Comments: Mike, Did you see all the cowboy movies and serials? When we were your age, we would have thought you had THE BEST best life of all.
Comments: When I was a kid, I used to hunt squirrels & eat them, but if a squirrel runs onto the road on front of me, I will slide sideways & nearly wreck out to keep from hitting that squirrel.I envy all you vegtable heads. When I was a kid(2nd-4th grade) my grandparents managed the Cinderalla Drive-in theatre in south Dallas--My parents, aunts, uncles, etc. worked there. I was there 7 nights a week living off burgers, hot dogs, corny dogs, fries & cokes.
Comments: Y'all are making me so hungry for my grandmother's fresh garden vegetables. Reading all these entries reminds me that we Oak Cliff children of the 50s had a wonderful start in life. We may not have had palaces or riches, but we had something special.
Comments: Their is a booth at the Farmers Market on Pearl and close to Harwood where a lady hands out sample tastes of her beef stake tomatoes. She sprinkles salt and pepper on them and they are the best tomatoes I have ever tasted. No one gets past her without buying them. My father had the green thumb in our family and he fed the neighborhood (tomatoes, English peas, okra, green onions, watermelon etc... when I was growing up. From what my brother, Roe, tells me he seems to have inherited Daddy's green thumb.
Comments: Even though my mom and dad were both raised on farms in east Texas, we never had a garden when I was growing up. However, my dad worked for Goodman Produce so we always had fresh fruits and veggies year-round. We just didn't buy produce from a store. I do remember vividly one time at the Piggly Wiggly at Saner and Marsalis, that my mom was aghast that a head of lettuce cost 29 cents. When Randy and I lived in Paris, TX, I tried my hand at gardening in a flower bed and did fairly well with tomatoes and squash. But a few of Randy's students lived on farms and they would bring us more veggies than we needed. Thus, I learned how to "put up" instead of canning. I made some killer pickles!
Comments: Cathy, I guess on second thought I should pass on the polecats, but they certainly are cute. There might be a conflict with the kitties. Donna, what excellent memories! We lived on Presidio, between the Frios, and we always had a garden. A black man with a horse came around every spring and plowed that garden. We grew beans, squash, tomatoes and leafy stuff. Never had luck with potatoes, carrots or other root things because the ground would get too hard. That same man would ride past on a wagon with his horse pulling it and sell all sorts of fresh produce in the summer. He would yell really loud, "Watermelons, red and ripe!"
Comments: Hello, everyone, When we moved to Dallas in 1949, Loop 12 was the city limit and Veteran's Drive was a dead end street that ran into Five mile creek. To my brother, Jerry, and his pals, it was wilderness! They would run for hours through the woods and bring home all sorts of critters. Snakes and turtles were their favorite things (to scare the girls). Daddy was a big gardener and he grew the prettiest tomatoes, squash and sweet corn. Mom took exception to the raccoons getting her veggies, so she dosed the corn stalks with hot pepper sauce and they did not bother the corn again. Daddy planted most of the trees on the property. He brought home a little switch of a sycamore tree and planted it. When Mom moved to Tyler in 1966, that tree was 40 feet tall. Our old house is now a church on Veteran's Drive and the property is mostly parking lot. We had a wonderful childhood and I was blessed to have such great parents. Everyone take care. Donna Gwin Libhart
Comments: Lynell, We had a neighbor who would take the stinker out of skunks and then sell them as pets. Skunks make excellent pets and he sold them for quite a bit of money. i wonder how well your kitties would get along with the polecats.
Comments: Dan, thanks a LOT for getting that song stuck in my head today. And I'd like to order a couple of polecats, please.
Comments: I bet you would be visiting me in the city jail if I got caught releasing wild animals in Big D ,little a,double l,as. And that spells Dallas,my home town. Anyone remember that song
Comments: Dan, You don't need to bring the critters to my address. Just bring them to White Rock Lake, where there is so much open space and creeks. White Rock Lake makes an excellent home and the visitors to the Lake can enjoy seeing wild animals especially the children.
Comments: Kathleen,you win. When can I make my delivery and what is your choice.Rabits excluded!
Comments: Charlotte et al, I am so glad you guys are saving and protecting wild animals. I get so upset when I see wildlife run over by cars. I think some people try to kill these poor creatures on purpose. I always try very hard to avoid hitting squirrels etc. with the car. Every day we go to the lookout point at the lake and watch the rabbits playing. It is amazing to me how many people walk past rabbits playing and don't take any notice of them. Over the centuries, so many wild animals have died off. We need to continue to protect what animals are left.
