Popcorn popping was a regular treat for Boomer kids. With a new Zenith TV console in the living room, a typical weekday night featured watching westerns and popping corn, with a pitcher of Kool Aid as a chaser. The earliest popper I remember was just a pot with a lid. Mom would get the oil hot, add a half cup of corn and we hoped for the best – that most of the kernels popped and nothing … [Read more...]
Homemade Reese’s Bars
Homemade Reese’s Bars - It's a fun treat to make, especially for kids, but hey, everybody loves Reese’s Cups. Put out a big bowl of assorted candy and no matter the age, Reese’s Cups go first. Chocolate and peanut butter is a winning combination. Last week as a change of pace, I decided to make a batch of Homemade Reese’s Cup Bars instead of my usual Chocolate Chip Cookies. It’s easy … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
It’s Southern, Y’all
Things to Know About the South - A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. - There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South. - There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before. - If it grows, it'll stick ya’. If it crawls, it'll bite cha’. - Onced and Twiced are words. - It is … [Read more...]
My Catbird is Hanging in There
In the past, my catbirds always fly away in early September, as soon as the chicks are up and at ’em. And they did again this year, except for one. A lone, single catbird has decided to stay. I expect he or she is a young bird, likely hatched in the thicket behind our house. There were two catbird families that used our yard and feeders. Nancy saw him a week or so ago and told me. Can’t be, … [Read more...]
Corn Maze Now Open
The corn maze is open again. Liberty Mills Farm has set aside 34 acres for a cornfield maze, one of the largest of its kind. The Maze is open for exploration on Saturdays from 10 to 6 and Sunday from 10 to 5. There are four separate trails ranging from “Anyone can do this” to “Where the hell are we?” You can purchase your tickets ahead of time on-line or at the Farm at Somerset. The hay wagon … [Read more...]
Country Fried Goodness
The Texas Roadhouse is just around the corner from our house. It’s easy to get to, there are almost always a couple seats open at the bar (where we like to eat), the prices are fair, and the food is really good. Naturally, it’s one of our top choices for dining out. Last week, I arrived home after a couple days on the road and we decided to hit “The Loud Place” for dinner. Nancy calls it the … [Read more...]
For Trout, Try Live Shrimp
Trout are mostly in the shallower areas of the tributaries, where there’s grass flats. They love live shrimp, so if you can get some, use them as bait. Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel are biting across the lower Bay, and you can catch them pretty easily. Red Drum are leaving the Bay and heading to the ocean, so to catch them while you can. The CBBT is a hot spot for tright now. Sandbridge is the … [Read more...]
In Freshwater, It’s That Time
As the evening temps dip into the 50’s, as the water cools, and as the days grow shorter, the fish figure it’s that time. Time to feed and fatten up for the coming winter. At Lake Orange, for example, water temperatures have dropped to the low 70s. Bass and crappie are heading to the bank. The next few weeks will bring bass and crappie on to shallow brush, feeding on baitfish. A variety of soft … [Read more...]
Return to the Greenbrier
We were three high school buddies from Lewisburg. Dave, Harold, and I had played ball together, we had gone to school together, and as boys, we had spent hours and hours fishing on the Greenbrier River. Through the years, Dave and I have stayed in touch, but I lost track of Harold about 60 years ago. He contacted me through CvilleBuzz and we have been great pen pals for the last 7 or 8 … [Read more...]
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