My Dad was a big believer in saving seeds. Our basement furniture, such that it was, was covered with newspapers and assorted seeds, supposedly drying out. I don’t know if Daddy thought that his seeds were better somehow than new Burpee’s or if he was too cheap to buy new ones, but he saved all sorts of seeds, and for the most part, his garden flourished each summer. We have also saved a few … [Read more...]
Ocean Doormats
How badly do you want to catch a 10-pound flounder? If you are willing to bundle up and sneak out one day when the wind isn’t blowing 20 to 30, and if you head out into the ocean and find some nice structure, you just well might catch a 10-pound flounder – or two. They’re biting for those willing to track them down. The Chesapeake Bay striper season closed on December 31, but the … [Read more...]
A Thermos of Coffee
I gave Daddy a thermos one year for Christmas. It was a heavy duty thermos, like you’d see in a construction worker’s lunchbox. It was one of Daddy’s favorite gifts ever. That thermos, even today, brings back lots of great memories because it went with us on most of our hunting trips throughout the years. A typical hunt during the Christmas vacation found us leaving the house early in the … [Read more...]
What Have You Got To Lose (Chicken Salad)
Is it possible to lose weight or even hold you own during a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas? The answer is no – it’s not possible. We are all up a few pounds if we’re lucky. We very well might be up by more than a few, but it’s no big deal. Easy come, easy go, right? Just go on a diet. But… A diet is only be a temporary bandage on a more serious wound if it doesn’t taste good and … [Read more...]
Recycle That Tree
If it’s not too late, don’t drag your Christmas tree to the curb for trash pick-up. Recycle it. There are lots of great uses for a needle dropping tree. For starters, if you have a fireplace or burn wood, nothing makes a better fire starter than a dry Christmas trees. You can snap off the branches and twigs to get a quick blaze going and the main trunk burns hot and emits a great fragrance. If you … [Read more...]
Martin’s Potato Rolls – Yumm!
I have recently become a big fan of potato bread and rolls – made with potatoes and not wheat. I think I bought a bag of potato hamburger rolls by mistake and really liked them. It turns out, they have fewer calories than regular bread and as much, if not more flavor. They also have zero cholesterol. One of my favorite buys is a package of Martin’s Party Rolls. The 15-oz. bag has 24 rolls – … [Read more...]
A Bird Store for Christmas
I got a bird store for Christmas. Well, not an actual store, but all its inventory. Somewhere out there, there is a bird/pet store with empty shelves. But that’s not a bad thing. Bird seed and birds feeding accessories are among my favorite gifts to receive and all my family is well aware. Safflower seed never goes out of style and a bag of cracked corn fits one and all. I got enough suet this … [Read more...]
Outback Chicken: At Home
If you don’t want to go out to eat, you can always do a take-out from your favorite restaurant. Or you can cook and make a dish exactly like they do at your favorite restaurant, and save money and travel time. I like Outback Chicken – cooked on “The Barbie”. It has a little kick, spicy but not overly so. It’s good on a sandwich, pasta, in a salad or just by itself. I had a hankering for … [Read more...]
It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
Or so said Yogi Berra, who also said when you come to the fork in the road, take it. Well, unfortunately, it is over – rockfish season that it. Went out on Dec. 31, but the last week produced fireworks. Loads of 50-plus pound fish were reported, most caught on live eels near Cape Charles. But while rockfish season is over in Virginia (except the ocean season), it ain’t over in North Carolina … [Read more...]
Joy To The World
What a great Christmas carol. Odds are we have heard or sung “Joy to The World” a thousand times. We may have even sung it on this Christmas morning. Yet, I wonder if we fully comprehend the word “Joy”. What exactly does it mean. Happiness? Gladness? Great pleasure? C.S. Lewis didn’t think so. Lewis, a British writer and lay theologian, once described Joy as the … [Read more...]
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