On most years, golf course superintendents pray for a summer of rain. Well, this year, someone did a heck of a prayer job because we had rain, rain and more rain, and now the same superintendents are praying for a lot less rain next year. Kevin Mann and I played Meadowcreek Golf Course a couple weeks back and the greens were a disaster. They were bald and muddy in many spots. There was so much … [Read more...]
Koss Sauce for Roast Beef – Wow!
Earlier this year, Sherman Shifflett from Louisa sent me a bottle of Koss BBQ Sauce. Sherman’s friend, John Koss, had begun production of his own creation, Koss Sauce. I tried some on some ribs and it was very good, not gooey sweet like most store-bought sauces. However, a week ago, I did an eye of round roast and sliced it thinly for sandwich leftovers. I had a couple packets of … [Read more...]
A Leucistic Finch?
In last week’s CvilleBuzz, I commented that the “blonde finch” Jill Smith had seen at her feeder may have been an albino house finch. Another loyal CvilleBuzz reader, Marilyn Norford, then emailed her observation that it was not an albino, but a leucistic bird. Below she explains: Leucistic and Albino Birds Albinism is another genetic condition that can turn a bird’s … [Read more...]
DU Calendar Gun Raffle
Want to win a great gun? If you hurry, you can participate in the DU/Geen Top Annual December Raffle Calendar. Each day from December 1 through December 31, a name will be drawn for a free gun – great pistols rifles and shotguns. A ticket costs just $40 and only 1,500 tickets (chances) will be issued, so the odds are way better than the lottery. Daily gun winners will be posted on the VADU … [Read more...]
Cat and Owl Steak and Seafood
Talk about a diamond in the rough. One of the great restaurants in Virginia has a very strange name and is located in an even stranger place. It is the Cat and Owl Steak and Seafood Restaurant in Covington. Well, not really Covington, but close enough. It’s actually in Low Moor, between Covington and Clifton Forge, but this place serves serious food. I stumbled on this … [Read more...]
November 11th: A Special Day
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 Veteran, serving in the Pacific with the U.S. … [Read more...]
The Blues Are Back
I’ve got the blues again. Not the sad blues, the happy blues. Bluebirds. My resident pair raised two families last spring and summer. Only one baby survived the first nest. I’m not sure how many made it in the last nest because they split for parts unknown as soon as they fledged. I didn’t see hide nor hair (nor feather) of them for three months. Last week, they were back. Four … [Read more...]
Catching Cold Weather Walleye
By Emily George While the woods are heating up and the waters are cooling down, this is a great time of year is to catch trophy fish. People are switching gears to hunting season, which is leaving fish less pressured and more apt to seek food before the winter, and walleye are high-quality fish to hook this time of year. DGIF’s walleye fisheries produce ample … [Read more...]
A Blonde Finch
Jill Smith of Kents Store has had a strange visitor at her feeder in recent weeks. She wonders if there is such a thing as a blonde finch. “This finch has been coming to my feeders for two weeks now. He’s more blonde than white. When the picture is enlarged, I can see a bit of pink-red under his wing. Both house finches and red finches (purple) come to the feeders, and I don’t know … [Read more...]
High Heat Eye of Round
One of the best values in the meat department is an eye of round roast. The eye of round is one of the most flavorful of all cuts of beef, but it - like all round roasts and steaks - is tough. Often (usually), I go to the grocery store with absolutely nothing in mind. If something looks good – or is at a good price – I buy it. A couple days ago, I saw a 3-pound eye of round roast, and … [Read more...]
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