I went to Wal-Mart this week to buy a pack of BBs to discourage some unnamed pests that are hanging around our bird feeder. When I tried to ring the BBs up at the self-checkout, management had to come and approve the sale. For BBs? How well can I remember buying BBs to support my air-gun habit throughout my youth. They came in small cellophane packages, and I believe they cost a dime. They … [Read more...]
A Monarch Caterpillar
We have seen a few monarch butterflies in our yard this summer, but just this week, we saw something even better – a monarch caterpillar! The colorful creature was chewing its way up a spindly stalk of our butterfly milkweed. Milkweed is the key to the survival of these graceful creatures. Many plant butterfly bushes, which are nice and certainly attract monarchs and other … [Read more...]
It’s Cook Out for Great Burgers
Our endeavor to track down the best hamburgers in Charlottesville takes us to a relatively new restaurant in town – Cook Out. They opened in 2012 in Charlottesville at the site of the old Long John Silver’s on Emmett Street and the long lines in their drive through lanes is a testament to their excellent food. Cook Out was founded in 1989 by Morris Reaves in Greensboro, NC. The … [Read more...]
Portable Light Posts
What will they think of next? By Nancy B I still find it hard to believe, but it’s true. We now offer portable posts! For many years we have offered patio floor and table lamps and pendants and chandeliers that can be hung and used outside so why not posts? Are you scratching your head too? Many of us have a light post with a nice lantern in our … [Read more...]
The Olympics
I once could not get enough of watching the Olympics. I binge watched. I remember Mark Spitz and Sugar Ray Leonard. There was Mary Lou Retton and The Dream Team. I remember Carl Lewis, Florence Griffith Joyner and Greg Louganis and the pride I felt when they played the National Anthem at another American victory. But I didn’t watch the Olympics this year. Never turned it on … [Read more...]
Lowery’s Out of Business
One of Virginia’s former great seafood restaurants is now out of business with no hope of recovery. Lowery’s Seafood Restaurant in Tappahannock has closed its doors for good. Years ago, I was headed to the Northern Neck and a fishing trip out of Lewisetta. A friend suggested that I stop in Tappahannock on my way and eat at Lowery’s if I was hungry. As it turned out, I went … [Read more...]
Easy Cheesy Grits
I was raised on grits. There was a bowl of grits on Mama Ida’s dining table in Raleigh at every meal. We had hot grits in the morning, leftover cold grits at lunch and then more hot grits at dinner. It was our starch, rather than potatoes, and I loved grits. I can’t understand why some people don’t like grits. They are rather bland and mild tasting, enhanced greatly with salt and … [Read more...]
Billfish Time
Sailfish, blue marlin, white marlin! Yep, they are off the coasts of Virginia and Carolina now and they’re biting. It’s perfect timing as the local tournament season is underway. Boats have been having multiple hook-ups with blue and white marlin. Mahi catches in Virginia are coming from inshore seamounts such as the “Hot Dog”. Wahoo are in the same area as well as tuna. Swordfish, too. Carolina … [Read more...]
On Becoming a Farmer
I bought myself a farm this week with a thousand head of livestock. Well, I call them livestock. Others might call them worms. Yes, I bought a worm farm with a thousand red wigglers. Why? My wife asked the same question, but there are four good reasons. First, I like worms. They are one of the most interesting creatures on the planet. Second, I have a small goldfish pond full of baby … [Read more...]
A Mattress Sale!
You are not going to believe this, but there is a “Mattress Sale” in progress. Really. I wouldn’t lie. I know that a Mattress Sale is practically unheard of, but as I was driving down Rt. 29, I saw a sign in the window – “Mattress Sale”. It was at the Mattress Warehouse near Starbucks, across from Fashion Square Mall. I was stunned and had to check it out. “Are you really having a mattress … [Read more...]
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