The Andy Griffith Show - The Taylors Front Porch

The Taylors' Front Porch

Pull up a chair! Have a sit-down an' shoot the breeze with us. Later on, maybe we'll go down to the drugstore to get a bottle of pop . . . maybe see what's showin' at the Grand . . . . What you gonna do tonight, Barn?

January 01, 2026 - Msg 121166: Happy New Year,Porch Family! I pray that 2026 brings blessings for us all.

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possum u.a.r.

January 01, 2026 - Msg 121167: I started off 2026 with Andy Discovers America.
Great moments through out, very well done.

January 01, 2026 - Msg 121168: Happy New Year everybody! - Floyd
https://youtu.be/v4LByw0uVfA

January 01, 2026 - Msg 121169: Porch is all cleaned up and the "Archives" are reset for 2026. I hope everyone had a wonderful 2025 and that 2026 will be even better for all. God bless and be with you all throughout the year.
--Floyd

January 01, 2026 - Msg 121170: Happy New Year Porch family!
Prayers and blessings to everyone
Big Maude

January 01, 2026 - Msg 121171:

Floyd, you are the CATS! :)
Thanks for keeping the porch so neat and clean.
God's blessings upon all in this new year!
MDC

January 02, 2026 - Msg 121172: Thank you, MDC! Happy New Year to you and, in the words of Tiny Tim, God bless us, everyone. --Floyd

January 05, 2026 - Msg 121173: As always, thank you Floyd! You're the cats!

Boo

January 05, 2026 - Msg 121174: Floyd gave a shout-out about the Porch on tonight’s podcast...G-F

January 05, 2026 - Msg 121175: We'll see if anyone comes by for a sit on the porch. - Floyd

January 06, 2026 - Msg 121176:

Happy New Year to all!
I hope everyone is doing ok.
Let's try to share whats happening with us this year once again.
Maybe everyone fell asleep in their wheelers.
We havent mentioned our wheelers lately! ha
All is going well with me and 'mine,' meaning my siblings.
My brother turns 80 on Saturday, so we will be having a par-teh
for him at O'Malley's! Otherwise know as Mi Casa Mexican Food. :)
I give God the driver's seat every morning, so all is well.
All my decorations have been stowed, except for my new 'instant' tree
which I think I will leave up for a while longer.
There is nothing quite like sitting in the living room with just
the tree lights on. Sorta gives one that warm, cozy feeling. :)
Prayers,
MDC

A PORCH MEMORY:
December 30, 2018 - Msg 111370: Well now MDC. It seems that maybe you were distracted by the purty weather gal and didn't quite hear correctly. Kinda like when Ellen Brown was fussing with her leg while sitting in the Barber shop, and the fellers trying to converse, while admiring her leg, and a conversation that made no sense what so ever. lol
I had to wait until today to put the roast in the crock pot. So it is in the pot now doing a slow long cooking. Thanks again for the compression sleeves. Very kind of you.

Billy Ray, that feller on the piano is amazing. I saw another of his videos when he had a young lady playing the piano with him. What talent.

Hey to Poor Horatio. Good to see you.

GF, Chapter two can be titled "Ain't you gotta jack"? A chapter devoted to the lifting and moving of heavy items by utilizing appropriate fulcrums and other apparatus. :)

Well better go shower and get dressed for Preachin. The last sermon of the year 2018.

Prayers for all for a safe and blessed day.

Asa

January 06, 2026 - Msg 121177: That was good advice from Asa. I miss our Maintenance Man talks and Granger talk too,(not to mention our snow blowers).

I miss the “Wheeler” talk too…Maybe we can get Lazy-Boy to come out with a Wheeler model for us?

G-F

January 07, 2026 - Msg 121178: Also, Lazy Boy could have “special” models?...I can picture the “Sweet Romeena” model...It would a big oversized and over stuffed one. It comes in gold velvet with remote control, and heat and vibration settings...*Plus you can order a mini one for your dog too...

The “Asa Breeny” model has a gearshift handle and a pull out table, build in cooler with a master remote control that controls every thing in the house. It come in Blue Jean fabric or a option of Carhart khaki or Camo....

