Tony Brewer

The best thing on McDonald’s $1 menu is definitely their sweet tea. And you can get all the refills that you can drink. That’s a good deal. I’m glad that other fast food restaurants have caught on to the concept of selling a part of their menu at a reduced price that people can afford these days in such economic turmoil.

I love this time of year when all of the people are starting to harvest their back yard gardens. They always over plant and then start giving away all of the over flow to friends, family and co workers. Today I came home with a couple of tomatoes, a green pepper and some wonderful yellow squash that I can’t wait to cook up and enjoy some time this week.

This morning I saw a portable toilet be delivered to the neighbor’s house across the street. I wondered if he was going to have some remodeling done! Not too long after that, however, I heard a lot of really loud music coming from that direction. Well, being a weekend, I didn’t think that anyone was doing construction, but thought maybe the teenagers were working on their cars.

A quick look across the street and I noticed the front yard is full of cars! Yup, it’s a party! The music is loud, but good! Teri trotted over and checked it out, and came back to say we were invited – lots of good food! But it is over 100 degrees out there! Maybe a little bit later, if it cools off!

One of the things I really enjoy during a hot summer day is a nice root beer float. I can remember as a child the first time my parents let me have a taste of their own root beer float! I thought that was the most delicious treat ever invented! As I grew older, I’d try to treat myself at least once a year during the summer to one. I don’t know why I don’t fix them at home, but I do order them at the ice cream stands or at a restaurant. Just writing about a root beer float is making me crave one! I wonder if we have any root beer in the house!

One of the things that I really like about this time of year is that one of the local dairy farms opens up its ice cream stand. You have to drive out of town to go there, but it is worth the drive. Besides the ice cream being made on the premises, with fresh local milk, there are a miniature golf course and a batting cage for a little bit of date night casual summertime entertainment.

This ice cream is extra creamy, and I like trying out the different flavors. My favorite flavor? Hard to pick, really, but I think that the white chocolate raspberry mouse is right up there! Yummy!