“Most golfers I know are capable of hitting a ball 250 yards with a driver,” says Scott Ezell, Director of Instruction at Birdwood Golf Course in Charlottesville. For many average golfers who are delighted to see their drives land somewhere in the fairway and go as far as 190 or 200 yards, that is a mind-boggling statement. Yet, barring a physical incapacity, advanced age or injury, Scott … [Read more...]
A Determined Phamily of Phoebes
By Elaine Callahan Autumn has arrived, and all bird-nesting activities have ceased. Thankfully. “You’ll miss them when they’re gone,” my husband said one morning, as I ducked down to take a peek at the ledge on the front porch, covered with mud, plastic tape, and an assortment of sticks and moss. When the pair of little, dark-headed birds kept insistently trying to glue gobs of red mud … [Read more...]
Yummy Sausage Rolls
By James Friend Dickerson In 1999 we traveled through Scotland touring the country and visiting Masonic Lodges. After many Lodge meetings, we enjoyed Harmony (food, drink, music, and spirited conversation). One of my favorite food items during Harmony were the sausage rolls. When Jen Christenson made her sausage rolls using an Australian recipe, they were just like the ones we enjoyed … [Read more...]
Outdoor Events
10-20: Virginia Deer Hunters Association Banquet – Double Tree by Hilton – Midlothian, contact Denny Quaiff at (804) 590 – 3481 or visit www.virginiadeerhunters.org October 22: 3rd Annual Trapping Workshop in Meherrin 10-21/23: Virginia Waterfowler’s Weekend, Holiday Lake 4H Center, Appomattox 10- 21/23: Next Level Bowhunting Workshop at the Holiday Lake 4H Education Center near … [Read more...]
Beach Music
Boomers own Beach Music. Those of us who lived in Virginia or the Carolinas, or those Boomers who may have vacationed in those spots in the late 50’s, the 60’s, and a little into the 70’s, remember Beach Music. We remember beach clubs and dance halls along the oceanfront at places like Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach in SC, or in Atlantic Beach or Carolina Beach in … [Read more...]
Anna Forecast
By Chris Craft BASS- Start looking for the bass to be shallow and very active. You can catch them in super shallow water on Squarebill crankbaits, Rat L Traps, Dave's Tournament Tackle Tiger Shad Spinnerbaits, Damiki MTB Noisy Buzzbaits, Damiki D Pop and Don Iovino Splash It Poppers and Damiki Rambler Walking baits and my favorite, Damiki Armor Shad Soft Jerkbaits. As always, Shakey Head … [Read more...]
Expect Some Specks
By Dr. Julie Ball The fall weather is settling in, and the cool water saltwater species are becoming more active. Surf anglers are off to a great start with big red drum providing good action along the breakers on the Eastern Shore barrier islands. A few reds are also showing for surf anglers fishing from the Little Island pier and along the surf lines in Sandbridge, but the best of the drum … [Read more...]
Pileated Woodpeckers
My yard is a Mecca for woodpeckers. From the little Downy and Hairy woodpeckers, through the Red-Bellied and the Red-Headed woodpeckers, we have them all. We also have a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers regularly inspecting our tree trunks for juicy insects. Our house is about 50 years old, and many of the white maples in our yard were planted when the house was being built. Those trees are now in … [Read more...]
Sixty Minute Bread
I had owned my Oster Bread Making Machine for a couple weeks before I realized that it did not necessarily have to take 3 ½ hours to bake a 2-pound loaf of bread. Upon further review of the instructions, I read that the machine had an Express Mode that took only 58 minutes to bake a loaf of traditional white bread. “Probably sucks,” I thought. But what the heck, all it would cost would be 4 … [Read more...]
History of Broadus Wood
By Charles Crenshaw The Crenshaw family, the Dickerson family and the Seamonds family have a lot of history at Broadus Wood High School. Until 1906, there were three one-room schools near the village of Earlysville. They were Sandy Bottom, Longwood and Happy Hollow. My grandfather, Charles Crenshaw, attended Sandy Bottom. If there was farm work to be done, it came first, not school. It was … [Read more...]
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