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As of Saturday, June 2, I have a pool. I am very proud of this fact, as evidenced by my need to immediately inform the world at large of my newfound swankiness.
My new pool may only be a kiddie pool — okay, it is a kiddie pool — but it is the Cadillac of kiddie pools. Even better than that, it is the Cadillac of kiddie pools if that Cadillac was a Mercedes.
The pool is 12 feet long, about half as wide, and shaped like an ocean-going yacht with a curved prow, an illusion that is only partially spoiled by the fact that when full of water, it appears to be a yacht in the process of sinking on dry land because all of the water is inside it. It is quite the marvel of maritime engineering, and most likely the result of a design room well-stocked with hallucinogenic drugs.
It has not only a slide, but a separate pool lounging area for adults to supervise frolicking children without actually sharing the same pool water with them. This is an important feature, as just about the first thing my grandson did in the new pool was pee in it. He’s delightful, and I love him with all my heart, but like all little boys, he’s a nasty critter, and I prefer to keep the swimming areas of different age groups separate, and hopefully, not equal.
Back in the adult VIP area, we have a built-in sofa that has reclining capabilities if one is fat enough to push back the inflatable backrest while resting on it. And we have two cupholders. I am beside myself with joy that I have scored a kiddie pool with two — count them — two factory-installed cupholders. None of that tacky after-market crap for me and my upscale friends. We are going strictly top shelf here.
I first spotted the pool at Costco a month or so ago. They had one blown up and suspended from the ceiling, where it drew me across the store like a moth to a flame. But it was still cold out, it had been raining for a month with no letting up in sight, and I wasn’t sure the sun still existed, much less if it would ever come out again if it did, and the pool cost $40. Which is a lot to pay for a kiddie pool when it’s cold and raining. Even for the Mercedes of Cadillac kiddie pools.
So I didn’t buy it, but never stopped thinking about it, even though I know you only get one chance with seasonal merch at Costco. Better buy it when you see it, cause it won’t be there when you come back. Except, this time it was.
Saturday, when I walked into the store, even though I knew there was no hope, I looked straight over to see if the pool was still swinging from the rafters, and despite the odds, there it was in all its glory.
I navigated across the store as fast as the cart would go with two little kids in it, and lo and behold, there was a $10 instant coupon attached to the last seven pools left in stock. So now that the sun was out and it was hot outside, the pool was only $30. I didn’t need to be Bill Engvall to know a sign when I saw one. I mean, it was literally a sign. A sign that said $10 off. So I slung one of the pools in the cart, and off we went.
Despite an initial miscalculation as to the usefulness of a bicycle pump in inflating a 12×6 pool, a borrowed portable air compressor had us in business in fairly short order. With a capacity of 237 gallons for a pool without a pump and a filter which is going to need more or less constant refilling, I may have to take out a second mortgage to pay the water bill, but that is a problem for next month.
One friend told me to call the town and tell them I have a pool now so they won’t charge me sewer fees on the water used to fill the pool, but the pool is sitting right in front of the house, so that plan doesn’t sound very promising. I think I’m going to look into purchasing a rain barrel instead. I’ve been wanting one to water my garden anyway. I have questions as to whether water that has been on the roof of the house is all that sanitary, but considering it’s probably going to be peed in, maybe that’s not a critical issue.
Micah loved it. He absolutely loved it. He’s four and a half, and he’s autistic, so it’s never easy for me to know what he will enjoy in the way of toys and playthings. But it was easy to see this was a slam dunk winner. Raucous child laughter every time one of the grownups splashed him from our reclined built-in banquette in the pee-free zone, adjacent to our handy-dandy cupholders. He’d shriek and jump out of the pool until he was out of range, and then slowly creep back in closer, so we could repeat the procedure to the same riotous laughter.
Then he’d wait until the adults were chatting among ourselves, and he’d launch a sneak attack and soak us with a big splash of peed-in water from his side of the pool.
It was so much fun I could almost forget how disgusting it was, because for a moment, I was a nasty little critter again myself.
Reach Bill Colvard at 336-415-4699.
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This summer, during one of our camps sponsored by the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, I asked the kids, as we made biscuits, where do you think the pioneers got their flour from? Most said it was from farming or stores, but one child said, “we get it from factories but pioneers didn’t have those.”
Not only did they have flour-making factories, but they were one of our earliest industries in the region and they were called gristmills.
In the days of the pioneers, flour could come from grains of wheat, corn, rye, and oats, and if you were lucky, it was ground in a crucial community business, the gristmill. Gristmills get their name from grist being another word for grain and a mill or milling meaning grinding things.
Even without a mill, flour could be ground; but it was often a tedious and difficult task. Some pioneers used small hand mills, some made specialized mortar and pestle (a method they learned from Native Americans), and some used a quern. The quern is a tool that has been around since the stone age and is made with two flat stones. All of these techniques were labor- and time-intensive, so as early pioneers started to form communities and farming increased, there was a need for machines to help them grind flour and mills.
That need for mills had at least 37 of them operating in Surry County and employing more than 200 people by 1850. One of the biggest of this time was Kapps Mill in Mountain Park that was powered by the Mitchell River.