Come on Gang....Can’t you just vision them both sitting in their chairs. 💺
..I’ll let that sink in for a bit....That’s how Me & Upchurch see it.....

January 07, 2026 - Msg 121179: From G-F

January 07, 2026 - Msg 121180:

Good ones GF!
In fact, the Asa Breeny model would look great in
ol' Barn's den (AKA: Man Cave in today's lingo) Ha!
And, of course no females allowed! :)
I like the Romeena model however, it is fancy like her trusty Caddie!!
Perhaps they could add a Boo and Bruce model...room for two with
all those amemamies!
We are finally getting some 'winter' here with only 60 today! Maybe
even some rain!
APB for Possum, Boo, NN, KY Girl, Charlotte, MBM, Billy Ray,
and ALL! Jump on the '26 hayride.
More Later,
MDC

January 07, 2026 - Msg 121181:

Oh, It's Senior Day at Fry's (owned by Kroger)
10 % off most items. Heading out the door now...

Also, I forgot a few folksabove like Lydia, Julie (the new one), Homemaker and all! Would love to hear
from ya.

January 07, 2026 - Msg 121182: I'm " rat cheer!"as Gomer would say,MDC. By the way,if you got a recent email from me,the suspense is over- it was cubic zirconia! Dang it! It was fun to think I found a diamond,though.
I went grocery shopping today too. When are these prices gonna come down?! Geez. I always wonder how parents can afford to feed their kids.
I can see Ro and Asa relaxing in those Heavenly custom made recliners, G-F!
Hope everyone is off to a good start in the new year. Blessings to all!
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possum u.a.r.

January 08, 2026 - Msg 121183: I'm right here, MDC. That recliner idea for Bruce and me would never work. We watch different tvs and he absolutely refuses to get rid of his old recliner. He's like the dad on Frasier with his old recliner. Its a real eyesore but there is no talking him out of it. Bruce's doesn't have duct tape on it like Martin's but it should. I sewed a cover for the part where his bald head has worn a big hole in the leather. There are also holes worn on the arms. It's ridiculous. I have to try and cover it up when we have company. I have tried buying covers for it but they never seem to stay in place. One of these days I am going to have to pull it out into the yard and set fire to it, I guess.

Just getting over the crud and had a bad cough for a couple of days but much better now, just tired and overdid it on the chores yesterday. St Susan, Sean and I got all the christmas decorations and trees down and put away, which was a relief. It feels so much less stressful and uncluttered.

I made some black eyed peas the day after new years (I had to work new years day) and I didnt even know I liked them but they were really good. I mixed them with some of the small navy beans, onions, garlic and seasoning salt, and some leftover Turkey link sausage that I had. I cooked them in the pressure cooker and man, they turned out good! Who knew? I never really made them except for my mom on new years when she was unable to cook for herself. I didnt eat them, though.
They were good with some cornbread and cold slaw. Sounds weird but it really worked.
My Mom used to make alot of beans with cornbread and cold slaw when i was growing up. She usually made those big white lima beans, though, or pintos. Being part of a big family in a small mining town when she was groing up, they were dirt poor and ate alot of pinto beans and conrbread, fatback, whatever they could afford. My grandma was one good cook, though. You couldnt beat her biscuits with cream gravy, fried potatoes and bacon. I miss her!

Enough of the trip down memory lane.
Hope you all are well. I have been watching more TAGS these days, trying to escape the unrest and craziness in the world.

Blessings,
Boo

January 10, 2026 - Msg 121184:

HI ALL, first a quick TAGS question.
I was watching the episode where Andy tries to mend a spat between
Barney and Thelma Lou, and in it,
Thel mentions that she has to "get back to the office."
Is this mentioned in any other episodes, and if so, which ones? thx.
Good to see some folks posting... but I won't say "third parties!" ha
Boo, that's funny about you and Bruce not having a big wheeler, and about
Bruce's old, broken in, one! Regarding food, my mom would sometimes
have cornbread and tomato soup for us when we would come home for lunch.
Yes, my grade school let those of us who lived pretty close to the school
to go home for lunch! So sorry that you had the miseries. There is some kind of
bug going around here for sure.
HI POSSUM--aww, to bad that 'found diamond' was just cz. And ya didnt even get
a new fishing pole out of it either. :(
Just curious, are the little heaters helping at all? The TVcommercials sure make them
sound good.
Well, we actually had a couple rainy days, and now it is "cold" for us with 35
as a low tonight. Burrr! HA!
Prayers,
MDC

January 10, 2026 - Msg 121185: Hey folks. Just droppin' in.

