There have been walleye roaming the Rivanna River for years. As many as 20 years ago, the Game Department stocked walleye in the Rivanna Reservoir hoping that species would become established. They never really did. In fact, walleye have a tendency to go downstream and many of them went over the dam. There was once a pretty good fishery for walleyes below the dam as they tried to make … [Read more...]
What Did You Say?
If you live long enough, two things will happen. First, you’ll get arthritis as old joints begin to wear out. It’s like an automobile engine at 250,000 miles when it’s metal on metal, but in our case, it’s bone on bone. The second thing that will happen is that your hearing will also begin to diminish. Either that or it’s that other people all begin to mumble at exactly the same time. Ears have … [Read more...]
Let The Beatings Begin
There’s a great t-shirt on the market with a pirate ship in the background and this slogan: “The beatings will stop when morale improves.” In my backyard, the beatings have just begun. The robins are at war. Robins often travel in flocks, seeking productive feeding areas and better climate, but come spring, the only friend a robin has is his mate. Generally, in and around our yard, there … [Read more...]
Creasy Greens Update
Bet you thought I wouldn’t write any more about creasy greens, but you would be wrong. I’m sure hundreds and hundreds are out there dying for a creasy greens update, so here it is. The creasy greens saga began last spring. My wife Nancy had received a large bag of creasy greens seeds from her cousin, Billy, as he remembered his father and Nancy’s mother cutting and eating the succulent greens … [Read more...]
Easy, Peasy Hot Dog Chili
About once a month I get a craving for hot dogs. Some of the best hot dogs in town come off of the grill in my back yard, assuming I have homemade chili on hand. There are a few decent canned and packaged chilis available in stores, but none really do a hot dog justice. Last week, the hot dog fever hit me again and I picked up a pack of all-meat Ball Parks and some Wonder Bread … [Read more...]
Those Smelly Cubans
Each year for Christmas, I always put cigars at the top of my list. If I’ve been particularly good that year, my kids usually spring for a pack or two and they are always good cigars, not like the cheap stogies I normally buy. This past Christmas, my daughter Laura came through with a 4-pack of Cubans. They were specially packaged and looked great. I horde cigars like that, waiting for a … [Read more...]
NANCY B’S LIGHTING FAMILY
By Nancy B Working together, sharing stories about family members, meeting each other’s children and spouses, lending a shoulder to cry on, celebrating exciting and happy times, sharing a meal and laughing together; these are traits of a family. And these are the things that Nancy B’s family is all about. Good old fashion manners are quite evident at Nancy B’s. We greet our guests … [Read more...]
Jason’s Deli
There was a time in Charlottesville where the only place you could order a sandwich or sub was at a diner. There were no sub shops or deli’s in in town. Now there is one on every corner and in every strip mall. Lots are good, some not so much. When Jersey’ Joe’s opened at Forest Lakes, Nancy and I tried it out. We had seen it on the food channel. We were deeply disappointed. The … [Read more...]
Lake Orange: Open for Business
Lake Orange, one of Virginia’s most productive lakes, is now open for business. Actually, the lake is always open throughout the year, but the marina, Angler’s Landing, opened their doors for the spring season last weekend and fish are starting to bite. Angler’s Landing sells lures, live bait and snacks and rents 14-foot jon boats and electric trolling motors, giving anglers access to nearly … [Read more...]
If I Only Had a Tail
We used to have tails, you know. Mankind, that is. They were attached to the boney knob right above our butts. But they were apparently allergic to something called evolution and they all fell off. The first known Darwinian example of tail loss is well documented on cave walls. A young boy comes home from dinosaur tracking school when his mother shrieks: “Son, where on earth is your … [Read more...]
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