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I saw grits on the shelf at the grocery today and bought a box--they aren't the old fashion kind but they aren't instant either. I think they go by QUICK and take 5-8 mins. to cook. All this talk about grits had me really hankering for some.
When my babies were smaller we walked a LOT, my god they love to explore -- lets you be a child again --- and wandered along the railroad tracks sometimes because that was safe (hardly ever any trains on these tracks, maybe once a week??) They always want to 'give' mama something. I can't tell you how many of those shiny treasures made their way to my garden ... still there. They'll come to Maine, too.
I know what you are saying here! I have a whole drawer full of "treasure" rocks. 99% of them are just plain old grey rocks to anybody else, but to me they are priceless, each and every one. I can tell you which boy gave me which rock and if it was a special rock I know that as well. My 10 Year old was looking for a ruler the other day and found a rock in the top drawer of my work desk. He asked what it was for, and when I told him it was the first rock he ever gave me because I was a good Dad when he was 2. He got this funny look and said, "but it is just an old rock, you kept it?" I opened my bottom drawer without saying a word, and it is full of "Old rocks", his jaw dropped and he actually teared up.
I know exactly what you mean! Yes, I'm a 6'2", 230#, Martial Artist, Construction worker, and a huge softy when it comes to that kind of thing.
Sometimes the simplest and most basic food has more "soul" or layers of taste and meaning than an epicurean creation of gustatory splendor. Like the patty shell that holds the shrimp wiggle or newburg sauce or the noodle that holds the pot roast gravy or the pie crust that holds the apples or chicken pie, or even the style of cracker that gets put in the scalloped corn or warmed in the oven and broken up with hot milk on a cold morning.
I know what you are saying here! I have a whole drawer full of "treasure" rocks. 99% of them are just plain old grey rocks to anybody else, but to me they are priceless, each and every one. I can tell you which boy gave me which rock and if it was a special rock I know that as well. My 10 Year old was looking for a ruler the other day and found a rock in the top drawer of my work desk. He asked what it was for, and when I told him it was the first rock he ever gave me because I was a good Dad when he was 2. He got this funny look and said, "but it is just an old rock, you kept it?" I opened my bottom drawer without saying a word, and it is full of "Old rocks", his jaw dropped and he actually teared up.
I know exactly what you mean! Yes, I'm a 6'2", 230#, Martial Artist, Construction worker, and a huge softy when it comes to that kind of thing.
Very sweet story! You are a keeper!
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