John Masters

January 11, 2026 - Msg 121186: Hey friends- My sister has her first chemo treatment tomorrow and is very anxious about it. Dreading the side effects,mostly losing her hair. I think that's actually going to be more difficult for her than the surgery she's had.
Please say a prayer or two for her. She and our entire family will greatly appreciate it.
MDC, we have been using those heaters in the bathrooms- they do help take the chill off. Thank you!
Blessings for all!
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possum u.a.r.

January 12, 2026 - Msg 121187: Prayers to Possum & Her Sister 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 *and Family…...G-F

January 13, 2026 - Msg 121188: MDC, I never had cornbread with tomato soup but tonight I ate some leftover cornbread with tomato-veggie soup and it was good.

How is your sister doing, Pam?

Boo

January 13, 2026 - Msg 121189: Thanks for the prayers and concern for my sister. She did well with her first chemo treatment yesterday and is doing ok today. Says she can feel that something is going on in her body from the chemo,but as of now the only side effects are dry mouth and tiredness. Praying that when the other side effects come,and they will,that they are minimal. Please keep Cathy in your prayers. Thank y'all so much.
possum again

January 13, 2026 - Msg 121190:

You bet POSSUM, Cathy is in my daily prayers.
Glad that it went OK.
All is OK here. Did some laundry today and I have
a dental appt for Wed.
More later,
MDC

January 15, 2026 - Msg 121191: Thank you so much,MDC. My sister is doing ok so far,still has a rough journey ahead of her.Please keep the prayers going.
Y'all,it's gonna get DANG cold down here!! Today's high at 45,the low tonight 20! What?? Mercy! Hot weather,come back! Ha!
Y'all stay safe and warm and remember to act like somebody!

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possum u. a.r.

January 15, 2026 - Msg 121192: Possum, We have us a Possum under a rock 🪨 with a heavy warm blanket situation here Girl!
Dang cold 🥶 up North here too! Suppose to be single digits today and a few snow ❄️ flurries too!

Continued prayers for Cathy too….G-F

January 15, 2026 - Msg 121193: Pam, glad to here all went well with first treatment, and you are right, it will probably get worse. Make sure the docs have given her anti-nausea meds to take prior and after treatments. The docs at MD Anderson cancer center here in texas stock the patients up with that stuff here and Im sure they do where she is too but make sure. PS- you would like the weather here; sunny and cool but not cold.

Gotta get going. I have a quilt to take to the quilters for a friend who is in the hospital. I have been dragging my feet on finishing it for months but it looks like he may not make it this time so I am rushing to get it done.

Some of you saw the post on facebook about the clinic Sean goes to losing federal funding. Please say a prayer that somehow they don't close and can continue to serve the most ill in our communities. I am attending a meeting tonight about the state of the clinic and what we can do to help. Thank you

Boo

January 15, 2026 - Msg 121194: G-F ,they are using nasty 4 letter words down here lately- SNOW! Nope,ain't happening,according to a good ol retired meteorologist that I trust. Hopefully, he's right.It's been a cold one today and I sure will be having me a situation with blankets at my rock later tonight when it gets down to 20! I pile on so many that I can hardly move! Sorry you're cold up your way too,but y'all are used to it,G-F. We've got that thin Southern blood! Ha!
Oh yeah,Boo,I'd love your weather! Wish we could swap.
Cathy is having her first really bad day today. Tells me she feels achy and unwell,the way you feel with the flu. It's messed up her taste buds too,everything tastes bitter. Poor girl. So far she hasn't mentioned nausea,Boo. I sure hope she won't get hit with bad nausea. They have been good with providing her things to help her along ,so she probably has anti nausea meds but I will certainly tell her to ask if she wasn't already given those. Y'all please keep praying for her. Thanks so much.
Speaking of prayers, I am praying for Sean and everyone affected by the cuts to that medical facility. I hated to read that when you and Sean posted on Facebook. Hopefully things will work out in a good way.
Y'all have a good night,keep warm if you're in the Dang Cold Zone!

