Dog On A Root

 - jim Young Hands up everybody that likes bacon! Okay, now hands up everybody that likes buffalo wings! Yep - just as I thought. Pretty much all the same hands were up for both. So why not add a bit of bacon flavour to your next feast of buffalo wings? And for good measure we’ll throw in a little bit of honey too. Prep Time: 5 min. Cook Time: 1 hour, 10 min. Total Time: 1 hour, 15 min. Serves: 2 Stuff Required: 1 dozen wings ¼ cup bacon grease ¼ cup butter ½ cup Frank’s hot sauce 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 2 tbsp honey 4 tbsp vinegar Do This: Preheat oven to 400° F. Bake wings for about 1 hour, turning once. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a small pot. Heat on the stove until bubbling, stirring occasionally. Remove sauce from heat. Toss the wings in the sauce and return to the oven to bake for 5 or 10 more minutes. Toss the wings in the sauce one more time and serve.

- jim Young “Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Happy Anniversary, Haaaaapy Anniversary, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Anniversary... “ - Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble This month marks my first year as a columnist for the Great North Arrow. I would like to thank Cyndi and Jim for allowing me to be a part of the Great North Arrow and for all the hard work they do in putting together and publishing this informative and fun paper.   Of course I would also like to thank my readers. I hope you enjoy reading my column. I have decided to update my photo to mark the occasion.  Queen Elizabeth’s portrait has changed on our currency on average, every 13 years but I am not royalty nor can I take the chance that I will still be writing 13 years from now, although I hope I will be. You may be aware that I also write articles on a semi-regular basis on my Dog On A Root website. There, you will find articles, poetry, reviews, memes, photos, videos, recipes - just about any...

- jim Young “I love the smell of lawn mower gasoline in the morning!” - adapted from a quote by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore as played by Robert Duvall in Apocalypse Now  We are cutting our own lawn this year for the first time since we purchased our home in Loring. Al and Diena of the now defunct “Cottage Crew” have retired from the lawn cutting business and we wish them well in their retirement. The first time I cut the lawn however, I pondered if in fact, I had been paying them enough for this chore all these years? However, as some of you may know I often like to turn “chores” into “adventures”. So with my 60s Che Guevara bandana proudly displayed on my head, I like to pretend I’m a biker on my way to Mardi-Gras. In my mind, our Ariens riding lawn mower is an Indian motorcycle and although it may not be “The World’s Fastest Indian” it flies across our lawn like a “Bat Out Of Hell”. As I speed across a sea of long grass I stir up the mosquitoes who are quick to attack. But wi...