By Nancy Brewer To Have and To Hold… June seems to be “wedding month” and in all the preparations, brides are making it simple for their guests to select gifts from registries. When I was married, silver and china were the most popular gifts desired. Times have changed. While silver and china rank right up there, brides are much more practical. Our youngest daughter’s registry … [Read more...]
Virginia Walleye Stocking Program
By VDGIF The walleye is a popular game fish in many areas of the country, but one that is often overlooked in Virginia. DGIF’s aquatics staff uses state of the art techniques to collect, grow, and stock walleye. Here’s how we do it. Every year, DGIF collects adult walleye to use as brood stock. Brood stock are those fish that are captured, brought into a hatchery, spawned, and then … [Read more...]
Shenandoah Smallies
Mossy Creek Fly Shop Report The James and Shenandoah Rivers It’s here folks! April river smallmouth fishing has arrived! We are also in our peak spring trout season as well. Those who aren’t enjoying time up in the mountains chasing brook trout or fishing the spring creeks are out enjoying some of the best smallmouth bass fishing of the year. High water this time of year can … [Read more...]
Nags Head Heating Up
Capt. Reese Stecher reports that fishing is getting good in Nags Head. Puppy Drum, Speckled Trout, Rockfish, some Blues and a few Flounder have been biting. Reese fished with son, Henry, last week and caught stripers on almost every cast in the sound, but most were under 17-inches. If you’re ever interested in a piece of driftwood for your porch or deck, check out Reese’s Outer Banks … [Read more...]
Boomer Pets
I suppose the lives of most Boomers can be measured with the pets we owned, and we had some doozies. As Easter approaches, I recall getting baby chickens and baby ducks – dyed in pastel colors – in our Easter baskets. It was a right of passage and there was no such thing as PETA in those days. We just had pet birds for a spell. With ducks, when they lost their dyed colors and the cute factor, … [Read more...]
A Heavenly Visit to Harmon’s
In the bible, God once told Moses to take off his sandals because the place on which the Great Lawmaker was standing was holy ground. There is a spot in West Virginia’s Grant County that I feel that way about. It’s holy ground, indeed, where God did some of his very best work. In fact, I think maybe He was showing off a little. This is spectacular country. The South Branch of the North Fork of … [Read more...]
Pasta Salad
I recall one year our church signed up to take a meal to the Salvation Army once a month. We rotated groups for what I considered to be a privilege. When it was our Sunday School class’s turn, we decided on a big ham, green beans flavored with fat back, mac and cheese, rolls and homemade chocolate chip cookies. The ham and beans were both delicious, but when folks came back for seconds, it was the … [Read more...]
Bluebird Behavior
Bluebirds never cease to amaze me. Last week, when I thought the bluebird hen was on the nest, she wasn’t. The babies had already hatched, somewhere around April 2, the earliest I can ever remember bluebirds hatching in our back yard. We have had bluebirds for probably the last 12 years or more, and each pair has behaved differently. They have their own patterns and personalities. One of the … [Read more...]
The Importance of the Pitch Shot
How important is the pitch shot in golf? Consider that if Kenny Perry had made just one out of two good pitch shots on the final two holes at the 2009 Masters, he would now have one green jacket instead of none. But how important is the ability to hit consistent pitch shots for the average golfer? According to Jack Snyder, Head Golf Professional at Glenmore Country Club, a high handicap … [Read more...]
Lamps of All Shapes and Sizes
Eye Candy For Your Home! By Nancy Brewer It used to be table lamps were only needed for reading because “in the old days” all rooms had ceiling lights. Often, builders will eliminate ceiling lights to have a cleaner look in the room. Sometimes recessed lighting is used, but because they are recessed into the ceiling, light is diminished. Table and floor lamps are not only needed … [Read more...]
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