Sweet tea, fried chicken, and lazy dogs
Subtitle: reflections on North Carolina life
By: Bill Thompson.
Publisher: Mann Media
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Greensboro, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Thompson, Bill, 1943, Sept. 18- -- Anecdotes.; Country life -- North Carolina -- Anecdotes.; North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes.; North Carolina -- Biography -- Anecdotes.
Genres: Anecdotes.; Biography
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Country creatures ; In defense of chickens ; The great escape ; The Carolina yard dog; title: The Carolina yard cat ; The milk cow incident; title: Chapter 2. Hearth and home ; A new day for dads ; Mr. Fix It ; It's a liver-and-onions night ; Cleanliness isn't next to me ; Horsing around ; The family farm; title: Chapter 3. Tar Heel travels ; On the road ; The little piano player ; Snow job ; What's going on ; Dog food ; Too good to be true ; Country roads; title: Chapter 4. Real characters ; Vila's place ; Back to school ; Working for peanuts ; The pink rocking chair ; Gone fishing ; Cold house, warm hearts ; Clara Mae's magic touch ; Breakfast of patriots ; The art of whittling ; The world according to Eli; title: Chapter 5. Southern ways ; Tobacco days ; Tar Heel born and bred ; Hard times ; Climbing the family tree ; Color lines ; The voice of Carolina ; Rules to live by; title: Chapter 6. Music of life ; King of the road ; The family with no name ; The music man ; Southern nights ; Two for the show; title: Chapter 7. Rhythm of the seasons ; Always in autumn ; Christmas spirits ; The day after ; Winter of my discontent ; My Valentine ; Strawberries for sale ; Coming of age ; The sound and fury ; Yard duty; title: Chapter 8. Just a thought ; Weird stuff ; The real scoop ; A few regrets ; Heroes still; title: Chapter 9. The wonderful world of fiction ; The Fourth of July Parade ; The tent revival ; Oh, to be Miss Beauville.