Comments on: Boar’s Head Revisited http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/ Heronswood Voice - A web log written by George Ball Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:23:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carol http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19561 Carol Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:37:59 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19561 All my berry fights while picking strawberries pale after your story. They were messy and did leave wonderful big sloppy blobs on your shirt but they smelled delightful even after an afternoon in the sun! I, like you, have always wondered by pigs don't have a special feed. I am happy to tell you that pigs in Oregon are being fed a special diet of hazelnuts so they will make exceptional proscioutto later. All my berry fights while picking strawberries pale after your story. They were messy and did leave wonderful big sloppy blobs on your shirt but they smelled delightful even after an afternoon in the sun! I, like you, have always wondered by pigs don’t have a special feed. I am happy to tell you that pigs in Oregon are being fed a special diet of hazelnuts so they will make exceptional proscioutto later.

]]> By: nancy http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19397 nancy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:49:43 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19397 Great blogs--always enjoy them. But I don't get the reference to Oklahoma in this latest one, "Boar's Head." "A 60s version of Oklahoma?" Am I dense? Obviously it's the musical, but that's about corn and peaches and buggies ("surry with the fringe"?) with lots of dancing. I don't recall any pigs. Can someone explain? Great blogs–always enjoy them.
But I don’t get the reference to Oklahoma in this latest one, “Boar’s Head.”
“A 60s version of Oklahoma?”
Am I dense? Obviously it’s the musical, but that’s about corn and peaches and buggies (“surry with the fringe”?) with lots of dancing. I don’t recall any pigs.
Can someone explain?

]]> By: LazarusL http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19392 LazarusL Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:21:34 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19392 Surely this story could not in any way be construed as relating to politics. As everyone knows, nothing could be sweeter than the fragrance of fresh lawmaking in the morning. ;-) Surely this story could not in any way be construed as relating to politics. As everyone knows, nothing could be sweeter than the fragrance of fresh lawmaking in the morning.
;-)

]]> By: gooddog http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19390 gooddog Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:24:51 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19390 Today this would not be considered 'normal' and boys would be given ADHD drugs to keep them calm. It's a sad state of affairs. Today this would not be considered ‘normal’ and boys would be given ADHD drugs to keep them calm. It’s a sad state of affairs.

]]> By: Cathryn http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19370 Cathryn Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:28:51 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19370 I clicked on the word "crazy" and read your old blog and was so pleased to find someone else who enjoys the essence of skunk. Since I was a kid there has been something about that aroma that is so earthy and natural that I treasure the moments when I am driving down the highway and am hit with that smell, or I step outside in the morning and there it is. I wouldn't want a perfume or soap with the scent, but I do love that skunky smell! I clicked on the word “crazy” and read your old blog and was so pleased to find someone else who enjoys the essence of skunk. Since I was a kid there has been something about that aroma that is so earthy and natural that I treasure the moments when I am driving down the highway and am hit with that smell, or I step outside in the morning and there it is. I wouldn’t want a perfume or soap with the scent, but I do love that skunky smell!

]]> By: bfish http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19365 bfish Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:05:33 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19365 More of these memories, please -- this was very entertaining. Did you ever figure out why the pig herd didn't have its own feed? More of these memories, please — this was very entertaining. Did you ever figure out why the pig herd didn’t have its own feed?

]]> By: Mary http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19357 Mary Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:58:11 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19357 Great story. Made me really smile. I didn't grow up on a farm, but in rural Alaska with a honey bucket (literally a 5 gallon bucket) in the corner and burn barrels that sat all winter and got dug out of the snow and ice in the spring for a trip to the dump. I looked forward to going with my Dad as he and I were the only ones interested. Dad and I were Dumpster Divers Extrodinaire --- pack rats to the uninitiated. LOL. And every other year we reroffed the cesspool. Another job Dad and I shared. Thanks for bringing back memories. Great story. Made me really smile. I didn’t grow up on a farm, but in rural Alaska with a honey bucket (literally a 5 gallon bucket) in the corner and burn barrels that sat all winter and got dug out of the snow and ice in the spring for a trip to the dump. I looked forward to going with my Dad as he and I were the only ones interested. Dad and I were Dumpster Divers Extrodinaire — pack rats to the uninitiated. LOL. And every other year we reroffed the cesspool. Another job Dad and I shared. Thanks for bringing back memories.

]]> By: scott trees http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19356 scott trees Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:54:12 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19356 George, Very funny! I laughed out loud. I can see you doing all of this. You're a great descriptive writer. Thanks for telling us your stories. Scott George,

Very funny! I laughed out loud. I can see you doing all of this. You’re a great descriptive writer. Thanks for telling us your stories.

Scott

]]> By: Barbara Steele http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19355 Barbara Steele Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:52:52 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19355 As kids we used to invade a local potato cellar which was very dark, dank, and cool in the midsummer to arm ourselves with rotten potatoes and shoot our enemies in the dark using sling shots made out inner tube strips. We would have been able to give you a good run for your money! Only a few thins on earth smell worse than a great big rotten potato. As kids we used to invade a local potato cellar which was very dark, dank, and cool in the midsummer to arm ourselves with rotten potatoes and shoot our enemies in the dark using sling shots made out inner tube strips. We would have been able to give you a good run for your money! Only a few thins on earth smell worse than a great big rotten potato.

]]> By: maureen hauck http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/2009/06/boars-head-revisited/#comment-19354 maureen hauck Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:40:09 +0000 http://www.heronswoodvoice.com/?p=563#comment-19354 and people question my choice of over 20 years to not eat meat!!! ook and people question my choice of over 20 years to not eat meat!!!

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