During our Hawaiian Cruise, we stopped at the Mauna Loa Macadamia Plantation. They have about a million trees and produce more macadamia nuts than anyone. We sampled their wares, of course, and I was reminded just how good these nuts are and what tremendous Christmas gifts they make. A package or two of macadamia nuts is sure to please anyone - and I’ve never heard of a macadamia nut allergy. … [Read more...]
Easy Chicken Picatta
I gained 5 pounds during our weeklong cruise to Hawaii. It could have been worse, but I managed to avoid desserts, otherwise it would have been 10 pounds. On a cruise ship, every time you turn around they’re trying to feed you something and they are usually successful. And now Thanksgiving and the holidays are here. I’ll soon look like “Fat Bastard” in the Austin Powers movie if I don’t … [Read more...]
Return of the Snowbirds
It hasn’t snowed yet, but my snowbirds are back. About 2 weeks ago, when the thermometer plunged to 20 degrees, they found their way to my backyard – where they belong. The friendly little songbirds had been missing in action since March, when things started to warm. Then, they headed for Canada to spend the summer. Now they have returned. Snowbirds, officially known as Dark-Eyed … [Read more...]
Color Trends In Home Lighting
Trying to figure out new color trends is not easy. And trying to understand which home lighting colors hot and which ones are fading is tough. However this information in home furnishings, lighting and accessories is most valuable when deciding your purchase. Benjamin Moore and print magazine Domino may help sort it out, they offer some useful guidelines. The Architectural Digest … [Read more...]
Dam Removed on Moore’s Creek
In 2016 and 2017, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF), along with several key partners, completed two restoration projects on Moores Creek in Charlottesville, Virginia to benefit aquatic wildlife and water quality. Moores Creek, which flows through the City of Charlottesville, is a tributary to the Rivanna River, which flows to the James River. For decades, urbanization and … [Read more...]
Outer Banks Stripers
While Virginia striper fishermen are experiencing a little rough going, the striper fishing around Nags Head has been red hot. There have always been stripers back in the sounds behind Nags Head, but the fish have generally run small – lots of throwbacks and few over 20-inches. All of a sudden, that has changed. Anglers are catching some very nice sized stripers in the sounds and lots of … [Read more...]
Muskies in Virginia
By VDGIF Muskie - the fish of a thousand casts. We’ve got them in Virginia and here’s how the Game Department says to catch them. River fishermen use rafts, kayaks, canoes, or small boats with electric motors or small outboards to float larger pools and fish near woody debris, large boulders, drop offs, or weed lines. We suggest using an eight foot medium heavy rod with … [Read more...]
Hawaii, Hawaii
When we touched down at the Honolulu Airport it was 88 degrees. Perhaps 85 or 86 would have been more comfortable, but I’ll take 88 in the middle of November. This was to be our second visit to the Aloha State in the past two years. This beautiful island paradise draws tourists like a magnet – an inviting climate, extreme beauty and incredibly friendly people. There are only two problems … [Read more...]
Aloha! Welcome to Hawaii
Not only is Hawaii a place of beauty, it is a geological wonder. Hawaii is one of the newest pieces of real estate in the world. The earth’s center is a hot spot. Hot enough to boil rocks. There is a place in the Pacific that– when the earth turns exactly right – gets extra hot and erupts. It first erupted years ago and it’s still spewing lava. The depth of the Pacific in these parts can extend … [Read more...]
Whales and Jaws
The most visited island in Hawaii? If you said Oahu, home of Honolulu, you’d be wrong. It’s Maui, the second largest island. But this is a recent phenomenon. Today Maui is known for two things. Whales and jaws. But not jaws as in sharks, but “jaws” as in the fury of tidal waves crashing along a certain beach on the western coast. This is surfing country and a place the locals … [Read more...]
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