Kapps Mill started operations back in 1827, when it was run by a firm called Nixon and Jackson, but in 1843 John Kapp purchased the mill along with the 800-acre property it sat on. John Kapp luckily came from a family familiar with mill work.
His grandfather, Jacob Kapp, ran a mill in Bethabara (part of present-day Winston Salem) until his daughter and son-in-law took it over. Jacob even notably had his mill stones carved from local granite.
What did it take to be a miller? Most Millers had to be educated, physically fit, and skilled to be able to do their job. There were books to learn about milling and you would need to be able to measure and count well. A miller would also need to be able to carry sacks of flour, repair the machinery, and had so much to do they often had a full work day. All this hard work wasn’t without benefits though, many mill owners were often highly respected.
In Kapps Mill, like many mills, the bottom floor housed the gears and mechanics of the mill that kept the grind stones moving with the water wheel turning and powering it all.
Grain is crushed between two big flat stones called millstones. The distance between the two stones had to be adjusted for different types of flour, and getting it right wasn’t easy. Wheat traditionally needed less space than corn, and the stones could never touch, or the flour would ‘spoil.’
Even the design of the stones was highly detailed as many had furrows or engraved markings that helped take off the grain’s outer husk and move the flour to the outside of the stone where it would fall into a collection space.
Millers faced many problems from the constant threat of fire from machinery, pests, floods that could damage the milldam or the mill, and accidents from working with dangerous heavy machines.
Getting crops to the mill could also be difficult as there were few roads at this time and it could be a long trip, but it was worth the effort.
Gristmills were often not just places you went to have your crops ground into flour, but many included blacksmiths, workshops, and even general stores. The general store offered travelers a place to rest and eat while they waited, and they could even stock up on supplies and trade some of their flour (a usual form of payment for the mill’s work.) Kapps Mill in its heyday had a general store, blacksmith shop, and even a post office.
The mill went through many renovations, but was eventually closed around 1935 by John Kapp’s son-in-law, Ivry Wallace, because the mill was no longer profitable. Kapps Mill continued to have a place in the community even after it closed, and would become known for trout fishing and its scenic view of the 120-foot dam that had remained operational for more than 100 years. Sadly, the dam was blown out by Hurricane Michael in 2018, but that doesn’t mean all history is lost. Private owners are working to make the estate a space for the community once again.
Cassandra Johnson is the programs and education director for the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History with a background in environmental and natural sciences.
Four o’ clocks are still going strong in the last days of August. With Daylight Savings Time still in effect, these flowers could actually be named five o’clocks! Usually they open their blooms around five o’clock or later. The four o’ clocks could be called the longest lasting of all summer annuals because they are in bloom from mid-spring all the way until a hard freeze in November. We have several that are perennial and come back every year. One of these varieties is speckled and has wine and white features while others are solid wine.
A late summer cool off for the birds
On steamy hot mid-summer afternoons, empty the sun-heated water from the bird bath and refill it with fresh cool water. When the late summer sun shines down, it dries water in mud holes or puddles and a lack of thunderstorms, makes it difficult for them to find water. You’re providing them a fresh cool source of water that will continue to attract all types of birds to your lawn.
Making a cool summer fresh carrot salad
This is a great salad for a summer supper. It doesn’t require much prep time and is tasty and colorful. You will need two cups of finely shredded carrots, one can pineapple tidbits (drained), one cup golden raisins, half cup of mayonnaise, half cup sugar, two teaspoons lemon juice, one teaspoon of real vanilla, half teaspoon orange flavoring. Drain and save juice from pineapple tidbits, soak the golden raisins in the pineapple juice for 30 minutes. Mix sugar into the drained pineapple. Refrigerate the pineapple and sugar for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, drain the juice from raisins and discard. Drain juice from pineapple and discard. Mix all ingredients and stir in mayonnaise vanilla, orange flavoring and lemon juice. Cover and keep in refrigerator until ready to serve. This salad is better when refrigerated overnight and has a life of a week in the refrigerator. The colder it is the better it is.
The crow population seems to be getting larger and the crows don’t seem to be shy around humans. We have several nests of them in our area. Some of them even visit the birdbaths. They don’t seem to bother anything in the garden. They seem to find plenty to eat from road kill along U.S. highway 52. With all the nests, they must be hatching plenty of young. Like the buzzards, they are useful scavengers and help the environment.
When the evening sun goes down the late August porch has a comfortable nip in the twilight air. Birds are more active and the humidity is lower. The sunsets are getting a bit more colorful. Squirrels are beginning to harvest the first of the acorn crop. There is a hint of yellow and orange in the maples and red in the dogwoods. All these are signs that we are nearing the advancing season of autumn.
The annuals of summer are winding their way down and the time to plant the annuals of autumn has arrived. The medium that the summer annuals are planted in can be recycled and used for planting the annuals of autumn such as pansies, mums, and ornamental kale and cabbage. Empty the medium from containers, pots and hanging baskets into the wheel barrow and add the same amount of new medium and half that amount of peat moss and stir it all together. Add two quarts of Flower-Tone organic flower food and stir it in. Use this medium to plant the annuals of autumn.
