We once had three dogwood trees in our front yard. They were planted when our house was first built. About 20 years ago, we lost one of our dogwoods to a young teenage girl who wasn’t paying attention to where she was driving and plowed into my dogwood. The girl was okay, but the tree didn’t make it. A couple year ago, we lost the second tree to old age. We had trimmed and trimmed it until it just … [Read more...]
Clifty Farms Country Ham
Country ham is one of those things you either like or you don’t – there’s no in between. My Daddy told me when I was growing up that there were three and only three things I didn’t have to eat – steak, avocados, and country ham. Everything else I had to eat, or I had to sit at the table until it evaporated - or I eventually ate it. I learned to eat lots of things that way, including … [Read more...]
Tuna Time, Big Time
February can’t make up its mind, as the usual bitter cold has given way to some unseasonably warm weather. The swings make a big difference in what’s biting. The average water temperature is now 45 degrees. Boats fishing out of Oregon Inlet and Hatteras Inlet North Carolina are getting into some nice bluefin tuna action. Charter boats fishing to the south have found lots of smaller bluefin, … [Read more...]
Landing A Golden Bass
By Molly Kirk/DWR Jacob Moore was quite surprised when he reeled in this largemouth bass from the James River. Moore was expecting to catch a largemouth—he was targeting them. But he wasn’t expecting to catch a golden largemouth! “I was out there practicing for a tournament, catching a bunch of fish,” said Moore, who works as an arborist and participates in local tournaments. “I … [Read more...]
A Stitch in Back Time
I like a 29-inch inseam on my trousers. I hate it when pants drag along the ground and become tattered, though that’s what most of the young men today seem to prefer – ragged pant bottoms. But it’s hard to find pants with 29-inch inseams, most are 30-inches or more, So, get them altered, right? Not if you want to pay a tailor almost as much for hemming as you did for the original price of the … [Read more...]
When Music Was Instrumentally Great
Music without words. Is that possible anymore? Today’s music consists mainly of light rock, heavy metal, and rap. It would be hard to do rat-a-tat rap music without words like “Ho’s in the hood” or rock music without a pounding beat and an echo chamber for the soloist. But Boomers remember when there was great music, and no words whatsoever. We called them “Instrumentals.” Remember … [Read more...]
A Pair of Downy’s
I have been seeing a pair of Downy Woodpeckers at my various feeders recently. They particularly like the peanut suet bar. One Downy with a cherry red patch on the back of his head (the male) will peck on one side and one without the red patch (the female) will peck at the other. Obviously, I have had a mating pair of Downy’s, and they will no doubt soon be nesting near or on my … [Read more...]
Signs of Our Times
Baking Beer Bread
Baking bread is not among my culinary fortes. But then, neither is cooking meats, vegetables, or desserts, but that doesn’t stop me from tying on my apron and trying. Recently, I saw a recipe for Beer Bread. Beer? Bread? Two of my faves - so I decided to give it a go. Not only was it easy, it was delicious – rich, yummy and filling. From start to finish, it’s about an hour and 15 … [Read more...]
Leg Quarters
Eggs have gotten so expensive that Kroger’s had to install an ATM machine beside the Dairy and Egg department. Some shoppers put a carton of eggs on layaway and pay for them over time. But the price of chicken hasn’t risen to such astronomical heights – yet. Chicken wings are and remain ridiculously priced, because of high demand for Buffalo Wings (especially near Super Bowl time), but … [Read more...]
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