Beautiful water lilies and hyacinths will come. Fish will come. Frogs will come and you can look forward to many pleasant hours sitting beside your goldfish pond. That is, if you build it. We did, obviously, and I’d like to share our experiences just in case you’d like to put in a pond in your yard. The hole is the hardest part. If you or a neighbor have a small backhoe, then you’re … [Read more...]
A Beautiful Butterfly Milk Weed
One of our most prized plantings is a gorgeous Butterfly Milk Weed. Butte A few years back, Nancy picked a half dozen small seeds from a Butterfly Milk Weed pod. She started them inside and nurtured them into small plants. When she brought them outside, she knew the damn squirrels would get in them and dig them up, so she put a heavy wire guard around them with a top to keep the squirrels from … [Read more...]
Our Pitiful Post Office
We got a bill from the Richmond Times Dispatch on July 25 and mailed them a check the next day. Three days later, they cancelled our subscription. They didn’t get the payment and over a week later, they still have not received our check. The Post Office was late sending us the invoice from the Times Dispatch, and they didn’t receive our payment until August 6. Unfortunately, this is typical of … [Read more...]
Four Rods Went Down
You troll and troll and nothing happens. You sit back and relax, maybe light a cigar or pop open a beer. Then, suddenly, “It’s fish on!” Not one, not two, not three, but four rods go down. It’s bluefish and some nice ones. Veteran angler, Dr. Ken Neill, had that experience this week while trolling in the lower Bay. Blues were all over the water. This has been an unusually good year for … [Read more...]
The State Fair
It’s “Fair Time” – county fairs, state fairs, any fairs. Fair time was a special time in Lewisburg WV in the 1950’s and 60’s. It didn’t take long after we moved to Lewisburg to discover that a huge event took place just outside of town. In Fairlea, a small burg between Lewisburg and Ronceverte, West Virginia staged their annual state fair in late August, and it was well worth the price of … [Read more...]
Home Remodeling? Help!
By Nancy B We serve many clients who are building and most often they are excited, encouraged, happy, enthusiastic, and anticipating the move to their all-new home. Since my husband and I have lived in the same home for 50 years, I cannot imagine what our clients are experiencing. At Nancy B’s we get excited helping clients with their selections, but I don’t get butterflies in my … [Read more...]
Maybe a Fall Garden?
My spring garden was okay. I got a mess of sweet peas, all the green onions I wanted and some nice leaf lettuce. My summer garden? Not so much. The squash bombed, the cukes fizzled out and I planted a row of green beans that never saw the light of day. A summer drought will do that. My tomatoes saved the day. I have had regular pickings of Better Boys and Cherry Tomatoes. A glutton for … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
St. Louis Ribs
There are 4 different cuts of ribs on a hog – Baby Back Ribs, Spareribs, St. Louis Cut Ribs and Rib Tips. They all come from the rib area, below the tenderloin and just behind the Picnic and Shoulder Butt sections. But there is a world of difference in the four cuts. Baby Back Ribs have become extremely popular with home chefs and at many restaurants. They are fairly tender, easy to cook and … [Read more...]
Grab a Frank at Capt’n Franks
Lots of folks will make late summer and early fall runs to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. And who can blame them? Except for Labor Day week, the crowds will have dispersed, the weather will be cooler, and the fish will definitely be biting. Whatever you do while on the OBX, don’t miss the opportunity to grab a hot dog or two at Capt’n Franks. It’s a mandatory stop as soon as you … [Read more...]
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