Change of Address

[NCHillbilly]

We've been moving into my old home place, and I've finally got some internet hooked up down here after over a week. When we moved in last weekend, there was about 4"-5" of snow, and zero temps. Memorable move to say the least. I was lucky to get internet service out here where I'm at. I found a local company that does fixed wireless beamed from mountaintop towers. I found a place on a ridgetop on my property where I could see the towers on top of Chambers Mountain, so a guy came out and climbed a bunch of my "free range organic utility poles" and strung a cable through them down to the house in the holler. I've got a start on the kitchen and the rest of the house, but still got a ways to go before we're completely settled. Anyway, here's some of the stuff we've been eating that I've had time to document.

Wake up, Arlo, we're moving!

 

[NCHillbilly]

First real meal: Granny breakfast in Granny's kitchen, where my grandma and grandpa and mom have cooked thousands of meals over the years. Mostly cooked in generational family cast iron, with biscuit dough cut with my mom's old biscuit cutter:

 

[slow motion]

Glad you got moved in brother.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Some more stuff: Blackened chicken po-boy with homemade remoulade and such.



Stir-fry with cilantro-lime rice. Sorry, no plated pics:





Deer steak and gravy, fried taters and cornbread the way my Mama used to make them:

 

[NCHillbilly]

First Monday night burger produced in the new/old kitchen:

 

[Triple C]

Would loved to see some pics of the old home place. Pretty cool to be living in the house that was occupied by your grandparents and parents.

 

[1eyefishing]

Bone appetite!

 

[NCHillbilly]

Balance is back in the world- Arlo can get his belly full and sleep down here just fine, too.

 

[Batjack]

We've been moving into my old home place, and I've finally got some internet hooked up down here after over a week. When we moved in last weekend, there was about 4"-5" of snow, and zero temps. Memorable move to say the least. I was lucky to get internet service out here where I'm at. I found a local company that does fixed wireless beamed from mountaintop towers. I found a place on a ridgetop on my property where I could see the towers on top of Chambers Mountain, so a guy came out and climbed a bunch of my "free range organic utility poles" and strung a cable through them down to the house in the holler. I've got a start on the kitchen and the rest of the house, but still got a ways to go before we're completely settled. Anyway, here's some of the stuff we've been eating that I've had time to document.

Wake up, Arlo, we're moving!

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How many stitches did it take to get Arlo to "move"?

 

[NCHillbilly]

Would loved to see some pics of the old home place. Pretty cool to be living in the house that was occupied by your grandparents and parents.

My grandpa built it with his own hands. I'll post some pics when I get situated. Nothing big or fancy, just an old house, but it means the world to me.

 

[NCHillbilly]

How many stitches did it take to get Arlo to "move"?

He has adjusted a lot better and faster than I thought he would. He was ten years old this Wednesday, and he's been living in the previous place since he was about a month and a half old. He was already familiar with this house, though. We brought him down to see Mom often.

 

[BluewaterFever]

Such good memories and many more to be made!
Totally awesome, enjoy!
Glad Arlo approves as well.

 

[menhadenman]

Back in the saddle! How’s the fishing access compared to your last place? My recollection is you were on the river. I’ve got nothing here without driving so a guy can get jealous.

 

[WOODIE13]

My grandpa built it with his own hands. I'll post some pics when I get situated. Nothing big or fancy, just an old house, but it means the world to me.

That's awesome

 

[Hoss]

Eating among all that culinary history just adds A new level to your dishes. Looks like you haven’t lost a step in the move. Arlo looks at home and happy.

 

[ryork]

Moving is never fun even when it is a good thing which this certainly sounds like that is the case. Congrats on being finished. I would like to build on my Mom's/Grandparent's land before too much longer. Great looking food as usual.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Back in the saddle! How’s the fishing access compared to your last place? My recollection is you were on the river. I’ve got nothing here without driving so a guy can get jealous.

I just moved a couple hundred yards down the road.

 

[Nicodemus]

I bet all that good food tastes even better now. If that`s possible. Lookin` fine!

 

[mrs. hornet22]

Great thread! Glad you're getting settled in. I think it's awesome that you're grandpa built it. My sister and her hubby built their house too. Used wood on the land and did all the work themselves. It took a while and I remember her kitchen was on the back porch for a long while.

 

[fatback]

Congrats on the move, food fixed in that kitchen will feed more than the body.