I have found that there are two vegetables that like hot weather – okra and peppers. If you plant either one in early May, they often sit there and sulk, biding their time, waiting for hot weather, then they take off if you give them a bit of water. Nancy had several pepper plants in her above-ground garden and one plant grew like a weed, but no blooms and no peppers. It was four feet high, … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
The Wing Thing
I believe I’ve got the “wing thing” down pat – wings as in chicken wings baked in the oven, not fried. I’ve tried probably a dozen recipes and the one below is tried and true – a keeper. I enjoy wings, even though they are probably more expensive – pound for pound – than a rib eye steak. They sell for just under $4 a pound, and you probably only get a third of that in meat. But they are tasty, … [Read more...]
Lighting Inspiration and Cleaning Tips
By Nancy B Our showroom is a lovely place to visit and shop for lighting inspiration, with lights of all kinds on display. Often, it takes seeing fixtures in person to get excited about them. However, our website (Nancybshouseoflights.com) can show you our offering of hundreds of fixtures whereas our showroom holds far less. It would take at least 20 of our showrooms to display all that we … [Read more...]
Please Don’t Go!
Say it ain’t so, Spanish mackerel. Tell us you’ll stay a little longer! What a great season it’s been for Spanish mackerel. They came early and in good numbers, then the big boys moved in - 4 and 5 pounders. But now, it’s almost time to say goodbye as the sleek fish begin to move out to sea. They were caught in huge numbers this week off the coast of Virginia Beach. Clark spoons did the … [Read more...]
Huge Catfish Caught on a Kiddie Rod
I used to do fishing classes for beginners and one thing I always emphasized was to buy good equipment and stay away from those cheap Zebco Combos – like the kids’ Mickey Mouse Rods. I might have been wrong. On July 21, West Virginia’s Tyler Rutherford took his family fishing at a local farm pond. He put a worm on the hook of his three-year old daughter’s pink Zebco equipped with 6-pound … [Read more...]
A Fair(ly) Nice Snake
Nancy and I took a trip across the mountains to the West Virginia State Fair last Sunday where we ate everything in sight – starting with Country Ham Sandwiches, followed by Pepperoni Pizza and piping hot Ben Ellen doughnuts, plus Corn Dogs and Hot Fudge Sundaes. Groan! But we saw pigs and lambs and Angus steers. We viewed all the vegetables and pies with blue ribbons, we visited the Butterfly … [Read more...]
A Fall Melon
I decided to plant some spaghetti squash this spring and started three plants indoors - replanting in early May. I noticed, though, that the pack of seeds said a “fall melon” but that I could plant in the spring. Two of the vines made it and one of them produced a single melon, which grew to about the size of a grapefruit, then stopped growing. I finally picked it, we ate it, and it was good. … [Read more...]
Reid’s Pulls Through
It was looking pretty grim for Reid’s Super-Save Market on Preston Avenue. In the aftermath of COVID, creditors tightened the squeeze, many shelves were barren of goods and the end appeared to be in sight. Then, the community stepped in. We shopped there whenever we could, ignored the lack of many products but stocked up on things Reid’s were known for – like produce and meats – and now, the store … [Read more...]
Cornish Game Hens
In the never-ending battle for truth, justice, and a wide variety of entrees for dinner, one dish is often overlooked. Cornish game hens. They are easy to prepare, delicious and not expensive. The only problem is that they are always frozen hard as rocks, and you have to plan ahead to enjoy them. I suppose you could put them in a bowl of water and defrost in one day, but they take at least two … [Read more...]
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