DW and I put up 1 pint, 7 half-pints, and 2 four-ounce jars of raspberry
fig jam today. Have two pint jars left, one regular, one wide-mouth,
case of half-pints, case of four-ounce. Box and a half of lids of two
kinds, regular and wide-mouth. She's making a trip over to Lafayette
tomorrow and I think I'm going to go jar and lid shopping, hitting the
three or four thrift shops in the area and possibly stopping at a couple
of Dollar stores. Usually the Dollar stores around here don't have jars
or lids so will probably end up Big Lots, haven't been in there in a bit
and they had pallet loads of jars last time I was.

Chopped, froze, bagged, a quart each of okra and sweet chiles and here
she comes again. DW just walked in from the garden with what looks like
another quart of each.

Something ate all of our eggplant plants except two and those aren't
producing a lot, must be the 100 plus heat going on now and no rain today.

Talked to the folks who run our 89-year old fair here and they have
upped the ante. Every body still gets a ribbon and the blue ribbon
winners get two bucks per ribbon. No big canning prizes and they don't
taste anything. I guess the prettiest jar in the age class wins. Just
ain't worth the effort and I haven't heard anything good about the state
fair at Baton Rouge either. Maybe I'll check the SE Texas State Fair at
Beaumont, Texas, that's only fifty miles away, they used to have some
pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon slut?

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> DW and I put up 1 pint, 7 half-pints, and 2 four-ounce jars of raspberry
> fig jam today. Have two pint jars left, one regular, one wide-mouth, case
> of half-pints, case of four-ounce. Box and a half of lids of two kinds,
> regular and wide-mouth. She's making a trip over to Lafayette tomorrow and
> I think I'm going to go jar and lid shopping, hitting the three or four
> thrift shops in the area and possibly stopping at a couple of Dollar
> stores. Usually the Dollar stores around here don't have jars or lids so
> will probably end up Big Lots, haven't been in there in a bit and they had
> pallet loads of jars last time I was.
>
> Chopped, froze, bagged, a quart each of okra and sweet chiles and here she
> comes again. DW just walked in from the garden with what looks like
> another quart of each.
>
> Something ate all of our eggplant plants except two and those aren't
> producing a lot, must be the 100 plus heat going on now and no rain today.
>
> Talked to the folks who run our 89-year old fair here and they have upped
> the ante. Every body still gets a ribbon and the blue ribbon winners get
> two bucks per ribbon. No big canning prizes and they don't taste anything.
> I guess the prettiest jar in the age class wins. Just ain't worth the
> effort and I haven't heard anything good about the state fair at Baton
> Rouge either. Maybe I'll check the SE Texas State Fair at Beaumont, Texas,
> that's only fifty miles away, they used to have some pretty good prizes.
> Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon slut?

George

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon slut?

I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon slut?
>
> I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.
>
I like that, can seventy-year old men be gigolo's? That would make Miz
Anne really proud. <G>

Kathi Jones wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> ...
>> DW and I put up 1 pint, 7 half-pints, and 2 four-ounce jars of raspberry
>> fig jam today. Have two pint jars left, one regular, one wide-mouth, case
>> of half-pints, case of four-ounce. Box and a half of lids of two kinds,
>> regular and wide-mouth. She's making a trip over to Lafayette tomorrow and
>> I think I'm going to go jar and lid shopping, hitting the three or four
>> thrift shops in the area and possibly stopping at a couple of Dollar
>> stores. Usually the Dollar stores around here don't have jars or lids so
>> will probably end up Big Lots, haven't been in there in a bit and they had
>> pallet loads of jars last time I was.
>>
>> Chopped, froze, bagged, a quart each of okra and sweet chiles and here she
>> comes again. DW just walked in from the garden with what looks like
>> another quart of each.
>>
>> Something ate all of our eggplant plants except two and those aren't
>> producing a lot, must be the 100 plus heat going on now and no rain today.
>>
>> Talked to the folks who run our 89-year old fair here and they have upped
>> the ante. Every body still gets a ribbon and the blue ribbon winners get
>> two bucks per ribbon. No big canning prizes and they don't taste anything.
>> I guess the prettiest jar in the age class wins. Just ain't worth the
>> effort and I haven't heard anything good about the state fair at Baton
>> Rouge either. Maybe I'll check the SE Texas State Fair at Beaumont, Texas,
>> that's only fifty miles away, they used to have some pretty good prizes.
>> Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon slut?
>
> George
>
>
>
Pbfft! You'll get yours.

George Shirley wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> George Shirley > wrote:
>>
>>> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male
>>> ribbon slut?
>>
>> I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.
>>
> I like that, can seventy-year old men be gigolo's? That would make Miz
> Anne really proud. <G>


I don't see why not.

I volunteer weekly with a bunch of men in their mid 80s
who refer to themselves as ROMEOS--retired old men eating out.

gloria p

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
.. .
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> George Shirley > wrote:
>>
>>> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon
>>> slut?
>>
>> I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.
>>
> I like that, can seventy-year old men be gigolo's? That would make Miz
> Anne really proud. <G>

Only if they wear pearls while canning.......high heels are optional but
encouraged!

KW

KW wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> George Shirley > wrote:
>>>
>>>> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon
>>>> slut?
>>> I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.
>>>
>> I like that, can seventy-year old men be gigolo's? That would make Miz
>> Anne really proud. <G>
>
> Only if they wear pearls while canning.......high heels are optional but
> encouraged!
>
> KW
>
>
I fit that description, a certain unnamed person did publish a picture
of me wearing pearls whilst canning if I'm not mistaken. <G>

In article >,
"KW" > wrote:

> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> .. .
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> George Shirley > wrote:
> >>
> >>> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon
> >>> slut?
> >>
> >> I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.
> >>
> > I like that, can seventy-year old men be gigolo's? That would make Miz
> > Anne really proud. <G>
>
> Only if they wear pearls while canning.......high heels are optional but
> encouraged!
>
> KW

I've got the pictures of Jorge in his pearls. Click on link in my sig
line and go to George Shirley at the top of the page. You might want a
stiff drink at hand, Keith. "-)

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "KW" > wrote:
>
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>> In article >,
>>>> George Shirley > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> pretty good prizes. Pay attention Barb, what do you call a male ribbon
>>>>> slut?
>>>> I believe that's an RG ‹ Ribbon Gigolo.
>>>>
>>> I like that, can seventy-year old men be gigolo's? That would make Miz
>>> Anne really proud. <G>
>> Only if they wear pearls while canning.......high heels are optional but
>> encouraged!
>>
>> KW
>
> I've got the pictures of Jorge in his pearls. Click on link in my sig
> line and go to George Shirley at the top of the page. You might want a
> stiff drink at hand, Keith. "-)
>
You will have to get a new picture of me Barb, I don't wear the Olly Owl
glasses anymore thanks to cataract surgery.