(This is the eighth in a series of articles about growing up in Lewisburg, West Virginia, perhaps the greatest town and in the best time to grow up that a young man could ever ask for.) The first Easter Sunday after I moved from Beckley to Lewisburg, it snowed. Our family entered Old Stone Church in our summer best, having to knock off the snow from our shoes. I wore a blue seersucker … [Read more...]
Feeding The Birds
Our first nest of bluebirds finally hatched and fledged. It seems like the hen had been on the nest and tending to babies forever, but it was probably just a month in all. We were disappointed that only one baby bluebird survived. We think there were two that fledged, but now it’s one. This “only child” bluebird, however, will likely be the fattest bluebird chick on the planet. I have been loading … [Read more...]
Bodo’s: A Charlottesville Institution
When an alumnus of the University of Virginia returns to grounds, one of the first things he or she will do is find the nearest Bodo’s and get a bagel fix. Bodo’s is quite simply a Charlottesville institution. Brian Fox, a New England escapee, founded Bodo’s in 1986. At that time, bagels were known as a northern dish. Only the Yanks ate the odd shaped bakery items and usually with something … [Read more...]
Old Trail Wants You!
Old Trail Golf Club has made an appeal to all members of the Virginia State Golf Association to come play their course. With a valid VSGA card in hand, players can tee it up at the beautiful layout at the foothills of the Blue Ridge for just $42. This includes a cart, but is only valid on Mondays through Thursdays after 11 AM. The offer expires June 30, so there are still six weeks or so to take … [Read more...]
Snakeheads on the Move
They were first discovered in the Potomac River in 2004 - the infamous snakehead fish, imported from Asia and illegally released into our public waterways. The Game Department went on a snakehead safari, trying to eradicate the invasive species, but to no avail. The menacing looking snakeheads spread throughout the Potomac and then to the James and Rappahannock rivers and even into Lake Anna and … [Read more...]
Mexican Muffins
Kids, and adults as well, enjoy eating “personal size” dishes – like small apple pies (apple tarts), personal pizzas and eggs, bacon and cheese quiches baked in muffin tins. Recently, I concocted a personal size Mexican Muffin, basically a Burrito baked in a muffin tin. What made all this possible was my discovery of a larger size muffin tin. I didn’t know they made them. The large size is about … [Read more...]
Goat Cuddling
There is a new sport gaining in popularity. Goat Cuddling. It has not yet been approved for Olympic competition, but it may soon be. But a warning from the Surgeon General: Goat Cuddling can be quite contagious. On Tuesday this week, my wife and daughter, Laura, went on a Goat Cuddling expedition to Waynesboro. Their mission was to cuddle with as many baby goats as possible. They came back with … [Read more...]
Carolina Cobia
Cobia. One of the most splendid game fish in all of saltwater. They winter as far south as Florida, then make their way up the coast in the spring, slamming baits off of Charleston and Myrtle Beach before reaching Hatteras waters and heading north. Last week, the cobia arrived en masse at Oregon Inlet and skipper Reese Stecher and clients were on hand to take advantage. “At first we could see … [Read more...]
Biking Around Lewisburg
(This is the seventh in a series of growing up in Lewisburg, West Virginia in the 1950’s, perhaps the greatest town and in the best time to grow up that a young man could ever ask for.) Lewisburg was a Mecca for young bikers. Other than Washington Street, a fairly steep incline, most streets were level or close to it. We went everywhere on our bikes - in traffic and along the back … [Read more...]
Plant For The Butterflies
Besides bluebirds, the most welcomed guests in my backyard are Monarch butterflies. They are like miniature, fine-art paintings flitting from bush to bush and flower to flower. They are magnificent creatures and they are threatened. Their fiercest enemies happen to be human beings, who are rapidly destroying meadows and the milkweed plants that Monarchs must have in order to survive. One of my … [Read more...]
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