Author: lbeth1950

lbeth1950https://nutsrok.wordpress.comNow that I'm done with the bothersome business of workday world, I am free to pursue my passion, capturing the stories I've loved all my life. The ones you'll read on my blog are good old Southern stories, a real pleasure to relay. Here in the South, we are proud of our wacky folks. I've preyed shamelessly on my family, living and dead, friends, neighbors, and acquaintances, often changing the names to protect the innocent and not so innocent. My mother illustrates my blog. I come from a rollicking family of nuts, hence the name of the blog Nutsrok Enjoy.
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Necessities

What are three objects you couldn’t live without?

I could not live without food, water, and air. I am a realist.

Life Lessons

What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

I was raised by parents who held me responsible for my actions. It was often unpleasant, since I was a rowdy kid. I learned early I was but a small cog in a machine. My behaviors had consequences, good or bad. Things went better if I behaved as expected. Being happy and having fun were not the greatest priority. Though I did not appreciate it at the time, I learned there is satisfaction and great value in learning to work. I am grateful for my parents for teaching me lessons that have helped me so much in life.

I Get So Tired of This

This is a repost from 2018.

Mother dropped in a couple of Sundays ago.  She was in a foul mood, uncommon for her.  “I get so tired of this!” she fumed.  “I ought not to have to put up with this at my age.  I’m nearly ninety years old”

She had me hooked.  “What happened?”

”A man just showed up on my doorstep, wanting to be my ‘friend’.”

”What? Just out of the blue?”

”We’ll, not exactly.  I was out working in my yard the other day . His sister was walking the dog and stopped to chat.  She said she had a brother living with her and figured he might like to ‘keep company’ with me.  I didn’t think too much of it and she went on her way, but not before her little dog pooped in my yard.  She was about to leave it but I ran and got her a bag to pick it up.  I hate it when people let their dogs do their business in my yard.  If I wanted dog poop in my yard, I’d have a dog.”  She was hot!  “Then this morning, her brother showed up, with that same dog.  I was’t afraid of the guy since I’d seen him walking the dog  a few times, so I invited him in for a cup of coffee, just to be neighborly.  That little dog was sniffing all over.”

”You got a nice place here.  My little dog could be right at home here.”  That made me furious!  The nerve to say his DOG could get used to my house!  I couldn’t wait to get rid of him!”

”I’m sorry, but I have to get ready for church now.  I am almost late.”

When I showed him to the door, he asked where I went to church.  “I’ll be here at seven next Sunday to take you to church.”

Mother was livid telling her story. “He’s got a lot of nerve!  I’m not putting up with some man thinking I ought to take care of him.”

 

Fate

Do you believe in fate/destiny?

I believe our fate is the way we work with the hand we are dealt.

Wilson, Keppel, and Betty

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Interior Painting

I haven’t been able to post much the last few days, nor will I for a few more. I have no place to work, uninterrupted. We are in the midst of having the interior of our house painted. The curtains are down, furniture is out of place. I can’t keep the floors clean. Everything is out of place. I’ve heard painting should be redone every couple of years. I wouldn’t have the fortitude to face this mess again any time soon. I know I will be delighted with a fresh, clean house, but the interim is hard to live with. The painters are doing a wonderful job.

Wilson, Keppel, and Betty

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Someone Else

If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

I wouldn’t want to try to be someone else for a day. I have spent seventy-four years learning I can only be myself. I haven’t becoome the person I should be yet.

Stone Patio

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

I built this flagstone patio several years ago. Bud installed the fire ring and helped me move and position the larger stones but I did the manageable ones on my own. The area was mostly level so that made things simpler. I laid the stones ln sand I moved from another area a wheelbarrow at a tme. We really enjoy this shady area.