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possum u.a.r.

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121195: I’m Right Here in It Possum…”The Dang Cold 🥶 Zone!”
Rev shoulda wrote a song about that. Plus it’s going to get worse tonight and tomorrow…
So I guess it will be The Dang Cold Danger Zone then…😱🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶….G-F

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121196: Hey G-F - What if we change up some of the lyrics in that Kenny Loggins song called " Danger Zone"? We'll call it the DANG COLD ZONE and give Rev a shout out in our new version of the song!
I just hope our Porch buddies will bail us outta the clink when Kenny Loggins sues us for plagiarism!! Ha!
It's a nice sunny day here at my rock and still kinda up in the air ( no pun intended) about any snow coming tomorrow. Guess we'll wait and see.
Stay warm up your way,G-F and everybody dealing with Old Man Winter.

possum again

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121197: Just remembered- the song starts like this:
REVving up your engine... ☺️

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121198: By the way, I think that's the first time I've ever tried using an emoji on the Porch. I did it!

I'm EPT! 😁

possum once more

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121199: Haha Possum, that song was what I had in mind…I looked up the lyrics and I’m SURE Rev could have made a song out of it.
Because up here with all the ice and snow on the roads it truly is a Dang Cold Danger Zone….

Revvin' up your engine, put the furnace into overdrive…

Highway to the dang cold zone
Gonna take it right into the dang cold zone
Highway to the dang cold zone
Ride into the dang cold zone

Turning up the thermostat
Always where I burn to be
The further up on the scale
The hotter the intensity

I better not give up my day job….G-F

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121200: I bet MDC, Boo & You could come up with a Summertime version The Dang Hot Zone….lol…G-F again

January 17, 2026 - Msg 121201: You missed your calling,G-F! You did a fine job with the new lyrics!
Oh yeah,us Southerners and MDC could come up with the flip side- the summer version! 🌞
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possum u.a.r.

January 18, 2026 - Msg 121202:

I see that my name is being "dropped" 'round here lately! ha
Oh yes, dang hot zone would for sure fit in July!!!
This week tho it is "Chamber of Commerce' weather with highs
around 73-76.
Good job with the emogi Possum! I have tried a few, but have to
jump thru a bunch of hoops to do one! I hope your weather is getting better.

Have you fired up the snow-joe GF? I remember that you did get it ready
to go a while back if needed.

Oh, I was watching "Brisco Declares for Aunt Bee" the other night, and his line
about "3 cuts of pie" made me remember that at Thanksgiving we had 3 kinds of pie,
Pumpkin, pecan and apple crisp, so I had a small slice of each!haha

BOO, prayers for your family and for all porchsters!

Today I woke up with a bit of a cold, so old Mister Natural, grabbed some
oregano capsules, some vit C, and some zinc, and I think I licked it!
Feeling much better tonight. :) 🙂
Oh, and I finally got all my indoor decs down today.
MDC

January 18, 2026 - Msg 121203:

BTW, Tuesday the 20th is one year since my Cecile's
passing. Please keep me in your prayers.
Thanks

January 18, 2026 - Msg 121204: MDC...Yep I have put My “Joe” into action already! 👍 He performed admirably...It was one of my best purchases I have made...(Actually I got it with credit card rewards)...

I know next week will be hard for you Steve, but I can’t help but believe that Cecile would be proud of you, and how you have honored her memory. Like I have said before, your trip(s) this summer were just what you needed, I DO believe she was with you in spirit as you traveled 🧳 and all the experiences you saw.

G-F... The ❄️ Blowing Man....

