Want to do something special for Mom this year? May I suggest the Sunday Brunch at CrossKeys Vineyards with Jimmy O? Nancy and I attended the Easter Brunch at CrossKeys and the food was excellent and the entertainment, with Jimmy O strumming his guitar and delivering ballads from the past, was likewise excellent. CrossKeys near Weyer’s Cave in the Shenandoah Valley is an exceptional vineyard … [Read more...]
Mealworms For The Birds
My backyard nest of bluebirds has fledged – four beautiful gray and blue chicks. They are all healthy and flying well, but have become worse beggars than the fellows who hold up cardboard signs along Rt. 29 North, saying something like this: “I once knew a fellow who was veteran. Personally, I am on drugs, but if you give me a few bucks, I promise I will buy fresh spinach.” My bluebirds don’t … [Read more...]
Clam Fritters
From Nancy Jackson Loyal reader, Nancy Jackson, read a recent recipe in CvilleBuzz on cooking Squash Fritters and said she made Clam Fritters that were also mighty tasty. Below is Nancy’s recipe (sort of). Okay, I am not a measure person, I just cook by sight. So here goes. I begin with the seafood seasoning batter. I dump in a couple of cups of the seasoning, plus 2 T … [Read more...]
A Knowledgeable Staff
By Nancy Brewer We aim to please! In the lighting world, it is impossible to know everything there is to know about lighting because changes take place almost daily. At Nancy B’s House of Lights, we strive to stay abreast of such changes. We know you depend on us and our knowledgeable staff to inform you of new products, color temperatures of light bulbs and LEDs, layout of … [Read more...]
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
By Charles Crenshaw Reading the baseball story in a recent CvilleBuzz edition reminded me of the book I am now reading. The title is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". Wilmer (Bill) Leatherman is a 1958 Albemarle High School graduate and in 2013 was inducted into the Albemarle High School Alumni Hall of Fame. He was head basketball coach at Bridgewater College for twenty-four years and … [Read more...]
Drum Bite Is On
By Dr. Ken Neill, III The Eastern Shore drum bite has really taken off. Big red drum and medium black drum are being caught along the seaside surf. Flounder fishing has also picked up on the shore with limits of flatfish being caught. Some flounder are being caught on the western side of the bay, up in the rivers and on the flats, but the best early bite has been out of places like … [Read more...]
Freshwater Update
Charlie Taylor Reports James River Above Richmond, smallmouth bass are taking plastics, top water lures and live baits. In the lower tidal sections, largemouth are orienting to creek mouths, coves and standing cypress. Blue catfish are biting well in the deeper channels below the city. White perch are still available below the Dutch Gap Power Plant. Back Bay White … [Read more...]
How We Survived?
(This comes by way of the Internet, but how true!) How all the kids born from the 30’s through the 70 have managed to survive. First, we survived being born to mothers who may have smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. The took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can and didn’t get tested for diabetes. Babies were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs … [Read more...]
Win A Great Gun From DU
As Dirty Harry would say: Do you feel lucky, punk? Do you really feel lucky? If you do, check out the 3rd Annual Virginia Ducks Unlimited Christmas In July Gun Calendar raffle sponsored by Green Top Sporting Goods. Here’s the deal. DU calendars will be sold for $50 each, all net proceeds going to waterfowl conservation, of course. But there will be drawings and daily winners among those who … [Read more...]
Frittering The Squash Away
Squash! What a versatile vegetable! I really enjoy squash no matter how it’s cooked, but a favorite way when I have a little preparation time is Squash Fritters. I had never eaten squash fritters until about 20 years ago when we went out to eat at a little seafood restaurant called The Sandpiper near Gwynn’s Island. I had Fried Grouper that night and one of the sides on the menu was Squash … [Read more...]
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