Comments: Too funny! I haul off armadillos. From our ranch. We take em about three miles away to a creek area. Some summers we haul off as many as about 30. My friends say it is the same one coming back. We probably should mark one and see...haaaaa. If you are bating your trap, of course you are trapping meat eaters....you are drawing them to your deck. The possums are natures garbage disposals.
Comments: sorry everyone. I've captured dozens of raccoons and possums,and 1 skunk off of my porch the last few years. Because all of you are such wild life lovers,I've decided to stop hauling them off to my neighbors properties. Just leave your address and I will be happy to bring you(your choice)a possum,wild hog,skunk,or raccoon! Free!
Comments: I knew a lawyer who bought a dozen eggs in July and tucked them behind the spare tire in back of his SUV. About the middle of August he remembered them. He went on to become a high level judge.
Comments: Your story reminds me of a friend's son who captured an armadillo and put it in the trunk of his car. Well, unbelievably, WOW. it was gone when he tried to show it to his dad. ...um...well, few days later the car began to stink to high heaven.....the critter had made his way....but got trapped ...to under the back seat... My friend's son is not a successful man today ..surprise surprise.......haaaaa
Comments: I live near Emory in Rains County. Last year, we had an entry in the local Sheriff's Report in the newspaper of a man who had recently moved here from the Dallas area. He saw a raccoon and thought it looked cute so he put it in his car. Shortly thereafter, the man was treated by the local EMS and the raccoon escaped.
Comments: Linda, I doubt if it's the same raccoon, but there are alot of raccoons in Oak Cliff, probably because of all the trees and the number of creeks. Also, alot of possums and -- needless to say -- squirrels. I haven't seen any coyotes, though, and hope I don't. They cannot peaceably coexist in the City.
Comments: NO I'M NOT!
Comments: We had a neighbor who fed coyotes, too. One night her dog disappeared. Then she was evicted and her furniture put in the yard, so she lived in the yard for a few weeks. The house was torn down and the property is part of a snazzy new development across the street. She was one peculiar chick.
Comments: FEEDING THE COYOTES?????? How dumb can she be??? Anyone who has a prize cat (or any cat) should keep it indoors, .but.....she should have been reported to animal control!!!!!!! We have a deer feeder at the ranch with a motion camera. Guess who loves that corn too?? Yep...raccoons...five and six at a time. So cute to see those spooky little eyes shining in the photos.
Comments: I am glad to hear that the raccoons are coming back. We had an epidemic in our part of town and they estimated 245 raccoons had died. My husband saw one recently after a couple of years without seeing any of them. What we seem to have the most of are squirrels. I counted five in my yard yesterday. Ever once in a while we see a possum running around. Our neighbors now have their cats back. The coyotes were eating all the small animals and we went through a period of no squirrels, cats, rabbits and small dogs. I think they city may have helped eliminate a lot of the coyotes. One neighbor was feeding the coyotes and to her surprise they ate her prize cat.
Comments: Phyllis, the racoon may have made it to my son's house. He lives at the end of Oak Cliff Blvd, across from a creek and right near the DART station. They had been bothered with racoons getting into their garbage cans this year and then one day I was going over three and had my daughter-in-law and 2 great grandkids in my car and we saw the mother racoon and 3 babies disappear down the drain by the curb. My daughter-in-law is not that fond of dogs or cats, so you can imagine her reaction.
Comments: Yay!! Already 4 inches of glorious rain at the ranch!!!!!! AND, we put down fertilizer in the pastures last Saturday!!! We will need that hay!!! I hope no one got caught in rising water.
Comments: Thank you, Veterans! Without non-draft dodging men and brave volunteers, including many SOCites and my husband of 44 years, GMG3 David H. Smith, I can't imagine how life would be.
Comments: We do a little neighborhood celebration at neighbor hood clubhouse. We do the national anthem and usually have vets stand and any active duty . Then me and my buds do dogs and burgers.
Comments: DITTO Sharon !! This is not just a day to cook out or be with our families.....it is MEMORIAL DAY weekend to honor our veterans and to REMEMBER!!!
Comments: Just want to say that I hope you all have a safe and great weekend. And, for all of you who served our country, thank you.
Comments: Charlotte I am going to respond to that private email before you do and pretend I'm you and get your share of the money. Ha! ha! |
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