I now have corn rows – not in my hair, in my garden. I planted 4 very short rows and am hoping for the best. I needed something to replace my early harvest of sweet peas. Green beans would have been a more sensible choice, but I gambled with bi-color corn. Corn does better when it’s planted with lots of other corn, side by side, so I planted my 4 baby rows about a foot apart. Hopefully … [Read more...]
Emoseony Mini Chain Saw
Not many husbands give their wives a chainsaw for a birthday present, but I did, and Nancy loves it. My sweet wife loves to putz around the yard, sprucing up, weeding, watering and general maintenance. I would consider that work. She considers it therapy. In her therapy, she is having an on-going war with a certain holly bush in the front yard and a stand of forsythia in the back. … [Read more...]
Now Those Were Fireworks!
The Fourth of July Week is typically known for fireworks and firework displays, but it is really sad to go to a firework’s stand in the city of Charlottesville, unless sparklers and smoke bombs are your thing. No more “O’er The Rockets’ Red Glare.” For the citizens of Thomas Jefferson’s fine town, it’s Psssst, Pffftt, Pshhhh! Oh, wow! But Boomers remember real fireworks, the kind that would … [Read more...]
Fried Pickles At Texas Roadhouse
I always thought of Fried Pickles as “Fair Food” – like Elephant Ears and Corn Dogs. But more and more, restaurants are adding these delicious appetizers to their menus. Nancy and I made a last minute decision to eat out last night, and chose “The Loud Place” – Texas Roadhouse. And it was loud – at least three birthdays and lots of “Ya-hoos.” I saw the Fried Pickles as an … [Read more...]
An Amazing Catch
(This is the final chapter in a 5-part short story, "Let Down Your Nets", by Jim Brewer) Nighttime was always best for catching briny, the larger fish, as they could not see the nets so easily in the dark waters. They would enter, then be trapped in the trammel nets. A nice catch this evening would cap off what had been a productive week. But time and again, Simon and Nathan and the other boats … [Read more...]
Black Snakes and Copperheads
They say - whoever “they” is – that if you have black snakes around, you won’t have copperheads. They are natural enemies. Better to have a harmless black snake or two than a nest of poisonous copperheads. Recently, I heard just the opposite, that copperheads and black snakes co-exist. This source said that the black snake/copperhead myth was just that – an old wives’ tale. So which is it? My … [Read more...]
When There Were Manners
My wife and I went out to eat recently at a fairly nice restaurant and as we sat waiting for the server, I noticed that about half the men in the restaurant were wearing hats, mostly baseball caps, and half of them were on backwards. There was a time when wearing a hat indoors was strictly off limits and wearing one at the dining table was unthinkable. What ever happened to good … [Read more...]
Star Kist White Albacore Tuna Salad
Tuna salad is always a great lunch option – tasty, very healthy and diet friendly. On a recent visit at Wal-Mart I looked for some tuna, preferably packed in oil, which delivers more flavor, and I found what I was looking for - Solid White Albacore Star Kist Tuna packed in Vegetable Oil. I bought 2 large cans for about four-bucks each. I have found – by the way – if you pay more for … [Read more...]
Argentine Shrimp
I don’t shop often at Harris Teeter. It’s a little out of the way and I find it pricey, but when I do, I look for their Argentine Shrimp. They make the trip worthwhile. Harris Teeter is one of the few stores that regularly stocks Argentine Shrimp. As advertised, these shrimp are wild-caught off the coast of Patagonia, in Argentina. They are also known as Wild Red Shrimp and Patagonian … [Read more...]
Plagued by Grackles
Egyptians had their locusts. I am plagued with grackles. As a bird watcher and avid bird feeder, I despise grackles. They show up in mid-March and stay till mid-June, all the while eating me out of house and home. It wouldn’t be so bad if there were just a half dozen or so, but they come in swarms, up to 50 and more and they pound my feeders with sunflower hearts and my hanging Peanut Suet Logs … [Read more...]
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