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The Perils of First Grade

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

The Perils of First Grade

Digging deeply into the memories of childhood, this Boomer shudders at the thought of the early years of school, namely kindergarten and first grade. In the 1950’s, there was no pre-kindergarten, in fact, kindergarten was optional. I remember it as a waste of about 5 hours a day. The teacher read silly stories and we spent much of our waking hours (yes, there was nap time) cutting silhouettes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boomer Memories

Gold, Gold and More Gold: Finishes, That Is

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Gold, Gold and More Gold: Finishes, That Is

  By Nancy B I’m sure many of you remember the polished brass and antique brass of years gone by. When I started in the lighting business nearing 40 years ago, polished and antique brass were very popular and almost all traditional homes had brass lighting fixtures. Polished brass is still a beautiful finish but lighting manufacturers stopped supplying it about 12 years ago, but trust … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nancy B's

Louisa County Turkeys

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Louisa County Turkeys

    By Sherman Shifflett   Opening day of any hunting season is always exciting, and the 2021 spring turkey hunting season was no different. Lloyd Runnett and his son, Robert, both bagged big birds on Saturday, April 10, 2021. I have known the Runnett's since I arrived in Louisa in 1968, and they have always treated me like part of the family. I deer hunt with them, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: HUnting Update

House Guests

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

House Guests

I have had two special house guests in the past week. Fly-bys, actually. Birds. Ones I normally don’t see, Last week I had an Eastern Towhee stop by and say hello and then this week, three Cedar Waxwings paid a brief visit. I have been seeing Cedar Waxwings in the last few years, but only passing through. I see them along about now and again in mid-fall. I suppose they migrate through this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Backyard Birds and Buds

Bonefish Appetizers

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Bonefish Appetizers

We went out to dinner at Bonefish Grill, but instead of ordering a regular dinner with an entrée, we had a dinner of appetizers  and they were great. Nancy and I started off with an order of Bang Bang Shrimp – a perfect appetizer and I love the sauce they use and the bed of lettuce beneath. I ate the lettuce as a salad along with my meal. After the Bang Bang Shrimp, we ordered another appetizer – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eatin' Out

Special Boneless Pork Chops

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Special Boneless Pork Chops

  Not long ago I ran across some pork cube steaks. I fried them quickly with some seasoned flour. They were very good and I wanted to buy some more. But cubed pork steaks is not a cut you often run across. I was at Food Lion and they didn’t have any, then I thought maybe I would just get some thin pork loin chops and pound them like a cubed steak. I saw a package that said Boneless Pork … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Now We're Cooking

Redbud Trees?

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Redbud Trees?

  Whoever named the Redbud tree had to have been a guy. Half of us are color blind, you know, and the namer-of-redbud trees was not on top of his game. They are no more red than the man in the moon. They are bright pink, maybe, or a deep lilac or perhaps magenta, but they are definitely not red. They are, however, beautiful and they are at their peak now in  Central Virginia. Redbuds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Weeds and Wildflowers

They’re Back!

April 15, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Red drum, that is. Big red drum. Over the weekend, schools of large red drum were sighted off Rudee Inlet. Some have already entered the Bay. Anglers fishing the Eastern Shore breakers near Fisherman’s Island have caught the first of the year. There are many more fish on the way up from Carolina. Hatteras Inlet filled up with feeding fish on the surface several days last week. Lots of black … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Outdoor Report

In This Corner….

April 8, 2021 By Jim Brewer

In This Corner….

It happened one summer that I staged a prize fight. It was my first and last attempt as a boxing promoter. I was ten at the time and my friend and constant companion, Freddie Arnold, and I were hanging out in my basement, doing nothing in particular, when one of my parents' friends asked if she could drop off her son for a bit. The boy’s name was Billy White. He was about 7. His father, Cotton … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Boomer Memories

Great Road Food at Brownsville Market

April 8, 2021 By Jim Brewer

Great Road Food at Brownsville Market

Good food is where you find it, and often, some of the best fried chicken comes from the most unlikely places. Road food, it’s called. Like at a filling station or a country market. Like Brownsville Market near Old Trail. Far and wide, Brownsville Market has developed a reputation as one of the best fried chicken joints in Central Virginia. The chicken is fried perfectly, and because of the … [Read more...]

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