http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com Experience love, life, and food like Mama used to make. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:40:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For some odd reason, it seems that here lately we have had an abundance of posts related to bacon.  Well this one is no different.  You may remember a few weeks ago Dena did a post on eating chicken fried bacon at the Rockin Rooster in Avery, Texas.  Well as  ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/27/i-think-i-may-change-our-name-to-bacon-com/ I should have no excuse for having a hard time finding purple. I was at a wedding this weekend where the colors were purple and blue. I have lots of pictures of Boo in purple but nothing touches me like these pictures in her lilac flower girl dress and fairy ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/26/i-heart-faces-purple/ Even though Boo is 12, she has a naivete about her that makes me laugh out loud on a regular basis. Most of these are from today, but a few are from the past month. "I think I might have hip displasia." "Can you and Daddy open a savings account at the ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/23/from-the-mind-of-boo/ http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/21/wordless-wednesday-growing-up/ For too many years our brother was known as the baby.  I guess everyone thought he was the last of the brood.  As he grew older he was called Scottie Brown by someone and it stuck for many more years.  He went through phases, such as eating ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/20/the-baby-some-things-never-change/ Joy came up with the idea to use this picture when I told her I was stumped on this theme.  I can't wait to see the other ideas that people use to capture a photo of something above your head. You can enter your own or check our some more at ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/19/iheartfaces-above-your-head/ I have a friend who suggested that we go eat at a place called the Rockin Rooster in Avery, Texas.  It sounded like our kind of place so we took off to Avery to see what we could find. The Rockin Rooster is a quaint home style restaurant where most of ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/17/chickenfriedwhat/ A few weeks ago, I had to go out of town for a convention, and I told my accomplice that when I returned, I would cook him anything he wanted.  His request?  Hot dogs.  Really?  I write for a food blog and will cook anything (at least once) in order ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/16/another-recipe-with-bacon-because-i-can/ Nobody blames Mom's inability to use a phone on her age. She was the same when she was 30, 40, and so on.  Phones are the only technology that she uses, unless you count the remote control. (she also has issues with it) She won't even attempt to use a ... http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/15/mom-fought-the-phone-and-the-phone-won/ http://www.redvelvetwisdom.com/2010/07/14/wordless-wednesday-new/