A reader of CvilleBuzz recently asked my recommendation of bird bath de-icers. I have used several varieties over the years and have found that the Model C-50 Bird-Bath De-Icer by Farm Innovators is by far the best. The others, though advertised as highly efficient, don’t do the job when the going gets really cold. And several take up unnecessary space. The Premium Cast 150-Watt … [Read more...]
Municipal Band Fully Funded
Two years ago, the various Scrooge’s on the Charlottesville City Council stopped all funding to the Charlottesville Municipal Band. With the band offering free concerts to the public and no obvious means of support, things looked bad for the band’s future. Then, an anonymous source said they would match any contributions up to a half-million dollars to fund the band. Band Director … [Read more...]
Oh Christmas Tree
Christmas is over. It’s time to un-decorate the tree, drag it out to the curb and let the trash guys do their thing. But not so fast! A Christmas tree has many uses after the holiday season is over. For one, it makes ideal cover for small birds as they face the coming winter. On a few occasions, I have convinced my wife to let me drag the tree to my vegetable garden and remain there … [Read more...]
Oil-Less Turkey Fryers
So you have a gift card to burn and maybe you’d like a new addition to your cooking arsenal? May I suggest an oil-less turkey fryer. A deep fried turkey in peanut oil is delicious, but cleaning up all the oil and grease is no fun. But with a Big Easy Oil-less Turkey Fryer from Char Broil, there is no oil and greasy mess clean up required. The turkey comes out juicy inside and crispy … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
To all readers and subscribers of CvilleBuzz, I wish you a Happy New Year. May 2018 bring you big fish and great meals. May your garden produce a bumper crop and local businesses thrive. May birds you’ve never seen before visit your feeders. May you look back with great fondness on times gone by and look forward to good times yet to come. May you take exciting road trips and return … [Read more...]
Sgt. Dawson
It’s funny how things or people from the past pop into your mind. Last week, an incident happened to me that triggered such a memory. I didn’t have a paring knife that would slice warm butter and I like to tinker around the kitchen. By gum, I thought, I am going to go buy myself a sharp knife. So I went to Home Goods and tracked down the meanest, scariest looking knife on the … [Read more...]
Virginia Saltwater: It’s Rockfish
Big stripers continue to come to the scales from the lower Chesapeake. Stripers to 50 pounds and more are active around Buoys 38 and 40 on the Eastern Shore. Live eels are the most productive baits. The Virginia Beach area and around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is showing schooling stripers in the 22-38 inch range. Best success is also from drifted live eels, but umbrella … [Read more...]
It’s Blue Cat Time
Forget warm summer evenings as the best time to catch catfish. Now is the time to catch the big ‘uns. The Rappahannock River below Fredericksburg has been giving up lots of 20-pound class fish. On the James, near Hopewell, fishing is hot for blue cats to 50 pounds. The best baits have been cut gizzard shad and cut eel. The Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers have been producing lots of … [Read more...]
Saved By Mr. Faucet
If you own a house, you’re going to need a plumber, eventually, unless you’re handy with one of those weird looking wrenches and can replace valves, faucets, tubes, shower heads, garbage disposals, water heaters, and can unplug nasty stuff when it gets clogged up. I happen not to be one of those handy-with-a-weird-looking-wrench fellows, so I frequently need a plumber. But plumbers … [Read more...]
Standing Rib Roast
If the warden asked me what I wanted for my “last meal”, I suppose it would be a Standing Rib Roast. Few cuts of beef have more flavor and it’s a special cut, since you rarely serve a rib roast for just two. There is usually company involved, which adds to the enjoyment. It just so happened we were having company last weekend and Nancy suggested a standing rib. She didn’t have to ask … [Read more...]
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