November 11th, Veterans’ Day, has come and gone, but there was a time when November 11th was my favorite day of the year. More so than Christmas, more than Thanksgiving, even more than my birthday was November 11th - Veteran’s Day. Veteran’s Day was always a special day for me because my father, James E. Brewer, was a veteran who lost his life in WW II. My step-dad, Daddy George, was also a … [Read more...]
For the Birds
I like to feed and watch the birds and I’m not alone. There are about 60-million of us according to a recent survey. In fact, the overall market for wild bird products is projected to reach $2.2. billion by 2021. That’s a lot of birdseed. This cursed Covid mess has actually stimulated bird feeding and watching. Compared to tending and caring for household pets, it’s relatively inexpensive and … [Read more...]
It’s In The Bag
Last Christmas, my granddaughter Berkley - who knows how much I love to go to the grocery store - gave me three shopping bags from Harris Teeter, heavy duty bags with straps. It was perfect timing because I had just opened the back of my Jeep and had a cantaloupe escape from one of the plastic bags and go rolling down the driveway. I despise those plastic bags, but in some stores, that’s all they … [Read more...]
The Banner Sausage Caper
I began camping with a group of guys in the fall of 1980. Every spring and fall since then, we have reassembled, celebrating our 40th anniversary this October. On the initial camping trip to the Cranberry River in West Virginia, one of my campmates, George Gillespie - who was observing as I cooked breakfast - said that he would bring some Banner Sausage on the next trip and cook it. … [Read more...]
Springing Onions
I harvested a few spring onions from my garden this week. What a treat. Spring onions, or green onions, are an accommodating vegetable. If you don’t pick them in spring, they sort of wither up in the heat of the summer and disappear. But then, when the cool evenings and gentle rains of September arrive, the onions are back up and at ‘em - as were my leftover onions from my spring garden. Green … [Read more...]
Snowbirds: Right on Time
Like clockwork, the snowbirds have returned. Last year it was mid-November when I saw my little flock of snowbirds show up. This year it was Tuesday morning, November 17 when I saw the little gray fellows pecking away at some scattered seeds on the ground. The friendly little songbirds had been missing in action since March, when things started to warm. Then, they headed for Canada to spend the … [Read more...]
T-Boned
When I was at Carolina, there was a small diner just outside Chapel Hill, in Carrboro, I believe. I can’t remember the name of the greasy spoon but I remember they had a T-Bone Steak Dinner as a special on Wednesday’s for $2.25. My suite-mates and I often shared a cab ride to the restaurant and ordered the steak dinner which came with a crispy salad and a piece of grilled Texas Toast. The steak … [Read more...]
Thankful for The Specks
Just a few years ago, they shut down the speckled trout fishing entirely in Virginia because a late freeze had decimated populations. But what a comeback! Not only are there now plenty of speckled trout in the bay and our tidal rivers, they are big. Really big. Like the 6-1 beauty above caught by Bob Caudle. The trout are being caught in a number of locations - inside Lynnhaven Inlet, Rudee … [Read more...]
Uncle Dennis
I was blessed to come from large families. My mother’s mother, Mama Ida, had a total of five brothers and sisters and she married into a family of six siblings. My father, James Brewer, was the youngest of 10 children, so I had my share of aunts and uncles. If not my favorite uncle, Uncle Dennis Brewer was certainly right up there near the top and he was easily the most interesting. Uncle … [Read more...]
Argentine Red Shrimp
I stopped by Harris Teeter last week to pick up a melon and as I passed by the seafood section, I saw that they had Red Argentine Shrimp, so I quickly bought a pound and a half. I first ran into these delicious prawns a couple years back – also at Harris Teeter. These, I believe, are the best tasting shrimp on the planet. They taste an awful lot like lobster, but not as strong, They also have a … [Read more...]
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