Seeking Pasture Near Bethlehem A 4-part Christmas story by Jim Brewer The sheep had gone easily into the fold that evening. Young Amos was pleased that he had not been called on to round up any stragglers. Rather, the flock of 98 was safely within the confines of the corral made of stones from the fields, and erected just north of the town of Bethlehem, known to the shepherds as … [Read more...]
Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em
In the 1950’s, 60’s and well into the 70’s, Americans smoked cigarettes. A lot of cigarettes. It was almost assumed that a person of age would take up smoking. It was the thing to do, even though everyone knew – even without a warning from the Surgeon General – that smoking was bad for your health. “Don’t smoke. It will stunt your growth,” my dad always said. Yet, Boomers likely … [Read more...]
Virginia Striper Action Picking Up
Virginia’s striper fishing is picking up. Keeper fish are coming from our rivers where anglers are jigging structure on the Elizabeth, James, Rappahannock, and York Rivers. Night fishing along the CBBT is heating up as well. Try drifting eels or trolling tandem rigs, Mann’s stretch 20′s, daisy chains or casting twister tails near bridge pilings. The striper fishing will continue to get better with … [Read more...]
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Coming Attractions: Bizarre Bazaar
For the past 15 years or so, my wife, often my daughter and their assorted lady friends from multiple states gather in Richmond for something called The Bizarre Bazaar. During the event, each lady participates in a shopping tournament. Whoever buys the most wins the award. Don’t ask. It’s a lady thing. Some say it’s not really the Christmas season until The Bizarre Bazaar occurs, and it’s just … [Read more...]
Chicken Tenders From Vocelli’s
Occasionally, our next-door neighbors, a young couple, will allow us to babysit for them. Their three year old son, Liam, is a joy to be around, and since our children, the inconsiderate trolls, have moved far away, Nancy and I need a little grand parenting activity every now and then to shake off the rust. So after work last Wednesday, we went to their house to babysit and decided to order out … [Read more...]
Bluebirds Are Shopping
We saw our resident pair of bluebirds this morning. They were checking out nesting sites. Already! I feel confident it’s the same pair that nested three times in our various bluebird boxes last summer. Funny, after the third clutch had fledged, the blues disappeared. Didn’t see them for a couple months, then they returned for a bath and a sip of water during the drought. As I always say, if you … [Read more...]
Ham, Mac & Cheese
One of the fun things about cooking is just using what you may have on hand in the fridge or cupboard and having it come out well. Sometimes, as my wife Nancy will attest, my experiments are not successful, but I pulled one off last week. I had two packs of Smithfield Diced Ham that I had purchased in order to make omelets for our gang at Urbanna. But my omelets got bumped, so I still had the … [Read more...]
Chain, Chain, Chains!
Winter’s coming. There will likely be a snowfall or two sending all of Central Virginia to Kroger’s to buy every carton of milk in sight and then retreat into hibernation. The radio and TV people will say, “Stay home unless you have to get out because there is – oh no – snow on the roads.” I took my driver’s license on a day when there was 13-inches of ice and snow on the highway. I passed … [Read more...]
Cool Weather Equals Good Fishing
The Nolin Family from Vermont at Oregon Inlet From the upper reaches of the bay down through the Carolinas, anglers are doing better and better with stripers following the recent cold snap. From Nags Head, Capt. Reese Stecher reports: “The Stripers gave us the slip for a few days. So, we went after the Drum and they were biting. The cold weathered helped us out and we figured out … [Read more...]
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