People are actually buying the book I wrote and had published. “While Shepherds Watched†is a short story describing how I think things might have been among the shepherds keeping watch in the fields outside Bethlehem on the first Christmas Eve. It turns out that the little book fits perfectly in a 6 x 9 envelope and would make a very special Christmas Card. The books are available at … [Read more...]
Soups On
When the nighttime temperatures plunge into the 20’s, it means one thing. Time to make soup. The three soup staples at our house are turkey and rice, vegetable beef soup and chili – if chili can be called a soup. This week, when the brrrr-factor kicked in, I decided on a slight change of pace. Chicken soup made with chicken thighs – the most flavorful of all the chicken parts. … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Freshwater mussels and fish: A timeless love affair
By U.S.Fish & Wildlife Service Beneath the surface of the water, embedded in river bottoms, hidden in estuaries, and mistaken for rocks, lurk the invisible engineers of our aquatic ecosystems. Throughout our waterways, from urban rivers to the country streams, countless freshwater mussels are cleaning the water, taking out the trash, and stabilizing the entire aquatic community. But … [Read more...]
Pentatonix: A Must-See Christmas Concert
Pentatonix is coming to Charlottesville on December 9 at JPJ, and I believe some tickets remain. If you ever go, this is the one concert to see. We saw the acapella group last summer in Northern Virginia, but this is their Christmas concert – their specialty. I didn’t know this about Pentatonix, but the group is very religious. They pray together before each performance and their faith … [Read more...]
Tiger Fuel
We put in gas logs about 20-years ago, one of the best decisions we ever made. Tiger Fuel was there to help us get started and they have since been Johnny-on-the-spot when we need refills. They are also experts at servicing and maintaining gas logs. Each year, we have them come out and check on things, adjust the logs and add batteries as needed. They are efficient, courteous, and most … [Read more...]
Food Lion Shrimp
We had some shrimp cocktail as an appetizer recently, and the shrimp were out of sight. Succulent, juicy, delicious. They tasted like they just came from the nets of a shrimp trawler out of Wanchese, North Carolina. Turns out, they were from Food Lion – extra-large, fully-cooked shrimp, about 26-30 per pound. I have had good luck before with Food Lion shrimp. On several occasions, I have … [Read more...]
Trophy Trout Time
The Bay’s water temperature is currently hovering in the high 50s, which means that the trophy speckled trout are on the feed. Specks like cold weather and they are hitting bais under popping corks, swim baits and Mirro-Lures in most of the tidal inlets, creeks, and rivers. Captain Todd Beck with Knot Wish’n charters reported a fantastic trout bite at Rudee Inlet on Friday, with … [Read more...]
While Shepherds Watched
Well, I’ve published a book. A booklet, actually, called “While Shepherds Watchedâ€. It’s a short story about a young shepherd boy named Amos who was among those keeping watch in the fields on that first Christmas night. Several had suggested that I turn this story I had written several years back into book form. They said it would make a great Christmas gift for friends, neighbors … [Read more...]
Shop at Reid’s
Our community grocery store, Reid’s Super Save, is making a great comeback. Struggling a month or so ago with spiraling labor, and product costs, Reid’s cut back their stock on canned goods and certain items and continued to concentrate on their specialty - quality meats and produce products, and they are recovering nicely as the Charlottesville community responds. Though it’s on the … [Read more...]
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