January 18, 2026 - Msg 121205: Thanks for those prayers, MDC, as always. :)

I was watching the pickle episode the other day and thought of something (maybe we have discussed this but dont remember). It was the scene where Aunt Bee takes some of her first batch of pickles to Andy and Barney at the courthouse and wants them to give the pickles a try to see if they are good, and I was just wondering why Aunt Bee didnt try her own dang Kerosine cucumbers before forcing them on the innocent. Anyone ever think of that? ;)

The weather is chilly here and I love it! have had low humidity for several days which is a real treat for us here on the coast. No sweating and no mosquitos. Yay!

Boo

January 19, 2026 - Msg 121206: Looks like a major ice storm is headed to my rock this weekend.Lovely! Nothing like being cold,without power,and losing all your food in the fridge and freezer. Do y'all have any idea how much I hate winter?! Gosh,I despise it.

Last ice storm we had was back in February 2014. It was rough! Power was out for days. What a mess for our state. And not long after,we had an earthquake!! I was right there in it!

Oh mercy,I'm already so weary of this cold weather and now this. We do not need this. Not only SC but it's going to be bad from Oklahoma on across to the Carolinas,they are saying.

Boo,y'all watch out in Texas too.

Praying for everyone in the path of this upcoming storm. God shelter us all.

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possum u.a.r.

January 20, 2026 - Msg 121207:

Gosh Possum, you are in my prayers for sure!!
Sure wish y'all could be in my area right now.
Praying indeed that your power will stay on,
and no earthquakes!
BOO-as to your pickle question, the simplist answer is
she didnt try them herself because then there wouldnt be an episode!! haha
On the other hand, in a 'real life' situation, some times a baker, cook, etc,
can be so proud of their work that they just think they have done good, all-spice or no all-spice! :)
Went back to the archives about the ice storm, and we were also talking about
how REV passed in 2013, 12 years ago! Wow.
I will be going to the cemetery tomorrow (Tues) to visit Cecile's site,
and lay some flowers. I am doing OK these days, but please keep me
in your prayers. Thanks.
Love,
MDC

January 20, 2026 - Msg 121208: Thanks,MDC. It's a stressful time for sure.Hoping for the best but expecting the worse. Been through it before and ice in the South is really bad news.
Thinking of you today,MDC. Sending prayers and caring thoughts your way.

possum again

January 20, 2026 - Msg 121209: Hey Folks! I just got home from a cruise to the warm weather. It was great and relaxing but I'm glad to be back home.

I don't see that me mentioning the Porch on my podcast has drawn a big crowd so I'll give it a try again in the future. It would be good to see more folks visiting the porch and sharing the fellowship.

--Floyd

January 21, 2026 - Msg 121210:

Thanks Floyd! Just curious,... was it a "Mayberry cruise?"
I know that RO went on a couple of those and loved 'em!
Thanks for trying to promote the porch, maybe we need a 'gimmick,'
like "post on the porch, and get a free pound of butter from Mr. Hendricks!" haa
Speaking of him, as I watched that ep the other night, at the very
end when the new butter and egg man comes a knockin', the first thing
that Aunt Bee ordered was 6 dozen eggs! SIX DOZEN!? What in the world
will she do with 6 dozen eggs! :)
Thanks for all your prayers today. My visit to the cemetery went very well. life goes on, but she is always just a thought away.
Peace my friends,
MDC

January 21, 2026 - Msg 121211: That would be ONE HUGE OMLET 🥚🍳 MDC…Maybe she’s planning a Hen party?….G-F

January 22, 2026 - Msg 121212:

Haha, good one GF! :)

January 22, 2026 - Msg 121213: Just a reminder Possum, you can put your food from your fridge and freezer outside and it will stay frozen. lol

We are looking at a winter storm too, probably saturday night into Monday morning and as much as I like cold weather, we just arent equipped for it in Texas and I fear another episode of not power. At least we have a fireplace and wood and the freeze wont last an entire week like last time. What a time that was!

I am on call for work this weekend so no telling what I will get into. Guess if the roads ice up I wont be able to get to people. We have been calling on our elderly patients, especially the ones who live alone to make sure they will be ok.

Well, been a busy day and I am about ready to put my feet up.