The season of the pear harvest is now here. It is the time to take advantage of the harvest and prepare a batch of honey pear preserves to use on toast for breakfast on a cold winter morning. It will certainly taste like none you purchase at any supermarket. It is easy to prepare and all you need are pears, sugar and water plus time and patience. Just peel the pears and cut into two inch chunks and place the chunks in a canner of salted water (to prevent pears from turning brown). After peeling and cutting all the pears into chunks, allow them to soak in salt water for 10 to 15 minutes, drain the water from pears and rinse with fresh cold water and soak for 15 minutes. Measure the pears into the canner. For each cup of pears, add three fourth cup of sugar. And three quarts of water to the pears and sugar and stir well. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Stir the mixture often until it becomes syrupy, reducing heat and continue to stir to avoid sticking. Keeping a close eye on the mixture and reducing heat as needed. Dip a spoon into it every few minutes check for thickness. As it begins to turn golden brown and begins to thicken, place a drop of the syrup in a cup of cold water when the syrup forms a ball in the cold water, pour it into pint or jelly jars and seal. Process for five minutes in a hot water bath canner or in a pressure canner, bring the jars up to five pounds pressure and turn off the heat.
August ends and colorful sunsets begin
August only has three more days in it and when September begins we can look forward to the beauty of some colorful sunsets as an attribute of one of the many of the splendors of the month. As the days get shorter and cooler, it paves the way for color in the western sky as the sun sets. The colors of red, orange, yellow, pink and bluish purple will tint the western horizon as the sun slowly sinks into the west and it casts a glow on the trees that have leaves already beginning to turn to some of the same colors that are showing up in the glorious sunsets.
Ornamental cabbage-kale herald autumn
These ornamental come in the colors of red, cream, yellow, mint green, wine and burgundy as well as pink. They can replace some of the annuals of summer. These ornamental will last through the whole winter with a small amount of protection such as placing them toward the back of the porch to avoid extreme winter wind from the north and hard freezes. A cloth or towel for protection on below freezing nights.
Filling late summer annuals with pansies
The tough autumn and winter flowers of pansies are brightening up the hardwares, nurseries, garden shops, Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Ace Hardware and Walmart. Pansies have beautiful dark green foliage that will endure winter as well as unusual colors of flowers with faces on them. You can purchase them in six and nine packs and most are already in bloom. You can choose from yellow, purple, white bronze, wine, tan, maroon, and lavender. Buy a bag of pansy booster to give the pansies a good start into cool weather
Bulbs for spring can be planted now
With September only four days from now, the bulbs of tulips, jonquils, crocus, narcissus, daffodils, and hyacinths can now be planted. Planting them now will assure them a good start. Buy bulbs in mesh see-through bags or from individual bins so you can see and feel the bulbs and know they are not molded or rotten. You can also buy a bag of bulb booster to get bulbs off to a good start.
In autumn, the garden is more comfortable to work in with less heat and humidity. Not many insects and not much weeds to contend with. The soil is workable and the choice of cool weather vegetables is great and now is the time to get all of them off on a good start.
“Pay Up Time.” Wife: “There is a man at the door who wants to see you about a bill you owe him. He wouldn’t give his name.” Husband: “What does he look like?” Wife: “He looks like you had better pay him!”
“Wrong Knock.”- On a moonlit country road, the car coughed and came to a halt. The young driver said, “That’s funny, I wonder what that knocking was.” The young girl sitting next to him said, “I can tell you one thing. It was not opportunity!”
“Bluffing.” Bill: “If you refuse to be mine, I’ll jump off that cliff.” Jill: “That’s just bluff.”
Editor’s Note: Reader Diary is a periodic column written by local residents, Surry County natives, and readers of The Mount Airy News. If you have a submission for Reader Diary, email it to John Peters at jpeters@mtairynews.com
Ever think about going back to the old home place where you grew up? Is it still there? If so and it’s not too far away, maybe you should before it’s too late. Should you go, take along a camera, “sit a spell,” picture in your mind how it used to be and you will be glad you did, I guarantee.
I grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains; about as close to the land as it was possible to get. As our ancestors had done for generations, we plowed the land, sowed the seeds and prayed for rain, without which the crops would not grow. On many a day, I hoed corn in the hot summer sun; vowing to grow up and get away. Lo and behold, I finally married and moved away; knowing the old folks and the old home place would always be there when I went back.
Thomas Wolfe tells us in his novel, “You Can’t Go Home Again,” but thanks to memory and some old photographs, I beg to differ. On a day to remember, I drove back to the family homeplace on Banjo Lane just off Pine Ridge Road in Surry County; where (in 1936) my parents built a log cabin home that was the beginning of the place we called “home” for some 48 years.
Sad to say, the only remains of the home and buildings were some broken cinder blocks from the underpinning, some bricks from the flue, the old well and a hole in the ground where the cellar used to be. A small black walnut tree beside the yard was now a huge black wal
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