Only My Wife would.........

Ron Smith · 09-04-2005, 01:05 PM

I just had to share this. My wife and myself are both native Oregonians.

We were born and raised within 15 mi of each other in the western foot hills of the Cascade Mountains. For anyone familiar with Western Oregon . You know that the only thing we have more of than wild blackberries, is rain. And that could be up for debate.

My loving wife of 28 years, just made a quick trip to the store for dog food and a few things for dinner. What ,of all things did she come home with but.............

She could have stopped every five feet and picked one. By the time she was home. The back of her rig would have been full.

This is the true meaning of the adage, "Selling water to a drowning man"!!

policeluger · 09-04-2005, 01:14 PM

We have the same can in our pantry....we would need travel 1000 miles to pick such....but we do have sidewinder rattlers!

Ron Smith · 09-04-2005, 01:16 PM

Howard, I'll trade you 35 miles of Blackberries for a mated pair. We would prefer sidewinders.

I would add that another commodity we have is the Filbert. Or to anyone else, domestic Hazel Nuts. When I was growing up we had a washtub full drying in our garage 12 months a year. You had to fight the neighbors to keep them from leaving boxs full on your porch in the middle of the night.

Now we have "Made in Oregon" stores that cater to the tourists. They put them in cute little 3lb gunney sacks labeled "Oregon Hazel Nuts" and sell them for $5 a lb. You can also buy a little bottle of "Genuine Oregon Rainwater" for a $1.

Ron

policeluger · 09-04-2005, 01:38 PM

I'll send you a breading pair of Vinageroons for the 3lb of Filberts...one bite from one and all you taste for a year is vinegar....really...looks like a tail less scorpion.

Russ · 09-04-2005, 02:58 PM

Ron
You forgot the other comotidy that we have way to much of
Russ

Edward Tinker · 09-04-2005, 03:02 PM

Come December and you'll wish there were some fresh ones!

Hey, shot my 8 inch 30 Luger yesterday.... TACK-DRIVER~~~ The 1916 DWM 9mm, not a tack driver, but fed everything we put into it, no stvepipes, just bang-bang-bang

Russ, owe you another drink

Ron Smith · 09-04-2005, 03:18 PM

Hey Russ, you talkin' about "Squeaks"?

Ed, I need to get my 6" .30 out and try it. Haven't fire a round through it yet. The other three 4"ers I've had over the years all shot great.

As far as berries go. We pretty well get tired of them during the summer. Frozen ones get us through if we get in the mood. BTW, you haven't had heartburn until you've had it from too many Blackberries. Like a flame thrower.

Ron

Steve Richards · 09-04-2005, 08:04 PM

Blackberries are my favorite. Nothing beats a blackberry cobbler fresh out of the oven covered with vanilla ice cream!

It would be to decide which is better to shoot between an artillery and a 6" .30.

Steve

Ron Smith · 09-04-2005, 08:41 PM

Hi Steve,

We're having Blackberry cheesecake for dessert. I think cobbler would be better, but I'm not going to argue.

Ron

MauserJim · 09-04-2005, 09:03 PM

Blackberries are popular and grow quite well in North Carolina where I'm located. Maybe not quite as widespread as where you are, but they can be easily found.

Ron Smith · 09-05-2005, 10:17 AM

Jim,

One of my best friends and hunting buddies is from Waynesville, NC. They settled here because it reminded them of home, and we have wild Blackberries.

Where I grew up. About 50% of the kids were first generation Oregon born / Tar Heels.

Ron

Ron Smith · 09-05-2005, 12:17 PM

Tac,

So you have had Marionberry Jam? It's good on pancakes! Domesticated hybrid blackberries with the wild tartness bred out of them.

The next time you have a visit. Have your host take you to the "Sea Hag" in Depoe Bay, for Crab cakes. You'll go AWOL and stay.

Another recommendation is a little cafe called Mr Bill's at the south end of Lincoln City. The best Shrimp and Crab Omlettes in the world.

Gotta go.....making myself hungry!

Ron

pipeman45 · 09-05-2005, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ron Smith
Hi Steve,

We're having Blackberry cheesecake for dessert. I think cobbler would be better, but I'm not going to argue.

Ron

Smart man. Never I mean NEVER bad mouth the cook or what they fix! If you do no telling what you will be eating next time. Don't ask how I know this.

Ron Smith · 09-05-2005, 12:38 PM

My Grandparents owned a Cottage Court at Ocean lake. Before the 5 towns were consolidated into Linclon City. I spent a good part of my childhood there.

D river is neat. You can stand in the middle and see the lake at one end and the ocean at the other.

We make a point to stop at the Sea Hag every time we go to the coast. If I lived in Depoe Bay, I would weigh 400lbs. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it.

