Lake Moomaw, in the Alleghany Highlands of western VA is an untapped treasure. Located far from any significant metropolitan area, the pristine lake is never crowded, there are no shoreline homes, the scenery is breathtaking, and wildlife and fishing opportunities abound. Moomaw’s 2,530 acres are home to an amazing variety of gamefish. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, stocked trout (brown, … [Read more...]
Squashing Squash Borers
More and more families are establishing vegetable gardens in their backyards, and some are even digging up space in the front yards where there may be more sunlight. The reasons for the implosion in the number of small gardens are numerous. For starters, home raised vegetables are far less expensive than those bought at the store. In addition, the trend towards organic foods is on the upswing. … [Read more...]
Stripers at Anna
It was a one-for-the-record-books striper trip for Jim Hemby, a striper guide at Lake Anna. Here is his report for Saturday May 9: Today Tony and I both had trips with Doug Myers and his company. We caught bait early and both started fishing at the same location. Tony put out a spread of boards and headed uplake, and I put out a bunch of down lines and headed down. My boat went through 130 … [Read more...]
Car Hops and Curb Service
How do young people meet these days? Kids don’t have weekend dances. There are there no more drive-in movies and there are no drive-in restaurants - no place to circle the parking lot looking for girls, or boys, as the case may be. Boomers look back nostalgically at the days when a young lady called a carhop would take your order for a frosted mug of root beer and an order of fries. You’d give her … [Read more...]
Chip Away! Save Strokes!
Chip Away: Save Strokes There is nothing more depressing for an average golfer than to be right beside the green in 2 and end up with a 6 or 7 on the scorecard. Only two shots to travel 350 yards, but then 4 or 5 more for the next 90 feet. The reason for all those close to the hole shots is a generally due to a lack of knowledge about how to make close-in shots count. The … [Read more...]
Backyard Battles
My backyard has transformed from a serene and peaceful setting to a battleground of world war proportions. The armies, though, have feathers. A red-tailed hawk recently decided to enter my air space and was intercepted by a half-dozen scud missiles, otherwise known as crows. While the hawk could easily handle any of the crows in a one-on-one contest, he was out of his league when six … [Read more...]
Rack of Pork
Most wanna-be chefs are familiar with rack of lamb – a great entrée for a fine Sunday dinner. And who doesn’t relish a standing rib, beef roast? But fewer chefs experiment with another great cut of meat – rack of pork. On a typical stroll along the meat aisle at the local grocer, seldom do you see a rack of pork. Yet, one day I did. It looked fantastic, and it was on sale, so I bought … [Read more...]
The Varsity: What’ll Ya Have?
My wife, Nancy, and I took a little road trip last weekend. A 500-mile road trip – each way. We went to Atlanta for our grandson’s confirmation. We stayed at a nice hotel in downtown Atlanta – the Crown Plaza. From our 4th floor balcony we happened to overlook one of my favorite restaurants in the whole, wide world – The Varsity. The Varsity is an Atlanta institution. Located across … [Read more...]
Fishy Business
For 34 years, Dr. Dick Whitehill paid the rent with his scalpel. He was a noted orthopedic surgeon for the University of Virginia Hospital. But for the past three years, since retirement, the doctor changed uniforms. Instead of scrubs, he now has a Penn baseball cap, a pair of well-worn jeans, and he fishes for a living. Capt. Dick Whitehill is a charter boat captain based in Topping, VA … [Read more...]
Turn The Radio On
Many Boomers lived in an era call BT. Before television. In the late 40’s and early 50’s, there were only a handful of TVs in the entire United States. I think the White House had one, and maybe Clark Gable, and that was about it. My family had a Philco radio. It was the center of our family and social life. We kept the radio in the kitchen so Mom could listen while she was fixing meals … [Read more...]
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