It’s all going South
Today I booked our tickets to go to Kentucky for four days in early July. Which made me think of this picture, taken during our last trip last April when Sophia was just a wee babe.
You gotta love a town that lists “Pork & Beans” as one of its grocery aisle listings. You ain’t gonna see that at Wegmans!
Going to KY is always an interesting trip. The majority of Rob’s family is there - he is the youngest of six kids. They are a lively bunch and with a total of ummmm, 20 of us it gets a bit crazy (Rob’s dad and his wife, six kids all with spouses, and twelve grandchildren). Sophia is the youngest grandchild - by far. Her next oldest cousin is 17. She is a very loved little babe. She makes an even dozen for her granddad. A fact that tickles him silly.
Rob’s dad is a true Southerner. Right down to the odd and beguiling phrases that come out in his language.
Aside from the normal: “y’all”, “i reckon”, etc. One of my favorite’s include: “She’s just a gittin’ it.”
I think I need to bring a notebook this visit - or better yet, a voice recorder just so I can preserve some of the intonations and phrases.
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day 6 - y’all come back soon, ya hear?
i want a wegman’s. please, tell them to open a wegman’s in mass. will you?
28 May 2008 at 10:46 pm
I love the idea of a voice recording. You should do a podcast of all those southern expresssions.
29 May 2008 at 6:36 am
Video camera with sound? I’m sure there’s body language you need to catch, too. So, when Sophia is a middle aged woman, she can watch her grandfather love her baby-self up.
29 May 2008 at 9:33 pm
Look out for “might could” I still can’t wrap my brain around that one. (long-time lurker and I can’t for the life of me remember how/when I found your blog)
31 May 2008 at 4:58 pm