I am a Certified Frog Farmer. Got my certificate in the mail today from the US Department of Agriculture. Not really, but I deserve it. This spring, I purchased 6 tadpoles from Springdale Gardens in Greenville hoping that 1 or 2 might eventually make it to frog-hood. Not one or two, but all six have now lost their tails, grown some legs and have perched themselves at various ambush points in … [Read more...]
Heirlooms are “Heirlooms”
Heirloom Tomatoes are truly “heirlooms”. Farmers Almanac confirmed that this unique tomato plant has come from seeds that have been handed down from generation to generation. Families and farmers saved the seeds from the tomatoes that tasted best and over the years, perhaps the most flavorful, juiciest tomato of all emerged. The Heirloom is a purebred tomato, not a hybrid variety. Yet you … [Read more...]
Unidentified Flying Objects
I had a UFO in my yard this week, but instead of a little green man, it was a strange gray bird like I’ve never before seen, Nancy saw it and called me to the kitchen window. “What kind of bird is that?” she remarked. The bird was perched near our feeders, but not feeding. It appeared more curious than anything else. It was a gray bird, a lighter gray and a little mottled in the chest, … [Read more...]
Riverside Burgers
After my last (and I mean my last) colonoscopy, and because of a delay in the OR assembly line, I hadn’t eaten in over 24 hours. I was still a little groggy when Nancy picked me up and I was starving. She asked what and where I wanted to eat. When you’re really hungry, for me it’s Riverside. Some make fatter burgers, some have fancier toppings, some may use pricier cuts of beef, but nobody … [Read more...]
Mail Chimp Can be a Mail Chump
I use a service called Mail Chimp to handle the subscription list to Cville Buzz. The service is responsible for mailing an electronic copy to anyone who subscribes, and unless the subscriber cancels, he or she is supposed to get CvilleBuzz every Friday morning. Supposed to, that is. Sometimes Mail Chimp has a bad hair day and drops a subscriber for no particular reason. The subscriber then … [Read more...]
Squash Fritters
When squash comes in, it really comes in. Four squash plants can keep the crisper drawer of a refrigerator packed to the gills. Like Bubba in Forest Gump, “There is Fried Squash, Steamed Squash, Squash and Onions, Sautéed Squash, Squash and Tomatoes, Squash and Limas, Pickled Squash, Squash and Grits and the list goes on.” An often overlooked away to serve squash happens to be one of my … [Read more...]
Carp on the Fly
The rivers are low and clear, which makes things a little tougher for a smallmouth angler, but a lot easier for a carp fisherman. Yes, carp are gaining in popularity as worthy opponents and especially on a fly rod. Carp primarily feed by smell, but they will also pick up a bait if it looks good, then spit it out if it isn’t. A fly fisherman has a brief opportunity to set the hook when that … [Read more...]
Our Friend: Speedy Alka-Seltzer
Boomers grew up with a little fellow named Speedy Alka-Seltzer. He was one of us. He was our friend in need. Speedy was there when you ate too much, drank too much, had indigestion, heartburn, stomach aches, acid reflux, aches and pains, bad colds and especially a hangover. He was our friend when we had too much of any good thing. Marketing – such as the promotion of Little Speedy – has … [Read more...]
Corn Dog Muffins
The best Corn Dogs I have ever eaten came from a small stand just outside the grand-stand entrance to the West Virginia State Fair. Over the years, I made it a point to order one (or two) every time I went. These weren’t frozen, micro-waved Corn Dogs. They deep-fried them on the spot and sometimes there was quite a line waiting. But it was worth the wait for the piping hot, sweet, delicious … [Read more...]
Prolific Bluebirds
(A custom bluebird house) Chris Johnson of Earlysville may have the most prolific bluebirds in Virginia. Maybe anywhere. Chris told me earlier in the year that two pair nested in his yard for the first time ever. Bluebirds are quite territorial and usually put up a stiff fight for squatter’s rights and sole occupancy, but Chris said the two houses were not within sight of … [Read more...]
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