a stupid way to end a perfectly average career.”

“Sometimes one ball is enough to do the job.”

“I have mud in places no man should.”

“Gloves are for girls.”

“I’m not quitting. I’m just leaving and never coming back.”

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And, of course, I’d be remiss by not highlighting a few Rowe-isms from his encounters with farm animals…

“Bambi just got Thumpered.”
“Why does a chicken coop only have two doors? Because if it had four doors it would be a chicken sedan.”
“I’m off to get the most beautiful cow I can find.”
“The pig has your back.”
“Any time a placenta hits you on the head, you’re in a dirty place.”
“You know, why is it that it’s either my finger or a piece of steel being inserted into the rectum of some unsuspecting animal?”
“Now that is one clean vulva!”
“Geoducks…the other white meat.”
“We’re just a couple of guys squeezing the poo out of chickens.”
“Study after study has shown that cows find me fascinating.”
“That is one jacked-up goat.”