It’s always refreshing to see a new, small business opening. It’s a sign that the entrepreneurial spirit is still alive and well in America. One such business opened recently in the Food Lion Shopping Center on Rt. 29 in Ruckersville – Randy’s Hardware. In a world of Lowe’s and Home Depot’s, Randy’s Hardware is set to compete. I poked my nose in the door recently to check it out and was glad to … [Read more...]
Jim’s Corn Farm
I did not intend to be a farmer with a crop of corn in my yard, but that’s how it’s all shaping up. For Christmas, I was the beneficiary of a big bag of dried corn ears. The plan is to screw one the ears on a gizmo hanging from a tree. The squirrels would then somehow locate the ear of corn and eat from it. But that’s not exactly how it works. Oh, the squirrels found it alright – took them … [Read more...]
The Barn
The Barn. That pretty much says it all. Anyone from Charlottesville or anyone ever associated with the University of Virginia knows that “The Barn” means the Aberdeen Barn, one of Virginia’s finest steak houses. The Barn was conceived and opened in 1965 by George Spathos. I first visited this iconic steak house in 1967. I was the Men’s Buyer at Leggett Department Store at the Barracks Road … [Read more...]
Creating an Outdoor Room
It’s expensive to add a room or an addition to a home. Current estimates to put an addition onto an existing home can be from $200 to $250 per square foot or more. That means if you’d like to add a 20 x 30 living area to your house, you’re looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000. But what if you already had the space, and many people do, in their own yards. With the proper lighting, … [Read more...]
Saving Seeds
My Dad was a big believer in saving seeds. Our basement furniture, such that it was, was covered with newspapers and assorted seeds, supposedly drying out. I don’t know if Daddy thought that his seeds were better somehow than new Burpee’s or if he was too cheap to buy new ones, but he saved all sorts of seeds, and for the most part, his garden flourished each summer. We have also saved a few … [Read more...]
Ocean Doormats
How badly do you want to catch a 10-pound flounder? If you are willing to bundle up and sneak out one day when the wind isn’t blowing 20 to 30, and if you head out into the ocean and find some nice structure, you just well might catch a 10-pound flounder – or two. They’re biting for those willing to track them down. The Chesapeake Bay striper season closed on December 31, but the … [Read more...]
A Thermos of Coffee
I gave Daddy a thermos one year for Christmas. It was a heavy duty thermos, like you’d see in a construction worker’s lunchbox. It was one of Daddy’s favorite gifts ever. That thermos, even today, brings back lots of great memories because it went with us on most of our hunting trips throughout the years. A typical hunt during the Christmas vacation found us leaving the house early in the … [Read more...]
What Have You Got To Lose (Chicken Salad)
Is it possible to lose weight or even hold you own during a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas? The answer is no – it’s not possible. We are all up a few pounds if we’re lucky. We very well might be up by more than a few, but it’s no big deal. Easy come, easy go, right? Just go on a diet. But… A diet is only be a temporary bandage on a more serious wound if it doesn’t taste good and … [Read more...]
Recycle That Tree
If it’s not too late, don’t drag your Christmas tree to the curb for trash pick-up. Recycle it. There are lots of great uses for a needle dropping tree. For starters, if you have a fireplace or burn wood, nothing makes a better fire starter than a dry Christmas trees. You can snap off the branches and twigs to get a quick blaze going and the main trunk burns hot and emits a great fragrance. If you … [Read more...]
Martin’s Potato Rolls – Yumm!
I have recently become a big fan of potato bread and rolls – made with potatoes and not wheat. I think I bought a bag of potato hamburger rolls by mistake and really liked them. It turns out, they have fewer calories than regular bread and as much, if not more flavor. They also have zero cholesterol. One of my favorite buys is a package of Martin’s Party Rolls. The 15-oz. bag has 24 rolls – … [Read more...]
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