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.

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.