(Saw this in a recent e-mail. It’s worth sharing) Southerners never just stand up, say goodbye and leave. There is a process, a 9-step process, and it goes like this. “About to leave” warning “We’ve got to get going,” statement Hugs Walking to the driveway One more conversation in the driveway More hugs Talking while everyone’s piling in the … [Read more...]
Looking for LouAna
I did a piece on LouAna Vegetable Oil a few weeks back and I have since been casing the grocery stores, trying to track it down. The only store that carries it, as best I can tell, is Food Lion and they only carry it in the small, 16-ounce size. It’s a little pricey that way, but it is worth keeping in the pantry. If you compare LouAna to Wesson, Crisco and store brand oils, it is … [Read more...]
Winter Fishing Holes
There won’t be much happening on the fishing scene for a month or two, so rather than doing a lake-by-lake or river-by-river report, we’ll single out one of the better choices for some cold weather action. First up, the lower James River. I have always considered a catfish to be a summertime critter. Not so, for blue cats and not so on the lower James River in the Dutch Gap/Hopewell … [Read more...]
Put Your Housecoat On
Mama Ida worked for the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles in Raleigh for 40 years. She could look at a license plate number and tell which office and city it came from. Mama Ida was like a second mother to me. When my father was shot down in WWII, Mama Ida helped my young mother raise me and I always enjoyed spending as much time with her as I could. In the summer, when … [Read more...]
Jay Birds
My backyard birds have me well trained, especially my blue jays. Right after Thanksgiving, I had bought a big bag of seed with lots of peanuts and fruit. Each morning, I would see the jays fly in right after I scattered seeds. When I ran out of that seed, I bought a 40-pound bag at Sam’s Club, the Supreme Mix, the best buy on the market. But this blend has only a few nuts – it’s mostly … [Read more...]
A New Year’s Resolution
I made only one resolution this year and I intend to keep it. This year, I am going to bring my own shopping bags to the grocery store. No more of those infernal plastic bags for me. My granddaughter, Berkley, knowing that I spend more time in grocery stores than Dean Martin did in a bar – gave me three heavy duty bags for Christmas. Last week, with bags in hand, I went to … [Read more...]
A Tragic Helicopter Accident
(Nancy with Paul Matero) The recent helicopter crash in Hawaii really struck home. It was the same chopper and the same pilot and the same tour Nancy and I took just two years ago. The pilot was Paul Matero. We had found him to be super professional, with safety front and center. He had years of experience and trained other chopper pilots in handling bad weather. Paul worked for … [Read more...]
Ham and Cream Cheese Roll Ups
I had bought a ten-pack of huge 10-inch tortillas and only used 4 in a Fajita bake. So now what do I do with the 6 leftover tortillas the size of an old LP? Naturally, I decided to experiment. I bought a tub of spreadable cream cheese and a couple deli packs of thin honey ham. After letting the cream cheese come to room temperature, I spread it evenly over the tortilla, then … [Read more...]
Church Book Cooking
During the life of most every church in America, at some point the ladies of the church gather and print their special recipes in a spiral bound cookbook. I have a number of these and they are among my most treasured books - the old recipe collections from churches of my past. I have a recipe book from the Centenary United Methodist Church in Clemmons, NC. This church was founded in … [Read more...]
Saltwater Update
Not much happening on the saltwater scene. Striper season closed on Dec. 31 in the Chesapeake Bay. It’s catch and release only now, and few are trying. A handful of hardy anglers are trying their luck and fighting the elements offshore over wrecks and a few togs are biting here and there. On the Outer Banks, it’s mostly dogfish sharks and skates – and who wants those? One angler … [Read more...]
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