I have enjoyed an amazing tomato harvest this summer. I have four vines – two slicer tomato plants, one cherry tomato-type plant and a larger “Big Boy” type plant. Not only are they pumping out tomatoes on a regular basis (with many small fruits coming on and still some blossoms) but the tomatoes have been perfect – not a single blemish nor any end rot. This may all be pure, blind luck, but I have … [Read more...]
Speaking of Sports
I don’t like what’s happening in the world of sports, particularly college football and basketball. It’s no longer student athletes playing rival schools. It has become a multi-billion-dollar business with professional athletes who transfer colleges at will in order to earn more for themselves and earn more for their new coaches. The Name Image and Likeness (NIL) money means that schools with … [Read more...]
A Teenchy, Tiny Frog
One of my favorite Uncle Remus stories is “Teenchy Tiny Duck”, a tale of little puddle duck who found a satchel of money. I read it often and drive my children crazy, but my grandkids enjoy the story. I don’t have a Teenchy Tiny Duck in my backyard, but I do have a Teenchy Tiny Frog – a really Teenchy Tiny Frog. When he is perched on a lily pad, he appears to be about the size of marble, no … [Read more...]
Salmon Pilaf
Salmon has become a staple in our house. It’s good for you, it’s a nice change of pace from beef, pork and chicken and it tastes good – most any way you prepare it. I bought a pound and a half filet this week and decided to experiment – slightly. I decided to make Salmon Pilaf. It sounds exotic, but it’s really not. I simply baked the Salmon on a nice bed of Rice Pilaf. According to the … [Read more...]
Long Live the Loggerhead
By Molly Kirk/DWR You might not think of sea turtles when you think of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), but the agency is responsible for those species as well. The loggerhead turtle is the most abundant species of sea turtle that nests in the United States, but the Northwest Atlantic population is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, as of … [Read more...]
Nice Spanish Macs
Unfortunately, the weather does not look favorable for fishing in Virginia waters this Labor Day weekend, as the cold front lingering in North Carolina is bringing instability to the area. Mid-week there is also a chance of strong winds, as Tropical Storm Idalia approaches. However, there are still some fish to be caught, especially Spanish Mackerel. The Big Mac attacks are happening from the … [Read more...]
Let’s Twist Again
Someone had rented the banquet hall above the pool room in downtown Lewisburg for a dance party on a Saturday night in September 1960. I was a pretty good dancer back then. My Aunt Jodi had taught me how to “Jitterbug”, but when I got upstairs, I didn’t recognize what they were doing. It was something called The Twist, and they played Chubby Checker’s mega hit over and over. The girls looked … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Hummer Wars
They’re at it again. Every year, one hummingbird assumes squatter’s rights on any and all our backyard hummingbird feeders. He visits them frequently, but he absolutely stands guard 24/7 lest an intruder sneak in for a sip of sugar water. And one always does. I guess they draw straws to see whose feeder is whose. But they battle every day, throughout the day. So why this violence? They … [Read more...]
Soup’s On
I don’t often make soup. That’s because I consider soup a medicine, like aspirin or NyQuil, for when you’re sick. When it’s dinnertime, I want meat and potatoes. But Nancy likes soup. She likes soup even when she’s not sick. So, I decided to make soup. The easiest possible recipe I found, other than opening a can of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup (which I considered as an option) was one for … [Read more...]
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