2009 Snow!
85 Years Ago Today
My Mama, Inez Hinson, was born today in 1924. What a fitting time of the year for her to have been born: she really seemed to relish this time of year. The passing of winter was certainly her least favorite season–and it would have been your least favorite season too if you lived in a house with as little insulation as our house in Octagon had when she was growing up! The first signs of spring are already bursting forth into bloom. Camilla’s blooming everywhere, the bulbs of thousands of daffodils in full bloom–this is the spring Mama loved. Green starting to dot the landscape with color for the first time in months; spring in Octagon was always a special time.
I got to visit with my cousin Kevin “Chunk” Mitchell over the weekend (he came to help us with doing some renovations on our house–very excited about that, but more on that in a later post). Getting a chance to visit him and talk with him about family, to catch up, to hear about everyone, really drove the point about that strong Hinson gene and the power of family. Mama was a firm believer and I’m sure she would be delighted to know that Chunk and I were reconnecting!
Family Photos: Snow in Octagon, A Trip and Bubble Gum!
Okay, I don’t really know the history behind any of these, but liked them. Anyone have any comments?
Where would this first photo be? Love that bubble. I never was able to blow an effective bubble as a child. And there’s the iconic mailbox and Octagon all full of snow.
Another Fish Dish
Sadly, this isn’t tonight’s dinner. I cooked it several weeks ago and just now got around to pulling it off the camera. It was very tasty, though. A very light dusting of flour on some thinner than normal grouper filets. Served with some nice mashed potatoes and steamed green beans.
Looks Like Spring
I know it isn’t, but spring sure looks like it is right around the corner. The weather has been stellar here for the last week. Best of all, my daffodils and jonquils are up and blooming. My hyacinths are up and just starting to bloom. The bulbs from all of these come from our family home in Octagon, Alabama (I can only imagine the thousands of blooms there right now). The hyacinths actually came from my grandmother’s family yard, I’d guess in the early 1920’s. Bulbs are a wonderful thing to really tie you to the past. Easy to grow (just dig a hole and wait), beautiful and low maintenance!
Trip to Perry County, Alabama: What a Busy Week
Had a very productive week this week. Lots of work on Brombergs website, most of the way done with the Tyler Eaton website, setup of the Mid-South RC&D website, a trip to Bibb and Perry County to do some work on a couple of tourism websites, the Highway 14 Antique Trail and even got to meet with a couple of potential new clients, including someone that raises all natural, grass-fed beef on their family farm that somehow they’ve managed to preserve as a family since the early 1800’s. It was a really nifty place with a good supply of historic old buildings, a general store (long since closed for business) and a house that they are considering turning into a Bed and Breakfast–something the Black Belt really needs. Did not have as much time as I would have liked to snap photos, but plan to go back to the farm and Highway 14 in the coming weeks for some more photos. Here’s one of Judson College, where several of my sisters attended.
