peck of pickled peppers

I did "peck of pickled peppers" with Jona today.  When I completed it he looked at me.. raised his eyebrows, hunched his shoulders, and said; "in the compost?"

Grandfather was not a fan of machinery.  He said the problem with machines was that when you said "whoah" they just kept on going.

"there's no use searching the world for wonders when you can't see the marvels right under your own nose." Pa, from The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs.

cole's first sentence: out boots.  translation: take my shoes off.  no please or anything.  just do it.