Terrierman

Best toast ever. As long as there is lots of butter.

I'm going to make Tarragon Chicken in white wine later today. Saw it yesterday on Rachel Ray and this is the right kind of day for a dish like that. It smells great. Shout out to mopanfisher: those carrots are in sprite!

Thanks to you, I now do my own.🙂

Weather this week may change that in Gavin's favor. I'm rooting for him to see some fresh puddle ducks.

Good job Chief.

Good luck. Ted Shanks can be a tough hunt. Or it can be a great one, very weather and wind dependent.

Speaking of cold water to stop cooking. I have a method for great hard boiled eggs - for eating right now or deviled or whatever. 1. Cold water to cover the eggs. 2. High heat to bring water to a rolling boil. Set timer for seven minutes when they start to boil. 3. Reduce heat slightly but keep a decent boil going. 4. Get a bowl of ice water ready. When seven minutes is up, put the eggs in the ice water. Let them set a few minutes. 5. Start peeling at the fat end of the egg. They peel great, they are more tender than most any HB egg I've had and the yolk is done and also tender. Give it a try. No joke.

North wind/cool front like this one coming through usually does. Especially early like this. Later on you just never know. Late birds move when it gets cold enough to freeze them out of a place to sit. Or so it seems. Early teal have already moved. They were all over the White a few weeks back. Don't be fooled though, they can show up anytime and anywhere.

Snows off and on today during daylight hours. It was cloudy all day here and I never saw them. But let there be no doubt, the migration has begun.

That's one bossy wife you got there.

I was out for a few minutes for halftime. The specks were up in the sky above me, cackling to each other headed to Texas or wherever. Made me totally miss being a waterfowler. What a great time of year this is.

We're going to a house concert this afternoon. Bringing potato soup (the ham will go in about an hour before we leave) and cheesy beer bread.

In sprite! That's a great idea for those bitter darn things. Give me a rutabaga any day. But that sprite deal is gonna get a try, so is the bacon and rosemary.

Plus now I have the Griz Wilson Chili Superiore' recipe. It's one I won't try to improve upon.

I think Lane is bringing bison burger to make the chili for chili dogs Saturday night. So think buffalo chili dogs. BTW the dogs will not be Hormel. Or Tyson.....

They're only rowing to keep the boat where and how its oriented to how they want it on the river. More or less a manual drag chain if you ask me.

Thanks. Looking forward to this a lot.

looks like it's me + 3 for sure and maybe +4. Lane, Tyler, their dad Matt and a good friend of mine from Branson. Matt is the only one that I have not heard back from for certain. QB are there plenty of beds for all of us?

I got a little mean streak in me. Still shows up now and again.

I'll do chili dogs for Saturday night if that sounds okay to the group.

Dang.

Proper gumbo is always a competitor. And often a winner at least for me because I like spicy. Just a thought.

I'm in and probably plus 2 or 3 others. My boat will be there but probably full. I'll come down Thursday and go home on Sunday.

I'm in for $20. And smoked wings are the best, that's easy.

Trimmings work good. At least they did today. Branches are easier, no splitting. Just a thought.