About 25 years ago, I got a call from Neil Selby up in Remington. “Can you be up here about 5 tomorrow morning? We’ve got geese and lots of them.†Neil, a long-time friend, owns Shady Grove Kennels, a hunting preserve. Neil also is a master dog trainer. “Sure,†I replied. “See you at 5 AM.†It happened to be on a Monday in early February and I remembered I had not bought … [Read more...]
New, Old Fashioned Meat Loaf
There are probably as many recipes for meat loaf as there are kitchens in America. Every family has their favorite. I was particularly fond of my Mom’s meat loaf. She used – among other things – tomato paste and lots of onions in her meatloaf. When we married, Nancy used her mother’s recipe with lots of catsup. It took a while, but now I’m used to that recipe and enjoy it. Recently, I … [Read more...]
Rain, Rain, Don’t Go Away
The weatherman called for rain this past Tuesday, but I didn’t realize that he called for all of the rain on one day. Our rain gauge on Wednesday morning measured just shy of 6 inches. But we’ll take it. The reservoirs are now full as are our rivers and trout streams, and ground water levels have been replenished. I’m not telling Mother Nature how to run her business, but it would be … [Read more...]
Celebrating 101 Years of Holiday Band Concerts
Steve Layman, Music Director of The Charlottesville Band, announced that The Charlottesville Band’s 101st Holiday Concert will be held Sunday, December 10 at the Paramount Theater in Downtown Charlottesville at 3:30 pm – with FREE admission, naturally. Rumor has it that some of the current members played in that original concert, but that is unsubstantiated. Still, 101 years. That’s … [Read more...]
Leaf It to Me
I have mowed by backyard leaves three times, and that’s enough. If more leaves fall, so be it. However, the leaves on the patio and in the garden beds were not mow-able. So, I sucked them up in my leaf grinder/shredder and spread them in my garden. I totally covered the garden soil with about 2-inches of the shredded leaves and - look out vegetables - it should be another great year … [Read more...]
Yummm! It’s Sea Bass Time!
One of the best eating saltwater fish of all – the black sea bass – is tugging on rods in deeper water, over wrecks. Quality Triggerfish are also being caught. Other boats have successfully been targeting Swordfish. Quality Speckled Trout are being caught in local creeks and inlets. Prolonged, unseasonable warm water temperatures have held smaller speckled trout longer than usual. Larger … [Read more...]
Thousands Protest!
Thousands took to the streets last Friday when their CvilleBuzz did not publish. Well, maybe not thousands, but at least 100 people were heartbroken and distressed to no end that the Buzz didn’t happen. Okay, it was three. Three people actually asked why they did not get their weekly on-line publication. It turned out to be an Artificial Intelligence failure when a company called Mail Chimp … [Read more...]
Brown Bag Tomatoes
It killed me last week to have to go out to my garden and pick unripe tomatoes from perfectly good vines. I did it because of a frost warning that night, and the weatherman was right. It was a helluva frost. The next morning, my vines were toast, but boy I had a great crop of tomatoes this year. To extend my fresh-eating of tomatoes, I put about 40 of the unripe tomatoes in a couple of brown … [Read more...]
Lamps, Lamps and More Lamps
By Nancy B We just had a visit from our nephew and his wife. Steph had never been to our home and was admiring our back yard. I wish she could have seen it a couple of months ago when our yard was in full bloom but now the beautiful blooms are gone and covered in beautiful leaves; many, many leaves that is. Fall has a way of doing that. Fall and winter also has a way of making the … [Read more...]
Interesting Products at Food Lion
I used to drive by the Food Lion in Greene County on my way home from work and stopped in often for groceries. But since we closed Lights Out, I rarely go out of my way to shop at a Food Lion, even though I have always enjoyed their products. Last week, I passed by the one near the old Toys R Us and stopped in for a few items. I needed some ham for lunch meats and saw a product called Frick’s … [Read more...]
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