Father’s Day is a special time. A time to celebrate the fathers who spend hours patiently teaching the important lessons in life. Like how to camp.
To sing songs around the camp fire.
To bait a hook on a long ago fishing trip.
To shuck oysters….and eat them raw.
To sing a little barbershop.
To carve a Thanksgiving Turkey.
Or to host a Gay Nineties party and then serve the Turkey.
To have fun on the farm
To kill dangerous snakes that threaten your family.
To go to football games. Yes, that is a Gator on Pop’s head.
To do it yourself jobs like painting.
To play cards.
To sport a bow tie.
To teach your son to sport a bow tie… in his own style.
3rd generation bow tie sporting…and a funny santa hat.
To laugh.
To celebrate new life.
To reminisce as one grows older.
To continue old family traditions…
And create some new ones, like…9 holes of golf in the meadow. Love the flag.
To play at the beach.
To create the special magic of Santa Claus.
To enjoy life…
And look suave in the process.
In honor of my father Jim Lovett (or to many young people Mr. Lovvvvveeettttt!!!!!) I am including his method for grilling a steak. His method meant his girls doing the honors.
He only used charcoal. He devised a smokestack made by cutting out the bottoms from 2 Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco cans and attaching the 2 together. Charcoal was placed in the smokestack and lit. After smoldering for 30 minutes the tobacco cans would be removed, and the red hot coals spread over the bottom of grill.
Next came the 1- 1/2 inch thick sirloin steak (A young family of 5 couldn’t afford fillets or rib eyes).
Season with garlic salt, black pepper and worcestershire sauce.
Place on hot grill, cook 2-1/2 minutes (We timed it exactly using his wristwatch’s second hand).
Turn, cook 2-1/2 minutes.
Turn, cook 2-1/2 minutes.
Turn, cook 2-1/2 minutes
For a total of 10 minutes.
I have never had a better steak..and we didn’t even know it was a sirloin.
Watch for upcoming stories from my summer travels.
I welcome your comments, recipes and any inside information on your favorite tailgating spots.
Come celebrate with me. I’ll save you a seat at the table.
20 Comments
Once again, great pics! Such good finds. Love the one of the guys on the “golf course” 🙂
That is a pretty special course! Dave can’t wait to play it in Vermont in August.
Great pics and great memories!! Made me cry…
Think you might be eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Kathy! So enjoyed this blog spot and the many wonderful pictures and sentiments along with them. Love Love Love!
Always love reminiscing about loved ones, friends and family. You are one of the best!
Wow that snake sure does look dangerous!
Not as scary as the rattlesnakes seen hiking or in my driveway
yes one and the same.
Loved all of the pictures! 🙂
Lots of memories Love you Hannah Bea
Very nice to enjoy such memories!
Thanks Dave. Hope you have a great Father’s Day!
Love it!!!
So glad you enjoyed. Great memories. Mostly the card playing with hats.
Enjoyed looking at all the pictures, even though I didn’t know everyone. Especially thanks for including a picture of our Dad!
Always remember his smile and laugh!!!
What a great tribute! Wonderful!!
Big Jim… what a daddy you girls had… I still grin to myself when I remember those nights long ago in your backyard, when all the kids thought we could sneak up on Jim without him hearing us… good grief were we ever wrong. I think your dad could near a gnat sneeze at 250 yards… I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR ARTWORK…. Rick K.
I so enjoyed all the pictures in this post! Very sweet