Recently, on a trip to the Ozarks I found a copy of Jory Sherman’s book My Heart is in the Ozarks in the place where we stayed. It’s rather old, but Jory’s words never lose their poetic beauty. In one of the pieces in that book I read where the name Ozarks means “hiding place.” I can’t find a confirmation of that definition anywhere, but I like it anyway. When I go there, the outside world seems to disappear. There are…
We recently accepted an invitation from an old high school friend to visit his guest house west of Branson, Mo. We did all the touristy stuff but also took time just to “be” in the beauty of the hills. I took this photo the last morning we were there. The cabin sat on a 200 acre pasture. I snapped this photo one morning in the early-morning fog as the cows moseyed toward the near-by pond for an early morning dip….
We visited the Stone Hill Winery in Branson, MO last week and picked up an interesting recipe. You might like to try it. Cream Sherry Bundt Cake Pre heat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour pan. Mix yellow cake mix with: 4 eggs 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup cream sherry 1/2 cup water Chop 1/2 cup nuts. Sprinkle some in the bottom of the pan. Pour in batter. Top off with remaining nuts Bake 50 to 60 minutes Boil:…