Cinco de Mayo is coming soon. That’s when people that don’t even like Mexican food pretend that they do and wash it down with a Margarita. I like Mexican food, mostly, and I always like a good Margarita. When I think good Mexican food, I think El Agave in Ruckersville. I’m not the greatest one to write a review about Mexican restaurants. When we go, my wife Nancy often has to … [Read more...]
The Blacks are Back
Black Drum are now prowling along the Eastern Shore with nice catches reported. Red drum will be close behind. Fresh clam or crabs will draw the attention of both the Blacks and Reds. Puppy drum and speckled trout catches have been excellent, especially in the Piankatank River. Flounder have been biting well on the east side of the bay and sheepshead are now showing up near the … [Read more...]
Hybrid Stripers in Anna
The largest Hybrid Striper ever caught in Lake Anna was weighed in last week at 14+ pounds. A hybrid striped bass, also known as a Whiterock bass or a Wiper, is created by cross breeding a white bass and striped bass. Hybrids look similar to the two-parent species but are generally shorter than Stripers and not as deep-bodied as White Bass. The hybrid striped bass has horizontal … [Read more...]
Blowin’ In The Wind
We were driving from Lewisburg, WV to enroll at UNC in Chapel Hill on a September day in 1962 when I first heard the group. The song was “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” sung by a group called Peter, Paul and Mary. Boomers grew up with this trio, pioneers in folk music, which gained steam in the 1960s. To many, folk music meant protests and flower children. To me, it meant some of … [Read more...]
Killer Pork Loin Chops
About once a month, most grocery stores will offer a huge sale on whole pork loins. Sometimes, less than two-bucks a pound. Dollar for dollar, you can’t beat the price as it is all meat and little waste. Trouble is that pork loins and pork loin chops can be dry and tasteless because there is little or no fat. I usually don’t buy loins because of that. But there is a way to take … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Newlyweds in San Francisco Looking For Nice One-Bedroom, Zero Bath Starter Tent … [Read more...]
Tomatoes and Eggs
Doesn’t sound very appetizing, does it? That’s because you don’t necessarily eat eggs with tomatoes, you put the eggshells in and on the ground when you plant tomatoes. If you do, you’ll grow more and larger tomatoes and eliminate or reduce those black spots on the first fruits. I didn’t do well in chemistry, but I know that calcium, especially calcium carbonate, is a great additive to the … [Read more...]
Potted Plant Bird Nests
Nancy saw some potted plants on sale last week at Lowe’s and bought a couple. We have a perfect place to hang them on our front porch and she put them there. Within an hour, a pair of house finches saw the plants and deemed the one on the right as worthy of a bird’s nest, and so it is. A bird’s nest. “They’re not going to like it when I have to water,” Nancy said, but she left the nesting birds … [Read more...]
Dairy Queen ‘Dogs
When you need a Hot Dog, you need a Hot Dog. Not Mac and Cheese, not a T-bone Steak, not a large Pepperoni Pizza - you need a Hot Dog. Nothing else will do. Last Sunday, a Frankfurter craving overpowered me, and I was off to one of the few great places in mighty Cville to get a Hot Dog, and that would be Dairy Queen at Forest Lakes. Some of my fondest childhood memories were of special … [Read more...]
Springtime: A Colorful Favorite
By Nancy B Easter has come and gone but Spring flowers are abundant and beautiful. Have you noticed all the different colors of Spring flowers? They are cheerful and bright and make us happy. And so, it is with colorful residential lighting as well. Spring is a time of renewal and excitement, a time to make changes and prepare for new beginnings. Wouldn’t new pendant lights over … [Read more...]
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