Ok, I have recovered from my momentary insanity, unless I start thinking about seafood again . I do love life in the country. One of the comments in a post below on scary gas prices said she lived out in the country and there were only a couple of tractor stores near her. It reminded me of where we used to live when we first moved to TN. Just a couple miles down the road was a “country store”. Now if you have never lived near a country store you have lived a deprived life. A country store usually has a little bit of everything but always just what you want or need. It is like a super Walmart in miniature with gas pumps. They always have just the right hardware piece to fix what is broken whether it is a water heater or a tractor. They always have sandwhiches that taste better than if you made them at home. They always have ice cream. They always have clean wholesome movies for rent. They always have ice. And they always have the latest news, and friends, they always have friends.  There aren’t as many country stores around as there used to be. One near us burnt down last year, it had been there over a hundred years. No one feels led to rebuild even though it was an icon in the community. Country stores were built back before folks thought of driving 15 miles into town every day. Just like Ike Godseys store in the Waltons, yes that is a country store. You can not only imagine a couple of grandpa Waltons playing checkers outside a TN country store, you can expect it!

hhhmmm, maybe we should rebuild it!