Hoppin John

According to the internet, the recipe for Hoppin’ John is just ham, onion, black eyed peas, water, salt, pepper, and chili powder.
Shoot, I thought.  I’ve got that hambone left over from Christmas.  I can do that.
I cannot even begin to tell you how good my house smells right now.
If it tastes even close to that [...]

My Parents are Easily Scandalized

1.  The Butcher didn’t get home until six in the morning.  They were scandalized.
2.  My nephew has reappeared, with earrings.  They were also scandalized.  But I have always wanted to be related to a tiny pirate, so I say “earrings ahoy!”