There is a new sport gaining in popularity. Goat Cuddling. It has not yet been approved for Olympic competition, but it may soon be. But a warning from the Surgeon General: Goat Cuddling can be quite contagious. On Tuesday this week, my wife and daughter, Laura, went on a Goat Cuddling expedition to Waynesboro. Their mission was to cuddle with as many baby goats as possible. They came back with … [Read more...]

This was a road trip I have looked forward to for several months. The temperature was 65 degrees, it was warm and sunny and my garden had dried out enough from the rain and snow that I could plant – and it was my day off. I hopped in my Jeep and headed north on Rt. 29 to Southern States. It wasn’t a very long road trip, just 3 miles, but it was a necessary trip before planted my garden. I … [Read more...]

Sherman Shifflett from Louisa recently toured the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond and saw the terracotta warriors on exhibit. “Along with the warriors we saw a horse, jewelry (some gold), pottery and weapons,” he said. First discovered in 1974 by farmers in China, an underground army of nearly 8,000 life-size terracotta figures is known as one of the greatest archaeological finds of … [Read more...]

I’m heading for Hawaii in a couple weeks. My wife Nancy has put up with me for 50 years come March 3 and we are headed to the Aloha State to celebrate our anniversary. The March 9 edition of CvilleBuzz, in fact, will be devoted entirely to Hawaii. I will write the edition while aboard our liner, assuming I have Wi-Fi available, and I’m sure we will. I have never been to Hawaii, but Nancy went … [Read more...]

By Sherman Shifflett   Do you like wild and exotic places? Places shrouded in mystery? How about rugged and outdoor adventures? Well, American explorer, Hiram Bingham, discovered such a place in 1911. Until then, it was unknown to the outside world. Several weeks ago, one of my brothers, Ralph, invited me to join him on an excursion to Machu Picchu, Peru. I really couldn't afford … [Read more...]

About 15 years ago, I went to my first Virginia Oyster Festival in Urbanna. I have been going since. The Oyster Festival is one of the best two-day parties in Virginia and the 56th festival is now in the books. Always held on the first full weekend in November the festival was created as a fundraiser for the local fire department, and it still is. Plus, it has put the sleepy little village of … [Read more...]

Walleye in Central Virginia? That’s right, and your best chance for catching one of these delicious fish is at Lake Orange. Lake Orange is owned and managed by the Department of Game & Inland Fisheries. For years, the Department has worked hard to establish a walleye population throughout Virginia. In many lakes they have failed, but apparently Lake Orange is clicking on all four walleye … [Read more...]

Cowboys used to ride off into the sunset. I don’t know where they were heading, west I suppose. That’s where the sun sets on most afternoons. I know of a place where the sunset is to the east. East, as on the Eastern Shore. It’s Sunset Beach Inn near Cape Charles on the Virginia’s Pristine Eastern Shore. It has become a favored mini-vacation destination for Nancy and me. If we’ve got a couple, … [Read more...]

  The corn is as high as an elephant’s eye, And it looks like it’s climbing clear up to the sky…   And that would be at Liberty Mills Farm in Somerset, the site of Virginia’s premiere corn maize. Liberty Farms is always a fun, fall road trip, especially if you have a child or two to take along. They offer not only a challenging maize to navigate, they have hay rides and pumpkin … [Read more...]