Hello everyone!!!
Honey, a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, in three days makes you feel like you’ve been to Florida and back in a day. Whew! What a whirlwind, but we sure had a great time. I loved getting to see my great-nieces and their mom.
Let me tell ya, the traffic is crazy. We would have rain so hard you couldn’t see the road, then it would let up. It was an eventful drive.
When we left, me and Ella, my granddaughter, took a selfie and I posted it on Facebook. My nephew had to comment and say that I was grinning like a fox eating yellow jackets—and I was!
On the way there, the smart GPS in the car had us take a detour because of a wreck up ahead. When I say we heard banjos, I am not lying. We were on this dirt road and who knows where we were. It was muddy, full of potholes, and a big mess. We finally got back to the pavement, but it was scary for sure.
Then we were eating our continental breakfast in the hotel, and there was Larry Wagoner’s phone laying on the table. I guess he was going to walk off and leave it. Y’all know the trouble we have with him keeping up with his phone. Of course, we all laughed about that.
Then we were at a Love’s and there was a vehicle in front of us with something wrapped in a tarp and strapped on top. If you’ve seen the movie “Vacation” with Chevy Chase, you know what we thought. I said, “It’s Aunt Edna for sure.” I sure hope not, but when you’re on a road trip you’ll see all kinds of stuff, and somebody could disguise a body real easy!
It was a fast but fun trip. We had all kinds of laughs, and we ate way too much. We had so many snacks in that car a show dog couldn’t jump over them.
In fact, I’ve gained so much weight and I’m so fat I could sell shade.
Not kidding at all.
Y’all have a great week and hug your loved ones.
This is a recipe from my mom’s double cousin, Polly, but we called her Aunt Polly. Everyone loved her.
ARKANSAS YUM YUM CAKE
Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 large can crushed pineapple
- Dash of salt
Mix well and bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 30–35 minutes. This cake will be dark.
Frosting:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 stick margarine or butter
- ¾ cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup coconut
In a large skillet, melt the butter. Add the sugar, evaporated milk, and coconut. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and let cool until it thickens a little. Frost the cooled cake.
Yum! Yum!
This cake is delicious!!
