We just completed a wonderful addition to our backyard – a small goldfish pond. I have wanted one for years, mainly as a home for my bullfrog friends, but we really needed one when our 8 ever-growing goldfish outgrew their 35 gallon tub. After the dust has settled, I would encourage everyone to consider putting in a small pond on their property. It is not overly expensive and it … [Read more...]
How Sweet It Is!
Funny, but there are still a handful of smells that I can distinctly remember from my youth. One was the smell of a new baseball mitt, a strong leather scent that lasted until you left your glove out in the rain just once. Another smell was that of a new pair of blue jeans, the aroma of the strong indigo dye was tantalizing. Another unforgettable scent I recall was from Grandma Brewer’s kitchen … [Read more...]
Vocelli’s Artisan Pizza
I would give anything to be able to go to a restaurant and write an “Eatin’ Out” review - even it was a bad experience. I am so ready to go out to eat again, and as soon as the doors open at Bonefish or any other of my favorite eateries, I’ll be there, virus or not. In the meantime, at least we can go to some restaurants and pick up an order to go. Last Sunday, we decided on a pizza and called … [Read more...]
I Hate Thinning
No, not my waistline, that definitely needs thinning. It’s thinning the recently sprouted seedlings that I can’t stand, and I usually do a lousy gardening job by letting the plants crowd themselves and therefore produce fewer vegetables. I’ve got that problem right now. I decided - since I now have a small fence around my garden to prevent rabbits from sampling my wares – to plant pole … [Read more...]
Beautiful, Little Downy Woodpeckers
We have a feeder about ten feet from the kitchen window which offers me a great – pardon the pun – bird’s eye view of my backyard visitors. One of the most beautiful birds that graces my yard is the downy woodpecker with a whiter-than-white breast, jet black wings and tail, and a spot of scarlet red on its head. I don’t know where the little fellows nest, but they did successfully and have been … [Read more...]
Doug’s Maytag: Good Folks
We have a gizmo in our Whirlpool refrigerator called a Meat and Cheese Tray. It’s pretty handy and a convenient storage spot for – yes – meat and cheese. It can also slide sideways on the shelf to create room, where needed. The other day, I attempted to slide it to the right, but a pot I didn’t see in the back was in the way and the little bracket at the top snapped. No problem. I can fix that. … [Read more...]
Good Ol’ Steak-umms
I was strolling through the bakery department at Kroger’s this week and saw a package of Martin’s Hoagie Rolls that caught my eye. They looked very fresh and they were a perfect size for a hoagie – a little longer and not so stubby as most. So I bought them and then wondered what I would have with the rolls. Hey, a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich sounded good. All I needed was a fresh onion, a bag … [Read more...]
Striper Time
It’s now the Spring Striper Season in Virginia’s saltwater. There are lots of fish out there and they are biting. Rig up the rods, it’s time to go. Stripers are now available in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries. The Bay’s Spring Striper season runs from May 16 through June 15. The minimum creel size limit is 20 inches, and the maximum size limit is 28 inches. The possession limit is 1 per … [Read more...]
Uncle Jim
As those of us old enough to remember “polio” look back on our lives, it’s not so much the events that we recall, but the people. One of those people in my life was Uncle Jim. He was James Benjamin Lawrence and dated and then married my Aunt Jody. Jody was like my big sister. She was just ten years older and was there when I came home as a newborn baby from Rex Hospital in Raleigh, … [Read more...]
Pond Events
Last Saturday, the pond had been dug, the liner was in place, the pump chugged away and the landscape rocks had been laid. The only thing missing in our new backyard pond was fish. So we popped a bottle of Prosecco and introduced our 8 pet goldfish to their new home. “Call them by name. when you put them in the pond,” I suggested. “Okay. One, two, three, four…” Of all our pet … [Read more...]
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