Ron

Ron Smith · 09-05-2005, 12:56 PM

Thanks Tac,

I have been over most of the western US and half way around the world three times. To nearly every country on the Pacific Rim. And I have never seen anything that could compare.

I'll leave the three-sided flag comment for others to scratch their heads over.

Ron

09-04-2005, 01:05 PM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Only My Wife would......... I just had to share this. My wife and myself are both native Oregonians. We were born and raised within 15 mi of each other in the western foot hills of the Cascade Mountains. For anyone familiar with Western Oregon . You know that the only thing we have more of than wild blackberries, is rain. And that could be up for debate. My loving wife of 28 years, just made a quick trip to the store for dog food and a few things for dinner. What ,of all things did she come home with but............. She could have stopped every five feet and picked one. By the time she was home. The back of her rig would have been full. This is the true meaning of the adage, "Selling water to a drowning man"!! __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-04-2005, 01:16 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Howard, I'll trade you 35 miles of Blackberries for a mated pair. We would prefer sidewinders. I would add that another commodity we have is the Filbert. Or to anyone else, domestic Hazel Nuts. When I was growing up we had a washtub full drying in our garage 12 months a year. You had to fight the neighbors to keep them from leaving boxs full on your porch in the middle of the night. Now we have "Made in Oregon" stores that cater to the tourists. They put them in cute little 3lb gunney sacks labeled "Oregon Hazel Nuts" and sell them for $5 a lb. You can also buy a little bottle of "Genuine Oregon Rainwater" for a $1. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-04-2005, 02:58 PM	#5
Russ User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Reading, PA. Posts: 628 Thanks: 2 Thanked 38 Times in 10 Posts	Ron You forgot the other comotidy that we have way to much of Russ __________________ Livin the dream!!!!!!!!!!!

09-04-2005, 03:18 PM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hey Russ, you talkin' about "Squeaks"? Ed, I need to get my 6" .30 out and try it. Haven't fire a round through it yet. The other three 4"ers I've had over the years all shot great. As far as berries go. We pretty well get tired of them during the summer. Frozen ones get us through if we get in the mood. BTW, you haven't had heartburn until you've had it from too many Blackberries. Like a flame thrower. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-04-2005, 08:41 PM	#9
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Steve, We're having Blackberry cheesecake for dessert. I think cobbler would be better, but I'm not going to argue. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-04-2005, 01:14 PM	#2
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	We have the same can in our pantry....we would need travel 1000 miles to pick such....but we do have sidewinder rattlers!

09-04-2005, 01:38 PM	#4
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	I'll send you a breading pair of Vinageroons for the 3lb of Filberts...one bite from one and all you taste for a year is vinegar....really...looks like a tail less scorpion.

09-04-2005, 03:02 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	Come December and you'll wish there were some fresh ones! Hey, shot my 8 inch 30 Luger yesterday.... TACK-DRIVER~~~ The 1916 DWM 9mm, not a tack driver, but fed everything we put into it, no stvepipes, just bang-bang-bang Russ, owe you another drink

09-04-2005, 08:04 PM	#8
Steve Richards User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Beaverton, Oregon Posts: 487 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Blackberries are my favorite. Nothing beats a blackberry cobbler fresh out of the oven covered with vanilla ice cream! It would be to decide which is better to shoot between an artillery and a 6" .30. Steve

09-04-2005, 09:03 PM	#10
MauserJim User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Blackberries are popular and grow quite well in North Carolina where I'm located. Maybe not quite as widespread as where you are, but they can be easily found.

09-05-2005, 10:17 AM	#11
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Jim, One of my best friends and hunting buddies is from Waynesville, NC. They settled here because it reminded them of home, and we have wild Blackberries. Where I grew up. About 50% of the kids were first generation Oregon born / Tar Heels. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-05-2005, 12:17 PM	#12
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Tac, So you have had Marionberry Jam? It's good on pancakes! Domesticated hybrid blackberries with the wild tartness bred out of them. The next time you have a visit. Have your host take you to the "Sea Hag" in Depoe Bay, for Crab cakes. You'll go AWOL and stay. Another recommendation is a little cafe called Mr Bill's at the south end of Lincoln City. The best Shrimp and Crab Omlettes in the world. Gotta go.....making myself hungry! Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-05-2005, 12:38 PM	#14
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	My Grandparents owned a Cottage Court at Ocean lake. Before the 5 towns were consolidated into Linclon City. I spent a good part of my childhood there. D river is neat. You can stand in the middle and see the lake at one end and the ocean at the other. We make a point to stop at the Sea Hag every time we go to the coast. If I lived in Depoe Bay, I would weigh 400lbs. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

09-05-2005, 12:56 PM	#15
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Thanks Tac, I have been over most of the western US and half way around the world three times. To nearly every country on the Pacific Rim. And I have never seen anything that could compare. I'll leave the three-sided flag comment for others to scratch their heads over. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...