The Shenandoah Valley is awash with spring beauty. The redbuds are showing their stuff, the grasses are greener than green and the sky across the Valley seems bluer in spring than anywhere else in the world. What a place for a road trip, and here is an ideal destination – CrossKeys Vineyards in Mt. Crawford. Our good friend, and a sterling musician, Jimmy O, was playing a Sunday … [Read more...]
Rivers Beginning to clear
So far this year, the James, Shenandoah and much of the New River have been simply unfishable. If it hasn’t been dumping 2-inches of rain in a day, it has been blowing hard, creating difficult conditions. The coming weekend (barring unexpected downpours) will likely offer the best fishing of the year. It’s the first of May, the smallmouth are ready to spawn and they are hungry. The water will … [Read more...]
Wahoo at Hatteras
Capt. Dave Wilson aboard the Godspeed Charters said they had beautiful weather and great fishing on Wednesday. “When your first fish of the day is a citation, 41 pound wahoo, you gotta believe it's gonna be a great day,” he remarked. “We wound up catching three wahoos before moving offshore to look for yellow fins. The gaffer dolphin found us first, so we whacked a bunch of them. Towards the … [Read more...]
In Search of Backyard Miracles
If you have a backyard, or some woods and meadows near your home, genuine miracles are happening every day. Birds are nesting, all wildlife is busy raising little ones and the plant world is bursting at the seams. It appears all birds may have nested early this year. Don’t know exactly why, but many turkey hens were on nests sooner than usual. So were grouse. Maybe it was the quick green-up in … [Read more...]
World Scramble at Meadowcreek
Meadowcreek Golf Course is excited to host a local qualifier for the World Golf Scramble. The qualifier will take place on June 27, 2015. The World Golf Scramble is a 4 Person Scramble competition (featuring both a gross and net division) where amateur golfers from around the world compete in Local Qualifying events in an attempt to earn an invitation to compete in the World Championships in … [Read more...]
Pasta Made Perfect
When Americans think of pasta, spaghetti with meat sauce and lasagna come to mind. That’s pasta, right? Some sort of noodles smothered in meat, cheese and sauce? That’s not what Italians think of when it comes to pasta. To an Italian, pasta is itself the focal point and the sauce is merely that - a sauce or compliment to the succulent pasta. In Italy, pasta is an entrée, served as an entire … [Read more...]
Eddie Giles, Business Person
The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce has selected Eddie Giles, founder and President of Professional Movers, Inc. to receive the 2015Chamber Small Business Person Award at the Chamber’s 2015 Spring Luncheon at the DoubleTree Hotel Charlottesville, Wednesday, April 29th at 11:30 AM. More than 200 business and civic leaders are expected to be present. Dr. Robert … [Read more...]
Kick Back at Topsail
Beaches, beaches, everywhere. There is Virginia Beach with wall-to-wall hotels and Myrtle Beach with wall-to-wall traffic, and more golf courses than seagulls. There is Corolla, Duck, Nags Head, Hatteras and many others. But one of my family’s favorite get away spots is Topsail Beach, on the southern coast of North Carolina. My old friend Bill Herndon of Charlottesville was the first to mention … [Read more...]
It’s Howdy Doody Time
Hey kids! What time is it? Breathes there a Boomer who doesn’t know the answer to that question? If it was Buffalo Bob Smith asking and it was a weekday afternoon on NBC in the 1950’s, it was most definitely “Howdy Doody time.” Boomers remember the Howdy Doody Show as much for the quality of life during those years as for the quality of this popular children’s program. It was a time of peace … [Read more...]
Cool, Clear Water
I went on a mini vacation last week. Four days of food and fun, along with multiple adult beverages. I was with my 4 amigos on our semi-annual retreat from reality. When I returned, the bathroom scales added 4 1/2 pounds to my person. It was time to get back to a healthy lifestyle and lose those dreaded pounds, but no crash diet for me. I have found ways to eat like a champ and still lose weight. … [Read more...]
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