I'm firecrackered, cooked, heat stroked, and stuffed so I reckon it's been a pretty fine day here. Now I need for some red-neck fairy to flitter by and clean my house and do up my laundry and I'd be one happy belle.
We made it back from Frog Jump last night right before dark so we decided to do the fireworks last night instead of waiting until tonight because my son has to be up for work at 3:30 in the morning. They were right purdy but it was a bit hard to concentrate when every time you took a deep breath the skeeters tried to bite out your tonsils. They were that thick out there, I promise. We didn't get many bites for the most part because we used the neighbor's and Bubbie's supply of insect repellent and had 2 fans going full blast out there too.
A few folks asked about the location of this place called Frog Jump so I put some dots on a yahoo map for ya. It's really just a spot in the road in Crockett County, Tennessee, above Memphis about 65 -70 miles or so.
We're the gold dot by the 49 emblem over in Arkansas and Frog Jump is the gold dot right above Jackson, Tennessee.
We think it's really pretty country with it's rolling hills and hollows. All we have here are flat lands and cotton and rice fields so you can imagine how big a change it is for we Mississippi River deltians. Actually, I think over half of Arkansas is hilly with a couple of small mountain ranges, just not along here where we live near the river. We do have Crowley's Ridge between us and the Helena over by the river so we have a hill or two nearby if we get the urge to see one up close without having to drive a couple or 3 hours to find one.
I hope everyone is having a grand ole time today and stayed safe!
11 comments:
We have a frog jumps not for from here but I never went to see it. SHould do it next year! Have a great 4th my friend. HUGS
Happy 4th of July, Brenda!
We had a family gathering today with so much food!! I ate two meals in a row and I feel like a tick on the back of a mangy dog!! I'm bloated to the point of poppin'!
We had a great time at my uncle's cabin yesterday, and all the church at our house today! Sorry to hear of the reason for your visit to Frog Jump. What a great name for a town, though.
Glad you made it home. So Frog Jump really exists? Only in the south would you find such a place.
You really can't beat small towns.
I ain't never been to Frog Jump, but, I have had the pleasure of visiting Two Egg. :)
Naw, California has some pretty strange names too, Whiskey Dick, for one.
hahaha I all misunderstood the frog jump thing. IT's A PLACE! where was my mind when I was reading this entry ROFL.
We do have strange names for town here but I can't translate them right but one of the strange foodnames is a chocolate that has an english name. it's called BIG NUTS hehehe
Hey, Frog Jump in Crickett County is my home town! Or rather,home place. It's right there on the Forky Deer river. Who do you know in Elf Jay (F.J.) ?
Hubby's cousin lived there. His wife still does. He died in early July. Do you know the Scott family over that way?
I live in Frog Jump! It's a great place to live.
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