I just returned from spending three full days at my mom's in Concord, North Carolina. We spent most of the time running around looking at stuff for her house and working in her garden which is coming along nicely.
We did take in some local flavor including the old man who has a "auto parts and gift store" that is located in a small shack with eight weed wackers out front and twelve more inside, not for sale, along with random cheep toys that have probably been rejected by the dollar store. The inside has no light, no air conditioning, and smells like gasoline. The man spoke some sort of English dialect that I don't believe has been discovered by man.
On our way home we stopped by a genuine bbq dive to pick up lunch to go. Along with our bbq salads (shredded lettuce and tomatoes with bbq piled on top) came three hush puppies. In a lapse of judgement, my mom showed signs of back country hick when she unwrapped them and when we had to go into a store, stored them in her cup holders (seen below). I think she's been there too long, especially because she's starting to drop her g's in her speech. Hopefully she doesn't learn the old man's dialect or I'll need a translator.
We had a good time together and we also went to see the new Indiana Jones movie, which was pretty good, if you know how to suspend belief.
So, here's to you crazy weed wacker man, it was fun!
Monday, May 26, 2008
North Cackilacky
Posted by Allison Bonner at 7:41 PM
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3 comments:
Heh sounds like fun. Some of heathers family lives in Havelock North Carolina near Cherry Point. It's really pretty if i can't ever move back to maryland i'd like to live there.
This is a sweet post- that cupholder shot especially! Glad you girls had a fabulous time!
That weedwacker guy sounds like he belongs in Quartzsite. He sounds like my kind of people.
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