Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, music, Sunrises, Sunsets | Tags: Emerald Isle, Family History, Have Fun, History, Ireland, Leprechaun, Not Too Much Fun, St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day
“Yeah, it’s St. Paddy’s Day. Everyone’s Irish tonight.” ~ Norman Reedus

“Be still and know that I am. Be still and know. Be still. Be.” ~ St. Patrick
Have a great day! And stay safe on this stormy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️
“May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
Mark C.
Filed under: Family time, Food, Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Herbs, Koi Ponds, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, music, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, Sunrises, Sunsets, Videos, Waterfalls | Tags: Ancient Art, Art, Best kept secret in Jackson, Buddies Place, Carters Nursery Pond & Patio, Downtown Jackson, Food, Good Friends, Guys Cook Too, History, I ❤️ Waterfalls, Jackson History, Joes Cafe, Old Friends, Podcast, Steaks, Tattoo, Tattoo Artist, The Down Town Get Down Podcast
I took part in my first Podcast last night, and I have to say, it was fun 😊 It’s my good friend Matt Browns new thing, it’s called –
“The Down Town Get Down Podcast”!
Check it out 👇🏻https://www.facebook.com/downtowngetdownpodcast/
The theme last night – History, Steaks & Waterfalls! 3 things we ALL Love!

Scott Parish cooked a ‘Great meal! NY Strip steak with roasted grape tomatoes & garlic with fresh Green Beans & Green Tomato Pie! Mmmm! It was Fire 🔥
The conversation flowed and the topics were varied… We covered everything from Jackson history, Andrew Jackson’s racehorse, Street cars in Jackson, old school Poolrooms & the hustlers within😎 underground tunnels, Waterfalls, taping TV shows, Rebuilding Gulf Shores Zoo, Cooking the best steak 🥩 you ever had & TRUE Ghost story’s! Wow! YES, I had fun!

Scott told some cool stories & cooked an AWESOME Steak! He’s been cooking and judging food for many years now. Super guy!
I’ve been doing radio for years now, so this was a comfortable experience. In fact, I can see this becoming HUGE! No commercials, no politics & your so much more free to express yourself, ie; NO censorship!

Old friends, good food & comfortable in every way = Great show! I Really like Matt’s new Podcast! Check it out for yourself. Here’s the link – https://www.facebook.com/downtowngetdownpodcast/
Here’s a link to the Facebook live video we did during the podcast. 👇🏻
So, thanks again to Matt Brown, Scott Parish & Tyler Roberts for a super cool 1st Podcast experience! And please, remember to like, share & follow 😊
Have a great day!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6dPkQiE04jcr385SOL0gkw
Facebook pg. – https://www.facebook.com/mark.carter.775
Pinterest pg. – https://www.pinterest.com/cartersnursery/
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love | Tags: #throwbackthursday, 4 Carter Men, A picture is worth a thousand words, Dad, Family, Family History, Family Pictures, Good Times, History, Memories, Old Pictures, Popaw, Son, Throwback Thursday, Time, Time flies
Here’s a cool throwback Thursday collage. 4 Carter men down through the years 😊

I don’t have a good picture of my Popaw as a boy (upper left) but I do for my dad, myself and my son 😊
I LOVE looking back at old photos! Can you see the family resemblance 😊 Doyal, Charles, Mark & Jacob Carter!
This is my offering for #throwbackthursday !
Have a Great Day!
Mark Carter
Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio
2846 Old Medina Rd.
Jackson, Tn. 38305
Ph.# 731-424-2206
http://www.cartercountry.com
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles, Sunday Reflections, Sunrises, Sunsets | Tags: Bemis Cotton Mill, Bemis Tennessee, Chopping Cotton, Company Town, Cotton Sack, Cotton Scales, High Cotton, History, Memories, Old Ways, Picking Cotton, Sunday in the Garden, Sunday Inspiration, Sunday Mornings, Sunday Poem, Sunday Reflections, Sunday with Family
I spent the evening rigging this little wall hanging display of history in my living room. My fathers side of the family goes back to the beginning with the old company town of Bemis. LOTS of history here. My dads side of the family processed and spun the cotton into thread. My mother’s side grew, chopped and picked the cotton.

This is an old Bemis cotton sack and an old scale. My grandma & great grandma we’re both original Bemis Cotton Mill families. Something about seeing the name gives me a feeling of history.
Now machines do everything that was once done by hand… Prep, plant, spray, pick, gin, spin, sew & go – All by machine now. We have come a long way in a short time! 🙏🏻
“When I was a little bitty baby
My mama would rock me in the cradle,
In them old cotton fields back home;
It was down in Louisiana,
Just about a mile from Texarkana,
In them old cotton fields back home.
Oh, when them cotton bolls get rotten
You can’t pick very much cotton,
In them old cotton fields back home.”
~ Credence Clearwater Revival
Have a Great Sunday!
~ Mark Carter