Not many Boomers were able to avoid the scourge of hand-me-downs – clothes and shoes passed down from older brothers or sisters, or from one family to another. Most Boomer parents were children of the depression, and recycling was a way of life, not a fashion statement. Moms were even known to cut off buttons from old shirts and coats, so you know they were eager for gently used clothing in good … [Read more...]
Great Cabinets at Lights Out
As many of you know, I, Jim Brewer, am now running a lighting fixture outlet in Ruckersville called Lights Out. We get fixtures that have been discontinued from manufacturers and we sell them for 50% and more off the suggested retail. Recently, we added a line of value-packed cabinets. They come in boxes – you have to assemble them - but the savings are incredible. I quoted a lady a 9 cabinet … [Read more...]
Meadowcreek – Just For Fun
Most larger cities have a municipal golf course or two, but few have one to rival the quality of Meadowcreek Golf Course here in Charlottesville. My golf amigos and I teed it up there last week and had a great round. The best part? We played in less than 3 ½ hours – didn’t have to wait a single minute for any dawdling foursomes ahead – and that’s been a real problem of late. Golf courses are … [Read more...]
How To Peel Eggs
Tips from Bob and Doris Huff I did a little tongue in cheek piece last week on boiling eggs – the easy part. The hard part? Peeling them - at least some times. It’s common knowledge that a non-fresh egg peels easier, it tightens up inside with age and the shells come right off. But sometimes you don’t have any week-old eggs – you have to use what you’ve got. I’ve read lots of … [Read more...]
No Waste Seed Equals Savings
A male bluebird and two chicks flew to my main feeder and left disappointed. All they found were safflower seeds, and bluebirds can’t eat whole seeds like these. They need to be the form of the hearts or chips from the seeds. “Blues” especially love sunflower hearts, but the damned grackles had been pounding my feeder, dislodging the seeds and were eating me out of house and home. So I had … [Read more...]
Veal Picatta
I was a bachelor for three days last week as my wife Nancy abandoned me to spend time with her sisters-in-law in Jacksonville. She had a great time and I had some great meals. When Nancy goes out of town, it gives me the opportunity to cook some of my favorite dishes – things she finds objectionable. Things like veal. When Nancy was a little girl, her family lived on a cattle farm and she … [Read more...]
94th Season for Municipal Band
Stephen R. Layman, Music Director Summer Concert Series Dates June 7 at Western Albemarle HS June 21, July 5 & 19, August 2 &16 at Martin Luther King CHS Doors open at 7PM, Concerts start at 7:30 PM Free Parking Easy front door drop-off Family Pops Concert at the Sprint Pavilion Saturday, July 23 from 2 to 4 PM, Stephen R. … [Read more...]
Cobia On The Way
In late spring, the cobia begin moving up the Atlantic Coast after wintering off Florida and Georgia. Capt. Reese Stecher with Beach Bum Guide Service in Nags Head said the cobia are now in Carolina waters. Most boats are catching cobia in Hatteras, Stecher said, but they showed up this week at Oregon Inlet where only a handful of boats have been fishing. That should change soon, as the big red … [Read more...]
Lake Anna Report
At Lake Anna, the bass are hungry after a grueling spawn – and so are the crappie. Last Sunday at Anna Point, Preston Cox and Larry Wollersheim weighed in a bag of bass at 20.41 pounds. Their big fish went 6.52. Wayne Holder weighed in the best crappie in April at two pounds even while Kurt Hammerschmidt caught – and released – the best striper weighing 14 pounds, 9 ounces. Potomac … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Peeling Eggs
At some point during the life of an average man – and assuming the average man does a little cooking – it will become necessary to boil an egg. Boiling an egg is not rocket science. You put the egg in some boiling water, give it about ten minutes and you have yourself a hard-boiled egg. Hard-boiled eggs are useful in dishes like deviled eggs, which are really not all that appetizing unless the … [Read more...]
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