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An odd combination...but hear me out. I stumbled across this vintage cup and saucer and it immediately made me think of my gregarious Papaw Stover. Well, you see, Grandma would bring him his boiling hot morning coffee and he would immediately pour the coffee into the saucer.  And after a few seconds, the very hot coffee was drinkable.  Tongue scorching averted.   So on this Veteran's Day 2017, I drink this cup of Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce, brewed in a Keurig, coffee, in honor of the best grandfather in the world.     Wesley Grace Stover  1893-1983 So many of our soldiers were sent to Europe during the war.  Papaw served in Italy.   We're going home!  I'm so thankful Papaw survived the war.  Soldiers coming home from WW1.  And they didn't want coffee. ;) This is Papaw Stover.  The man who taught me how to milk a cow, mend a fence, slop the hogs, sharpen a knife, split wood, stoke a fire,

It isn't necessary to have the perfect English garden to attract hummingbirds to your garden.  Of course this is the garden I wish for, but alas, my gardener has retired and the work is left to me.  With little time and limited space for a big garden, I have found an easy way to attract these friendly little visitors to my little piece of Tennessee.  Just follow these 4 simple tips to attract and keep hummers in your garden.   Tip #1 - Put your hummingbird feeders out early. And by early, I mean by late March here in Tennessee. You may not see hummingbirds for weeks, but your goal is to catch those migrating north in hopes they will be enticed to stay and then ultimately return to your garden year after year .  I use inexpensive hummingbird feeders and I hang them on my front porch and back porch eaves. Separating the feeders to the front and back of your property will keep the territorial males from fighting as much as they normally would.  Your hummin