My kids gave me an electric mower last summer. My old gas mower was wobbling along on 3 wheels. Sometimes it started, sometimes it didn’t. The new mower was mouse-like quiet, light at as hair spray and did a great job. Except, it was a push mower and I have a heavy stand of zoysia grass in my front yard and pushing even that light mower was like pulling a red wagon through a 6-inch … [Read more...]
Our First Hummers
It seems our hummingbirds show up later and later each summer. We used to have a few flitting around our sugar feeders in May, sometimes April. But in recent years, they arrive later. In this case, almost July. We saw one this week. I had seen one across town the week before. Other birders have told me they are just starting to show up. You can understand how the little fellows … [Read more...]
Tournament Winner “Marlin Maniac”
The 18th AnnualVirginia Beach Tuna Tournament took place over the weekend. Over one hundred teams competed for more than $290,000 in prize money. MARLIN MANIAC took first place at 258.3 pounds, LULU finished runner up at 222.4 and third went to LORIEV at 173 pounds. Virginia Beach’s blue water action is getting better by the day with white marlin, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, wahoo, … [Read more...]
Gasoline: Take a Number
Know what’s worse than having to pay $5 or $6 for a gallon of gas? Not being able to buy gas at any price. There are many of us who remember when we couldn’t. It was called a Gasoline Shortage. Between about 1975 and 1980, gas was strictly rationed in this country. The shortage began in the Nixon years when OPEC decided to shut off the pipeline. When Americans sensed there … [Read more...]
High Temperature Eye of Round Roast
Eye of round roasts are one of those entrées we just don’t serve enough. They are quite inexpensive when compared to a rib roast, but unless you have a big family or company coming, I always felt that a roast like that was too much for a family of two. I now disagree with myself. They are perfect, even for just the two of us. I wanted some roast beef and saw an eye of round, about … [Read more...]
Billy Bull’s First Fish
I remember my first fish. It was a stubby little bluegill caught in a farm pond near my hometown of Raleigh. My resident bullfrog, Billy Bull, also caught his first fish and it may have been bigger than my first bluegill. I was feeding Billy some meal worms on a recent afternoon during cocktail hour. He had seen me sit down and moseyed his way over, knowing there were snacks at hand. … [Read more...]
War on the Chipmunks
I have 500 square feet, or exactly .011 acres of garden space. That’s not a very big garden, but I spend a lot of time and money to keep it thriving. I have been successful at keeping out squirrels, deer, groundhogs, and rabbits. But one type of varmint remains. Chipmunks. This spring I planted 3 small rows of snow peas. They were one of the few things that would grow in the upper … [Read more...]
How Old Are You?
By Nancy B I will tell you I have a birthday coming up, and while a two-digit number, it’s pretty big. Speaking of age, look around your home and notice pieces that may have belonged to your parents or grandparents. Maybe its furniture, china, jewelry or maybe lamps. We are the only lamp repair in Charlottesville and people bring in lamps of all shapes, sizes, and age. We are … [Read more...]
Crab Crusted Pompano
We decided to celebrate Father’s Day by dining out at Bonefish Grill. We didn’t have reservations and the place was packed, but not at the bar. That’s usually our “table of choice”. You get better service – the bartender is typically the restaurant’s top employee. Drinks come quickly and sometimes you can strike up an interesting conversation and meet new folks. So, when there were seats … [Read more...]
Summer Smallmouth
By Alex McCrickard, DWR During the dog days of summer, many anglers put their rods and reels down and are content to wait until later in the fall for cooler weather. Unfortunately, these anglers end up missing some of the most exciting warm water fishing conditions of the year. During this time frame, I tend to focus my efforts on one species of fish in Virginia, smallmouth … [Read more...]
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