February 1, 1967 was an exciting day. I had packed my Camaro convertible with a few pots and pans, some linens, my guitar and stereo and headed to Charlottesville, my new home. It was a beautiful day, in the low 80’s and I put the top down on my drive over. This Virginia is a special kind of place, I thought. Two weeks later it snowed 16-inches, but on that first day of February, all was … [Read more...]
Speed Trap in New Kent
More and more localities are using cameras, not only to catch those running red lights, but also for speeding. And they are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some in the Virginia legislature are trying to reign in this revenue scheme, but for now: Watch out. One place to be especially careful of is along I-64 below Richmond. There is about a 20 mile stretch where VDOT is doing road work … [Read more...]
Preparing for the Holidays
By Nancy B It’s October and there are bright colorful mums everywhere and pumpkins of all sizes. The leaves are starting to change and finally, cooler temperatures have arrived. Yep, it’s fall alright! Customers are bringing in their old lamps that need rewiring or new sockets and many need new shades. This is the time of year we are all thinking about and getting ready for the … [Read more...]
Leaf Me Alone
They’re out there and they are falling. Leaves. What do we do with them? When I was a boy, Daddy would rake them to the edge of the curb and burn them. So did everybody else. October in Lewisburg carried the enchanting smell of burning leaves for much of the month. The question today is what to do with leaves. Namely, do you put them in a backyard garden – assuming you have a … [Read more...]
Hamburger Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
Hamburger Gravy and Mashed Potatoes: the ultimate in comfort food. Nothing fancy, just a scrumptious way to prepare a quick and easy dinner and one that will leave everyone at the table loosening up their belts a notch or two. The dish begins with a pound and a half of lean ground beef, I like the 93/7 blend. Break the hamburger into small pieces and put in a hot skillet with 2 cloves minced … [Read more...]
250,000 Pounds of Trout
A quarter-million pounds of trout or roughly 400,000 catchable-sized trout: That’s how much the Coursey Springs Hatchery produces on an average year. Located in Bath County, Virginia, Coursey Springs Fish Hatchery is a unique grow-out facility where brook, rainbow, brown, and tiger trout are raised to stockable size. The facility receives fingerlings from Wytheville, Marion, and Paint Bank … [Read more...]
A Fish as Big as He Is
By Molly Kirk/DWR (Photo by Andrew Clark) The Clark family was just about done with their day of fishing on the James River below the Benjamin Harrison Bridge in Prince George County on April 20. “We’d been out for three or four hours, and we’d caught some small catfish, but nothing impressive,” said Andrew Clark. Clark was out on the family boat with his wife and three children. “But we … [Read more...]
Saltwater News
Spot are packing up their bags and beginning to head out to sea, but some nice fish are still biting on the piers and in the lower stretches of the tidal rivers. They happen to be an excellent bait for jumbo flounder and other gamefish (as seen above). Big flounder are patrolling the humps along the CBBT, and bluefish continue to be caught throughout the lower bay. The rockfish season is going … [Read more...]
Gillette Cavalcade of Sports
If pressed, I could not name one current, professional boxer, but there was a time when I could name the champion of each weight category. Those were the days of Joe Louis, Kid Gavilan, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Carmen Basilio, Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, Gene Fullmer, and with Don Dunphy as ringside commentator. These pugilists were household names because boxing … [Read more...]
For Gas Logs Service, It’s Tiger Fuel
I know people who can clean and service their own gas logs. And then there’s me. One time I disassembled the logs to get at the pilot light, then couldn’t get the logs back together. I didn’t do well with Lincoln Logs, either. So, for the past few years, we’d call a professional each fall to come out and get the logs in working order. The first year, I called one of the gas log specialists in … [Read more...]
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