Nancy B’s is at it again. Charlottesville’s Premiere Lighting Showroom is having a Fan Sale through August, so you can keep cool and save money at the same time. Says Nancy B, “We offer Monte Carol, Minka Aire, Regency, Fanimation, Progress, Quorum, Sea Gull, Craftmade and Vaxcel fans. And as if these weren’t enough lines, I saw a new line of fans in Dallas, Wind River, and decided we couldn’t … [Read more...]
Be a Better Putter
Mark Marshall, PGA Professional, Lake Monticello When it comes to practicing, the first thing that we can all improve on is putting. I would like for you to own putts 6 feet and in. Putting accounts for forty percent of your overall score and working effectively on the practice green can be time well spent. The first part of your practice should be skill building with a drill … [Read more...]
A Cooking Tip for BBQ
I have been cooking barbeque chicken for a thousand years. Well, maybe not a thousand, but at least eight-hundred and fifty. It was the first thing I cooked dating back to my bachelor days. After all that practice, I more or less have it down to a science. The only time I bombed is when I once slammed shut my Weber Grill and tipped it over on our patio – chicken, sauce, ashes and coals - all in … [Read more...]
Cobia Hit Nags Head
They arrived about a week ago – in force. Cobia are all over the OBX beaches and headed our way. “We landed 16 cobia last Friday afternoon,” said Capt. Reese Stecher of Beach Bum Fishing (www.beachbumfishimng.com). Most fish were short, just under 36-inches. But we landed enough keepers to keep everyone happy. There are lots of fish!” Also on the Outer Banks, sea mullet, bluefish, blow toads … [Read more...]
The Golden Age of Fine Clothing
I moved to Charlottesville on the first day of February in 1967. Bill Leggett had hired me as Men’s Buyer for the new Leggett’s Barracks Road Store with the idea that Leggett’s would no longer be a work clothes and $3 white shirt store. They were looking to enter in the world of fashion, to sell better clothing. My background included an intensive education in clothing at the University of … [Read more...]
Babies on the Way
“Hello? Fulker Farms? This is the guy in Virginia who buys all those meal worms from you and I’m going to need more. I have three families of cardinals nesting in my yard!” That was more or less my conversation this afternoon with the Fluker lady who ships my worms. The cardinals’ baby food should be arriving in a couple days. Our first cardinal family had built a nest in a … [Read more...]
El Agave Restaurant
I’m not the greatest one to write a review about Mexican restaurants. When we go, my wife Nancy often has to interpret the menu. “Tell me one more time the difference between a fajita and a tamale?” But I know what I like, and I enjoy El Agave Restaurant in Ruckersville. Many say it’s as close to authentic Mexican cuisine as it gets in this area. My sister, Johanna, who lives in … [Read more...]
Evaporated Corn Pudding
There are two things I most remember about evaporated milk. First, it was the creamer for my Mom’s and Dad’s morning coffee. There was always a little can of Carnation Evaporated Milk in the refrigerator with two small holes punched in the top, and my folks used that along with some sugar for their coffee. The second memory involves my Uncle Jim’s recipe for home made ice cream. Instead of milk … [Read more...]
“Who” Is It?
Recently, Marsha Boggess, my sister-in-law was able to take a cell phone picture of an owl, just outside her window and sent it to everybody in the family. We all oohed and aahed, of course. My son, Jimmie, thought it was a Barred Owl. It is really unusual, however, to ever see an owl, especially in the daytime. They are most certainly nocturnal creatures. Most of my dealings with … [Read more...]
Ready Fore Golf
I used my Ready Fore Golf kit twice last week. On one occasion, I drove my Titleist Pro V I down the fairway and into some fresh goose droppings. It was nasty. But no problem for me. I dug out a Handi Wipe, cleaned the ball thoroughly, then proceeded to knock it across a fence into a brier thicket. But at least I can take satisfaction knowing it was a clean “lost ball.” Not … [Read more...]
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