After a steady diet of chicken, fish, vegetables, salads and other healthy dishes, there comes a point when you say, “To heck with this. I want some real food. I want a cheeseburger oozing with goodness and I don’t care how many calories it has.” That’s when you find a nearby Five Guys Restaurant and get your food fix, then it’s off to your endocrinologist to try and get your blood pressure and … [Read more...]
Fall With Jimmy O
What better way to spend a crisp autumn afternoon or evening with a glass of wine or an adult beverage and listening to music from Jackie Wilson, Otis Redding, Johnny Cash, Dion, the Everly Brothers and even the immortal Elvis Pressley. There’s only one entertainer in Central Virginia who can deliver those goods – and that’s Jimmy O, dedicated to preserving endangered music. Jimmy has released … [Read more...]
Road Trip For Walleye
Walleye in Central Virginia? That’s right, and your best chance for catching one of these delicious fish is at Lake Orange. Lake Orange is owned and managed by the Department of Game & Inland Fisheries. For years, the Department has worked hard to establish a walleye population throughout Virginia. In many lakes they have failed, but apparently Lake Orange is clicking on all four walleye … [Read more...]
Chicken Lombardy
My long time friend, Janice Kaltenbach is, and has been, one of the best cooks I’ve ever been around. Her fried chicken is second to none, nobody makes better potato salad than and her pralines are so yummy they should be illegal. So when Janice shares a recipe or says something she made was good, I pay attention. She told me this past week that she had a delicious chicken recipe. I begged her … [Read more...]
Jefferson’s Country Dinner
One of the major fund-raisers for Ducks Unlimited in Central Virginia is coming soon. On November 2, the Annual Jefferson’s Country Dinner is set for King Family Vineyard in Crozet. Doors open at 5:30 for drinks and great raffles. The ticket cost is $125 for a couple, or $75 for a single. Katie Schiermeyer has more information at 931-581-5955. … [Read more...]
Birds Need Water
We’re in a drought; at least we are here in Central Virginia. Albemarle County officials said they’d line us all up in a firing squad if they caught us watering our gardens or lawns. Fortunately, we had an inch of ran Tuesday night, which helped, but we’re still in a drought. The reservoir looks like Moses parted it and left it half empty. During dry weather, everybody worries about lawns and … [Read more...]
Time Was!
What time is it? I don’t know. I don’t have my phone with me. Phone? Where’s your watch? What’s a watch? Time was, everyone wore a watch. A right of passage for a young girl or boy was their first watch. It was a big deal. I think I was 7 when I got my first watch. It was an inexpensive stopwatch. I was constantly stopping and starting the watch, which also reset the time. So I never … [Read more...]
How Low Can You Go?
The trout streams are low and clear, the rivers are low and clear, and the lakes are the same – low and clear, but there are fish to be caught. The rules for fishing in low water are fairly simple – use lighter line, smaller lures and flies, fish further from your target and if you have a blaze orange fishing cap – leave it in the car. Here’s what happening on the freshwater … [Read more...]
Good, Better, Best
Just when you thought the fishing on the Outer Banks near Nags Head could not get better, it did. Says Capt. Reese Stecher: “We caught a 10-fish striper limit this morning up to 25 inches. We’re still catching Red Drum and Speckled Trout as well. We lost the keeper-sized Stripers on the 12th., but caught plenty of small throwback fish. But we ended up clobbering the Drum. And we caught the … [Read more...]
Fall Golf at Swannanoa
When it comes to panoramic vistas on a Central Virginia golf course, all others come in no better than second when compared to the Swannanoa Country Club on Afton Mountain. From several vantage points, a player can scan the horizon and see the Blue Ridge, the Southwest and the Allegheny Mountains – all at the same time. And right now, the leaves are just beginning to change. As I have … [Read more...]
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