I cant believe it has been 12 years since REV passed. Doesnt seem possible.

Boo

January 23, 2026 - Msg 121214:

HI ALL, we got some rain tonight, and should get some more
on Friday and Saturday. We could really use it!
Boo and Postum, I hope all will be ok for you both.
Always in my prayers.
Here's a good trivia question for the Mayberry Meet-up:
In the Banjo Deputy episode that just aired the other night,
andy tells Jerry to go do the school crossing at what corner?
I wont keep it a secret...it was at Paymore and Rockford Street.
(I think those are actual streets in Mt. Airy)
Also, that ep was written by a Bob Ross. I wonder if he was Bob Ross
the painter? Hmmm
Keep warm everyone.
MDC

January 23, 2026 - Msg 121215: Hey MDC...Yes, Haymore and Rockford ARE actual streets in Mt. Airy. Haymore is the street Andy grew up on (where the water tower is) and Rockford is the street the Museum is on...Yep, you were right there in it last year!

Y’all stay safe who are in the path of the ice and snow storms, we are supposed to get 12” here. My “Joe” will definitely get a work out....🌬❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

G-Freezing ❄️

January 23, 2026 - Msg 121216: Yep,I was going to say Haymore street but G-F beat neat me to it.
Appreciate the prayers,y'all. Right now it looks like we won't have any ice accumulation here,so hopefully that holds true! The Upstate is undefeater

January 23, 2026 - Msg 121217: Sorry about that! That was me,possum and was trying to correct my spelling- this dang phone posted before I did!

January 23, 2026 - Msg 121218: I was saying that Upstate SC is under an ice warning. My daughter and Laci live up in the area,they're in a 3rd floor apartment,so I pray they'll be ok and no power outages because it's going down to single digits there. Please keep them and all who are awaiting this storm in your prayers. Thanks,y'all. I will stay in touch unless we lose cell phone service. Sometimes it gets crazy in this area during bad weather. But I think things will be ok here at my rock. Fingers crossed!
Good luck,Boo! Stay safe and warm.
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possum u.a.r.

January 24, 2026 - Msg 121219: Evening folks, I pray everyone is safe and warm from this hateful weather. Also just wanted to let you all know that our Granddaughter was born this morning at 9:36 am
Her name is Clarke Virginia Cox . She weighed 9lbs and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. Momma and baby girl are both doing well.
Everyone stay safe.
Prayers and blessings to all
Big Maude

January 24, 2026 - Msg 121220: Congratulations, Big Maude!! Very happy for your family on the new addition. What a unique name-it's so cute! Glad mama and baby are fine.
Nothing going on weather-wise at my rock,as far as the winter storm goes,but it is cold. I am so sick of it. I'm sure I'm not alone.It has been a rough winter and it ain't over yet.
Praying for all who'll be dealing with this winter storm.Stay safe and warm,y'all.
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possum u.a.r.

January 25, 2026 - Msg 121221: Congratulations Maude…Did She take your finger?.. 👈🏻 😂😂😂

Well over a foot of snow ❄️ in my parts, and still snowing until around 9:00.. Joe & I have already done two rounds..😩

10-4 Over & Out!…..Bye 👋🏻…. G-F

January 25, 2026 - Msg 121222:

POSSUM, SO GLAD THAT YOU DID NOT GET AN ICE STORM!
But I see that it is indeed dang cold there!
Hang in there. Any word from your daughter?
BOO-Did you get any snow? I see that Texas did get quite a bit.
My sister in El Paso sent pics of snow near there!
G-F, good to hear that your SJ is holding up and gettin the job done! :)
MAUDIE, wow congrats to the fam on the arrival of Clarke!
Very cool indeed.9 pounds is a good size 'Andylina!'
All goes well here. Mid-70s today, but wait til July!!

I HOPE OTHERS WILL CHECK IN, THANKS.

PRAYERS,
MDC

January 25, 2026 - Msg 121223: Hey y'all- Just wanted to let everyone know that things are good here. Didn't get anything from the ice storm,just a little bit of drizzly rain- and fog.That fog hung over us all day today and sure brought an icy chill to the air! It's going to get colder but at least we didn't get hit with an ice storm.

