Greenpastures313’s Weblog

Gas in Cordele is $1.80/gallon (but just the other day one station here sold for 1.70 but only for a day or two and then they went up 10 cents). It’s been four years since it was that cheap here. Could there be such a thing as too cheap? I think yes. Opec is going to pinch the hose which will stifle some of the fall, but it could very well be that gas gets so cheap because no one, or very few, will have any money left to buy it. That’s what you call depression. “Hey, 40 cents a gallon! But I’ve spent all my savings and I lost my job my home my sanity, who can afford 40 cents?”  Anything’s possible, but everything’s possible with God. Uncertainty pushes us toward Him. “Give us this day our daily bread.” “Consider the lillies of the field.”

Vickey and Emma and friend Amy and Amy’s daughter Kaylee are in the kitchen making candy. This is Vickey’s busy time of year. For over ten years she has operated a home based candy business, catering to friends and family and word of mouth referrals. She also provides candy for Salt Lick Sausage Company, a local specialty store. Last Saturday Salt Lick hosted a tasting party. The place was packed with people sampling all kinds of food and dips and soups and meats and candy (and buying it too). I’m very proud of her, she does a great job with it and has built a reputation for divine confections. My Mama’s Divinity and Peanut Brittle recipes have been getting rave reviews for years. Contrary to popular opinion, Divinity can be made in any weather at any time of the year. The “Perfect Divinity Everytime” recipe which mom gave to Vickey never fails. It takes two to make it, however, so that has been mine and Vickey’s thing for many years now. For years, Divinity was made in our home with the soundtrack of Forest Gump playing in the background. First thing I would do is hit play on the CD player in the kitchen and we’d work to the tunes of Jefferson Airplane, Three Dog Night, and other oldie but goodys.

Zoe’ loves her bubba Zack!