Changes are brewing in the beer industry! In case you haven’t noticed, beer is undergoing a transition from the big brewery name brands to small brewer craft beers. The last few years have seen huge gains in market share for small microbrewers with rapid expansion to keep up with demand. “Here at Rio Hill Wine & Gourmet, we have always had a focus on craft beers,” stated Doug … [Read more...]
Purple Martin Field Day
A highly anticipated event is coming to Central Virginia on June 24. It’s the 22nd Annual Purple Martin Field Day to be held on the Wood farm in the Green Springs District of Louisa County – known locally as “The Bird Sanctuary” where the Wood family maintains habitat and nesting assistance for numerous bird species including bluebirds, tree swallows, chickadees, barn owls, kestrel falcons and … [Read more...]
Stringbands and Fish Fry’s
Another great Fish Fry is coming up - this time with the Happy Hollow Stringband scheduled to play this Saturday at Slusser's Chapel in Blacksburg. Sponsored by the Mount Tabor Ruritan Club, the event will take place from 5 to 7 PM with music, food and lots of family fun. The cost is just $8 for adults, $4 for kids under 12 and children under 3 are admitted free. Carry out orders are … [Read more...]
Bluebirds: Two for Two
Two for two means you’re batting 1.000, not a bad average, and that’s the current stat for my resident pair of blues. Two successful nests in just over two months. The babies from the second nest fledged last Saturday. The parents were feeding the noisy youngsters in their house when I left at 10 AM, but by 3:30, the little fellows were high in the treetops. Four fledged from the first nest. … [Read more...]
The Curse of Uneven Lies
It’s hard enough to hit a golf ball into that elusive piece of real estate known as a fairway when it’s resting on a dead level, manicured tee box. But when the ball comes to a stop on a slope steep enough to make a mountain goat stumble, the average golfer is in trouble. That is, unless he or she knows how to adjust the swing, the equipment and body weight to compensate for the uneven … [Read more...]
Homemade Raisin Bread
As a child, I remember a special treat Mom occasionally bought from the grocery store - a loaf of raisin bread, made by Sunbeam if memory serves. It was covered with sweet frosting, which I immediately licked off the top of my slices. We ate the bread plain or toasted. It rarely lasted more than a day in our house. A special treat I have been making is homemade raisin bread. For the past year, … [Read more...]
Church Picnics
Picnic season has arrived. Families will be firing up the Weber Grills, friends might bring potato salad, some chips and a pie and there will be plenty of Citronella candles to keep the mosquitos at bay. But that’s not how picnics once were. Boomers remember church picnics as among the main events of the summer. What spreads they were! And if you happened to have family in North Carolina, you … [Read more...]
Greetings from Wanchese
By James Friend Dickerson Fishing out of Wanchese, our party landed 3 nice yellowfins last week. We had more on, but unfortunately the sharks got the rest. We were fishing with Capt. Britton Shackelford aboard The Doghouse. Capt. Shackelford is from Virginia and graduated from UVA, so he has ties to Charlottesville. The mate with the fish on gaff is Cain Livesay. Britton and … [Read more...]
Big Browns Await!
The Angler’s Lane report: Come float and enjoy the beautiful Jackson River with an Angler's Lane guide so you can focus on your fishing instead of boat logistics and other hassles. We have many dates already booked; yet some good dates remain for the next few months and an opportunity for larger fish! We combine use our own private launch points and a few public launches to time the ideal … [Read more...]
Bonefish Grill
One of our stand-by restaurants these days is Bonefish Grill. It used to be Outback, but when they moved to a larger location here in Charlottesville, they outgrew their wait staff. The service suffered, we had a bad experience and we looked for another spot to eat on short notice. We have eaten at Bonefish off and on since they opened about 10 years ago, but without reservations, we … [Read more...]
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