On occasion I’ll hit a decent drive on a short par 4, followed by an iron that is just right in distance, but a little left of the green. Like many average golfers, I tend to pull short irons. The problem I now find myself in is being within sniffing distance of the pin, but looking into the bowels of the nastiest sand trap this side of the Sahara. Even worse, the green is sloping away and I only … [Read more...]
A Pile of Leaves
Are colors more vivid when you are young? It certainly seems so to this Ol’ Boomer. I remember a pair of red maple trees in our front yard in Lewisburg, WV. I was 11 the first year we lived in that house on Court Street. There was nothing unusual about those two trees in the spring and summer, other than the grass beneath them was always a good spot to catch a few night crawlers for fish … [Read more...]
Skyline Graphics
In the past year, I have established two new businesses, and as with any new adventure, how you brand your business and how inviting your logo is will often make a big difference in the success of the new venture. Fortunately, finding a good graphics person was easy for me since my good friend, Sue Overton, is one of the most talented graphic artists I have been associated with – and I have … [Read more...]
Brown Bagging Tomatoes
We had a bumper crop of tomatoes this summer – both large tomatoes and the smaller, cherry tomatoes. Our vines were still producing as the first frost approached, so we picked each green tomato that night and brought them indoors. We have since been eating these tomatoes on tossed salads as they ripen in the house. Brown paper bags work great as incubators for the green tomatoes. Simply clean … [Read more...]
The Right Pot
Sometimes it’s not what you put in the pot that makes a terrific dish. Sometimes, it’s the pot you put the food in that makes all the difference. Cooking oysters, for example. It’s hard to screw up an oyster. They’re even good if you drop one on the floor and scoop it up quickly and eat it raw. They are not so good, however, if you try to fry them and you put too many in a pan, or if you don’t … [Read more...]
I Got The Blues
Virginia Saltwater Dr. Julie Ball Yet another front will roll through this weekend, but that’s just how the weather behaves starting in October along the Mid Atlantic coast. A few decent days during the week gave some anglers a chance to get out on the water, while surf anglers continue to line local shorelines. Not much has changed from last week on the fishing front, except that we now … [Read more...]
Trout Update
Excellent conditions now exist on all our mountain brook trout streams, and many brookies will still rise to a fluffy dry fly, like a Wulff, Humpy or Mr., Rapidan. Spring creeks in the valley are fishing well and trout are looking for wayward crickets and beetles. Trout Stocking The following streams were stocked this week: Bath Co.: Douthat Lake & Wilson Creek … [Read more...]
The Fuller Brush Man
There was a time when Americans eagerly greeted this particular door-to-door salesman. He was welcomed into the home for a chat and maybe a cup of coffee – sometimes for a bite of lunch. The well-respected visitor asked about the family and any news in the neighborhood, and then opened his case of wares. Most were brushes. He was, after all, The Fuller Brush Man The Fuller Brush Company dates … [Read more...]
Nags Head Stripers
For the second week in a row, Nags Head is the recommended destination for a CvilleBuzz Road Trip. That’s because while the striped bass fishing in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay is still slow and the fish and bait are scattered, the stripers in the sound at Nags Head are thick as thieves and hungry. It’s even better this week than the week before, says Guide Capt. Reese Stecher of Beach Bum Guide … [Read more...]
Buzzards On Mop Up Duty
For some unknown reason, deer like to cross Route 29 North near my house. And a good many don’t make it. Recently I saw a decent buck alongside the road, which had challenged a passing car and came in second. But his carcass wouldn’t be around long. I also saw 10 black buzzards waiting their turn at the buffet line. They were on mop up duty. If there is an uglier bird than a buzzard, I would … [Read more...]
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