By Nancy B A Man of Many Hats Meet Larry Washington. Larry wears many hats at Nancy B’s house of Lights, taking care of customer service, deliveries, sales, support to builders, receiving merchandise, helping unload trucks, hanging fixtures and I could go on and on. This is why we call him our Manager. At Nancy B’s House of Lights, we have a staff which genuinely cares … [Read more...]
The Smell of Youth
As Boomers look back over the years, smells and odors often trigger keen memories. They remind us of the events of our youth. Several distinct odors stand out in this Boomer’s mind. The smell of new denim jeans, for one. Today, it’s next to impossible to find a pair of jeans that hasn’t been stonewashed, ripped into shreds and put through the wringer before they even hit the shelves. They … [Read more...]
The Ivy Inn
Charlottesville, Virginia, home of CvilleBuzz, had 225 restaurants at last count. That’s a lot of choices, but if I had special guests coming to town, price was no object and I wanted to make sure they dined at one of Charlottesville’s finest restaurants, I would take them to the Ivy Inn. Over the years, my wife Nancy and I have had many enjoyable meals at The Inn (mostly anniversaries … [Read more...]
Lights Out For Big Savings
Remodelers? Realtors? Builders? There is a store open that you should be aware of. It’s Lights Out, a discount, and retail lighting store in Ruckersville. Lights Out specializes in showroom samples and discontinued items from major manufacturers – lighting, lamps, fans and mirrors – and they sell these items at a fraction of the original cost. There is nothing wrong with the product, it’s just … [Read more...]
Fish Fry and Music
Deborah Gillespie from Bluefield says there is an event coming to Blacksburg that all should consider - The Mount Tabor Ruritan May Fish Fry with Music by Indian Run String Band. The initial event is set for Saturday May 13 from 7 to 5 to 7 PM at Slusser’s Chapel, sponsored by the Indian Run Stringband and the Mount Tabor Ruritan Club. Deborah says that around 300 attend the event weekly. “They … [Read more...]
DU Spring Update
By DU Field Biologists BRITISH COLUMBIA. After recent thaws, the ground surface in the interior and Peace parkland regions is saturated with water. As a result, wetland conditions are favorable for returning waterfowl, which started to arrive in the southern interior in early March. ALBERTA. Despite below-average winter snowfall, soil moisture levels are near or above normal across … [Read more...]
Waynesboro Country Club – Back in Action
Golf courses and country clubs have been struggling in recent years. Slammed by the Great Recession, the labor intensive industry took a hit, and what’s more, even after the recession, not enough young golfers have been taking up the sport to replace the old duffers that are hanging up their TaylorMades. Too expensive and too time consuming are the common reasons. I was most disappointed to … [Read more...]
Where Have All the Finches Gone?
They were there one day, about 15 beautiful goldfinches in my backyard, flitting from thistle feeder to thistle feeder and jockeying for position. And the next day, they were gone, not a golden feather in sight. A big rainstorm had passed through and I suppose it was more than my little yellow friends could handle. They skipped town, heading for wherever goldfinches go when three inches of rain … [Read more...]
Saltwater Turning On
Virginia Report By Dr. Julie Ball The first cobia and spadefish have arrived in the Chesapeake Bay. Only the Spanish mackerel are later summertime arrivals and there will be reports of them soon. We will have to wait until June to keep cobia in Virginia. The bay’s drum run is going full bore. Red drum are sporadic spawners. There are new drum every year, but occasionally we have … [Read more...]
You Wash, I’ll Dry
Sunday dinner was over and Brad Stuart was outside. He had rounded up enough kids for a 5-on-a-side baseball game. But I couldn’t play. Yet. I had to do dishes. Mom had used every pot and pan in the kitchen to fry her chicken, bake her homemade yeast rolls, boil and mash potatoes, fix two bowls of vegetables and cook a chocolate cake. It was a great Sunday dinner (we called a fancy lunch … [Read more...]
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