MDC,my girls are fine,thank God. Lots of ice up there and they had Thunder snow and lightning during the night,which was pretty scary, since my daughter has never experienced that. A lot of trees and power lines down up there,icy roads, a real mess,but they never lost power and are fine
. Thank the Lord because I was mighty worried!!

I've heard from Spot and can report that he is okay. Said they had some ice but not much.Glad to hear that!

Thinking of those who weren't so lucky with the storm and are without power and having hardships in this extreme cold weather. God bless and protect them,each and every one.

Thanks for your concern and prayers. Appreciate y'all!

Everyone stay safe and warm.

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possum u.a.r.

January 27, 2026 - Msg 121224:

Oh, I forgot to mention that I thought that Haymore and Rockford streets
sounded very familiar when Andy said them on the show, and sure
enough, as GF and possum said, I was 'right there on 'em' this past
summer! Then tonight Andy mentioned the Snappy Lunch, and I have
a pic of me standing in front of the Snappy Lunch! I feel like I am "in the show!"
It takes watching tags to a whole new level! :)
MDC

January 27, 2026 - Msg 121225: Don’t it tho MDC..Sorry that Snappy Lunch was closed the week of The Meet-Up, you missed out going there.

That is why Floyd changed the date of the Meet-Up this year, seamed several places were “On Vacation” that week
Including “Leon’s” you missed out on that one too. But on the other hand, you DID make it to Olympia & The Derby tho….

Stay Warm…Pretty bitter on my end today with little hope in site of any change….Making a batch of potato 🥔 soup today to help get thru it!….

G-F

January 27, 2026 - Msg 121226: I made it through the cold! lol It was a rough weekend working but I survived.

A big congratulations to Maude on the 9 lb baby girl! So glad are all well. I am keeping my grandbaby, Jonah overnight for the first time this week while his parents go to Louisiana to help a friend move. I sure hope Jonah does ok. He is usually very cooperative but he is only 5 months old so we will see. He is very chubby now and I think as long as I can stick a bottle in his mouth every few hours we will get along fine. lol

It was a very beautiful day here in south texas today. High was 60 and sunny with low humidity. Loved it.

Take care!

Boo

January 28, 2026 - Msg 121227:

I heard Tenn. and KY got hit pretty hard.
I hope MAUDE and KY GIRL will check in and let us
know how things are.
BOO, glad you made it thru ok. Have fun with the baby! :)
MDC

January 29, 2026 - Msg 121228: Enjoy Baby Jonah,Boo!

Well,I'm gonna say one of those bad 4 letter words- - SNOW! We are gonna get hit with a " Bomb Cylone" which could dump a half foot of snow on my rock. Unreal.Then,as if snow isn't bad enough,temps in the beginning of the week will be brutal,with wind chills at ZERO degrees or even lower!

If you pay any attention to me on Facebook,you know I hate cold weather. Here's why- it's not so much the outdoor conditions but the indoor ones.
Don't have adequate heat. Live in a huge house,think Herman Munster's house! That big. High ceilings,big rooms and just a few of those Amish heaters. We have heaters but can't afford to heat this place.Not since Mr. Possum had the stroke. I have 2 heaters going in this room that we stay holed up in all winter.Hope I can pay the electric bill. Big worry,but what can you do?! Trusting God. He always makes a way.

Such a miserable way to live!! Never in my life have I not been warm in my home. Till this place.

Y'all pray for us and everyone facing this storm and dealing with the one from last weekend. So grateful we didn't get that ice storm and glad this upcoming one will only bring snow.

Keep warm and be safe,everyone!

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possum under a rock

January 29, 2026 - Msg 121229: Sorry y'all. I'm just beyond stressed and so weary of being cold.

possum again

Let me know if the porch needs a sweep Archives
This version of The Taylor's Front Porch has been created to pay our respect to the original porch found on Mayberry.org. Thanks to Frank for all the work he did for Mayberry on the web. We've tried to make this just like Frank's Porch. This is also a tribute to Ollie's "Trivialities" site which was another homage to Frank's porch but is no longer with us.