Muscadine? Or Scuppernongs?

Let me clear one thing up first. Muscadines are black/purple and scuppernongs are greenish/gold.

When I was a kid, mom had a large muscadine vine. It produced the prettiest golden juicy sweet n sour grapes. The kids in the neighborhood would come over and we would eat them until our bellies ached. If we were not eating them, we were shooting each other with them.

I remember pinching the thick grape skin releasing the slimy seeded filling into my mouth as I was a pro at using my teeth to pinch out the seeds, leaving a sweet muscadine flavored goo on my tongue.

Well, Now days if I want muscadines, I have to buy them in the store or produce stand. I bought these yesterday. 

They were the biggest grapes I have ever seen. 

Needless to say, these were not very sweet. Not like mommas. I'm thinking the smaller ones are best and the scuppernongs are better.

One day I would like to plant a small vine that will grown around a small trellis, But then again, I remember the bees the vines attract and the upkeep it takes to keep them neat. 

Fact: Scuppernong is a type of Muscadine. So technically you can call a scuppernong a muscadine but cant call a muscadine a scuppernong. 

Did you get that?

Test post

I got a little discouraged after downloading the new iPhone update 10.0.1.

When I get a notion to blog and all I have is my phone with me, I would use the free "Blogger " app.

Well... The blogger app no longer worked as it would kick me offf with in minutes of using it. I became frustrated. So I did some research and even tried to delete the app and add it again. Couldn't. Notta.

It no longer existed. 

So I was forced to purchase the "Blog Touch Pro" app for 4.99. First app ive ever purchased but its that important to me. Apple Probably knew This.

But hey, I think I like it It's easy to change font and color. I can even make the words big when I want to shout.  

This is really just a test post so I can get familar with it. 

Ok so here is a test photo while im at it..

 

Its deer we saw the other week on our walk. With just a touch I was able to make the photo smaller or larger than original. I think imma gonna like this app.

Now yall gonna have to send me comments so I can see how those work too. 

All you "Blogspot" Bloggers. Good luck!!!!

I WON!

Well my week started out great when I got the news that I had won the giveaway from mountainmama's blog.

She was nominated for a special award called the Amara Award. She is really excited about it and I hope she wins. When I went to vote for her, I decided to enter into her giveaway which consist of two new books from Amazon. 

One of the books is called "The girl On the Train". I have seen the preview of the movie coming out in October and though it would be good. Now I get to read the book first. I've never read a book, then seen the movie. But I will now. She said it was hard to put the book down to get ready for work in the mornings.

The other book is called "Then New Neighbor". She said she was hooked from the very first page. I cant wait to read it too as I like suspense and/ or love stories with a little edge.

I have a couple trips planned in the coming weeks and this will be a good time to relax and read.

Thank you Mountain Mama

If You Like Apples

Nothing says Fall like the smell of cooked apples. Just having them simmer on the stove for a while can put me in the Autumn mood. That was hard for me to say being Summer is my favorite season and I hate to see it go but then Fall comes in second.

With that being said, I headed over to BJ's blog and tried the sweet concoction she posted about last week. It consist of cooked apples in a cinnimon sugar made carmel then drizzled on cheese toast. Oh my gosh! I ran to the store for apples and when Saturday came, I was on it. And it was a win!

Go check out her little green apple post HERE. Just do it. Go Now. While your there read some of her other posts. Shes full of charm. 

I made enough apples to snack on later or have with lunch . 

I even made an apple rose by carefully peeling the apple without the skin breaking.
(Another thing she did that I had to try.)

Ok Mrs C. How did I do?

Venting- Mall experience

Sorry to bring a grumpy post to you on this lovely Sunday but I need to vent. Them Im heading to church.  

I didnt have a fun experience at the mall yesterday. People are really starting to get on my.....ok let me back up, I can tollerate many people. I try to keep in mind that they have different morals, backgrounds and life styles. I smile at everyone. But there are times I feel like Im the only nice guy around. Yesterday just about made me loose all my kindness. 

In one store, as I was looking around, a lady on her cell phone was talking so everyone around her could take notes. She was loud, rude and the language would make a sailor blush. I just slipped away to another store.

Another store; I saw some shoes I liked so I began to sit on the little padded bench to try them on, when....a kid does a big Geronimo belly dive onto it. I almost sat on him. His mom sees him do this but does not say anything to him. I would have left the store with moms hand print on my rear end. 

Its ok, I just went around the corner to the next seat trying hard not to touch someones purse they had left sitting on there while they looked around. 

It never fails, everything I want to look at, so does everyone else. This really gets to me. If there is only one person in the store other than me, that person will step in the path of my shopping and look at the same darn thing, usually standing right in front of my view. I have politely said excuse me but either the person doesnt know what that means or they just want to be butt holes. 

To top off my lovely shopping experience, my husband and I met back up. As we were walking side by side with plenty of open floor around us, a group of very large... [umm biting my tounge]...young women walked past me coming from theopposite  direction. One of the [uumm biting my tounge] women hit me pretty hard in the side with her hand, as our shoulders also hit together. In my younger days, this would have been an instant fight. I just turned to her and gave her the ole stink eye as she casually walked away with her friends. They were giggling and laughing. They knew what they were doing. They were very rude and disrespectful. Im too smart to say anything, too small to go to jail, and too old to take a butt woopin. 

My feelings were sort of hurt because I always make a point to be friendly to everyone. The more I thought about it the more mad I got. My husband told me that I can just expect things to get worst in this world. I think hes right. Its sad and I can only pray for better tomorrows. 

I think ive made up my mind to do most of my Christmas shopping this year from online while sitting in a basket. :)