I have bird in my back yard that is just as happy to eat a meal upside down as he is straight up. He also eats sideways, crosswise and most in any position on a tree or suet feeder. He is the white-breasted nuthatch, a permanent resident in my yard. I have one suet feeder that is upside down, meaning that birds have to cling to the bottom and peck up for bits of suet. For my nuthatch friend, … [Read more...]
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
Apparently, there isn’t a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers franchise in Houston, because every time my sister, Johanna, comes to visit from Texas, she insists on going to Raising Cane’s for a take-out order of fingers. They are really good, but we don’t eat there often. For me, it’s a guaranteed “weight gain”, because I’ll eat 5 or 6 fingers, plus fries, and Texas toast, and gain weight … [Read more...]
Really Good Salisbury Steak
Salisbury Steak reminds me of the many meals I ate at the cafeteria at UNC. It was frequently highlighted as a “Student Special.” I always liked Salisbury Steak, but I could take it or leave it. A few weeks back I saw a recipe for Salisbury Steak. It looked good. I tried it and it was extra good. Here’s how. First, I started with ground sirloin, not chuck of round. Ground sirloin, … [Read more...]
A Dose of Monday Morning Folderol
By Sherman Shifflett Lots of rain here, and we needed it badly. Some of our roads are flooded and we had 2-hour delay on school openings. Not sure how much rain we got because I had taken my rain gauge in last fall. Every year it freezes and breaks. I'm guessing between 4-6". My chicken house is about 100 yards downhill from my house and it got flooded - for the first time in 15 … [Read more...]
Sweet Sixteen
My grandson, James, turned 16 this week and it reminded me of a magical time when the number 16 was the sweetest of all. Breathes there a Boomer who doesn’t remember what it felt like to turn 16? Sweet sixteen meant one thing – car keys. In West Virginia we didn’t have a learner’s permit, which kids in some states could get when they turned 15 or 15 ½. Nope, for us it meant we had to wait … [Read more...]
Hilton Head Golf Packages
Thousands of Virginia golfers pack their sticks and golf shoes and head south to Myrtle Beach. The weather is more congenial, there are hundreds of courses and great incentives each March. But there is another option – where the weather is even nicer, the courses plentiful and great deals abound. That would be Hilton Head, home of over 30 magnificent courses designed by famous names such as … [Read more...]
Mrs. Rowe’s Family Restaurant
My first visit to Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant in Staunton was after a trout fishing trip to the Bull Pasture River. It had been the Opening Day of the season and we had each caught our limits - and were we ever hungry after a long day on the water. I was with Wally, Tommy and Grover Forloines and they insisted we stop and eat at Mrs. Rowe’s. “Order dessert first,” one of my companions said. “They … [Read more...]
Robins, Robins Everywhere
It rained one evening recently, and when I looked in my back yard the next morning, all the robins in the Northern Hemisphere were there. Well, maybe not all of them, but there was no robin shortage, for sure. The robins enjoy my back yard because we have leaves as mulch in several spots and they know that where there are leaves, there are worms, grubs and other juicy tidbits. The robins were … [Read more...]
Bacon Wrapped Shad Roe
By James Friend Dickerson On a visit to see some North Carolina cousins, two of us slipped away from the family visit, heading to a small coastal river. The Hickory Shad were beginning their annual spawning run so we planned to catch a few. I’d never fished for Hickory Shad and was excited to be included in the adventure. We found a great spot in Windsor, NC and fished along side several … [Read more...]
The Turtleman: Live Action!
One of the great reality shows of all time was “Call of The Wildman” staring The Turtleman, Ernie Brown, Jr. Turtleman, along with his friend and sidekick, Neal James, and Ernie’s faithful dog, Lolly, patrolled the backwoods of Kentucky and other states to remove nuisance species from barns, ponds, and the countryside. Ernie’s specialty, naturally, was catching snapping turtles with his … [Read more...]
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