Rice

My Uncle Jim taught me how to cook rice.
It's very simple.
Put rice in pot, add water to cover rice. Use your index finger to check the depth of the water: the water should cover the uncooked rice to the depth of your first knuckle joint. Bring to boil, reduce heat to very low, cover and simmer until done.

That's it.
It doesn't matter if it's brown rice or white rice, basmati or wild. It doesn't matter the size of the pot or the size of your knuckle.
It's that simple.

It took me a few times and a few different pots to believe it, but it always works. I've been cooking it that way now for 20 years and it's always that simple.

What should you do if...

...you see your neighbor's teenage boys climbing a ladder onto their roof and jumping off onto a trampoline?

Over at The 123

I'm still over at The 123.

Taylor Made -Country Music Superstars- will take downtown Grafton for a ride!

On Saturday October 25 Grafton will rock to the sounds of Taylor Made, a country chart-climbing band whose roots extend to a back porch here in Taylor County.

What: A Good Time with some Great Music!

When: 3:00pm Saturday October 25

Where: Main Street in downtown Grafton - the City of Grafton property beside The Grafton 123 House of Coffee.
How Much: FREE.
Yes, really, I said FREE. The local trio -Brian Duckworth, Wendy Williams, & Greg Duckworth- are pleased to have an opportunity to bring their talent back to the community where it all began. There are, however, costs associated with the sound, stage, additional musicians, & transportation. Several local businesses have come together to share expenses, so donations will be accepted.

Why: Taylor County is proud of Taylor Made's success! This is the perfect opportunity to showcase our hometown celebrities, the great strides that downtown Grafton has made recently (the new sidewalks and streetlamps look great, don't they?), and the growth of Taylor County!

Thanks for coming out to this Homecoming Celebration!

See you Saturday!


*cross-posted at www.grafton123.com and www.taylorcountywestvirginia.blogspot.com

Live Music this Saturday Night

Kevin Ford will be performing at The Grafton 123 this Saturday, the 18th of October 2008.

Grafton's new coffee house, located at 123 West Main Street in historic Downtown Grafton, West Virginia, will host an evening of live music beginning at 7pm.

For more information visit www.Grafton123.com or call 304-903-4717.

I'm over at The 123

I haven't been posting much, huh?
I'm over at The 123...

The Loon Center

Although I haven't written much about anything lately, I have quite a few pictures waiting to be posted both from the Oregon coffee trip and from the New Hampshire vacation.
Here's one:

I thought it was appropriate to take my family to visit the Loon Center.

And then I saw this picture, taken on a foray into the Goodwill store a few weeks ago:


Somehow, these pictures seemed appropriate together.

It's a Sign

This sign was good enough to find a spot to turn around and go back to snap a picture:

You can see M's smiling face in the side mirror. We were cracking up. I didn't want to take the chance of it not being here next time I drove by; I had to get a picture. Actually, I got several.

There were other -worse- words painted onto the board and scribbled out with spray paint, but apparently the most important word was unmistakable.

I wonder who lives down that way?

West Virginia Industrial School for Boys, Part I - Featured in September's Wonderful West Virginia Magazine

Click over here for information on my latest publication:
The Taylor County, West Virginia site - August 22, 2008 posting.

You ask, 'Where have you been?' and 'Why aren't you keeping your blog updated?'
Because of The 123. We are very close to opening and I am busy. Happily busy, but very busy.
You can click over to The Grafton 123 blog site for today's quick post to see what's up.

It's a Sign