Door mats. Big flounder. Fun to catch and even better to eat. Below are some tips from the VA Beach Fishing Center on how to snag a few. Flounder feed near the bottom, so you need to present your bait or lure close to where they are hiding. There are several effective tactics for catching them. One of the most popular methods is drifting with a baited rig, such as a Fluke Killer or a … [Read more...]
Boomers and Brewski’s
My first memory of drinking beer was at Atlantic Beach in North Carolina. I was about 12 or 13 and Mom and Dad were having a beer and a sandwich out on the deck of a restaurant overlooking the ocean while I and my siblings were dodging the crashing waves. I came up to see them and watched Daddy drinking a Schlitz. I asked for a sip, he handed me the can. I grimaced as the ice-cold beverage slid … [Read more...]
Short-Toothed Mountain Mint
I wrote about this amazing plant last year, but it is worth a repeat. Short-Toothed Mountain Mint is the most astounding pollinator attractor I have ever seen. We have two plants in their second year and at any given time throughout the day there will be 25 to 50 bees – mostly honeybees – on each plant. I have seen more honeybees on these plants in one day than I have seen in my yard for … [Read more...]
Taco Stuffed Peppers
Mexican food is fun to prepare. There are limitless possibilities and it’s fun to experiment. This week, I took advantage of some colorful peppers at Aldi’s and whipped up some Taco Stuffed Peppers. Aldi’s and several other grocery stores have been pre-packaging three mild peppers – orange, yellow and red, and offering the trio for $2.75, an excellent price. I bought 2 packages and went to … [Read more...]
Bluebirds and Crows Don’t Mix
The bluebird babies from the second next of my resident birds fledged on a Monday afternoon. The next morning, I saw Mr. Blue on a crook near their feeder and later went out with a handful of mealworms. I put the mealies in the bowl and expected him and Mrs. Blue to immediately swoop in and gather the worms for the baby birds. But they didn’t. Rather, they perched high in the tree limbs … [Read more...]
Birthdays
By Nancy B Every now and then I like to blog about something fun, not that residential lighting isn’t. Sometimes we dread the number of candles we’ll see on the birthday cake. Remember how much fun it was to turn 6 and then 16? At the 6th birthday; balloons, hats, and cute favors made you so happy and your mom may have taken cupcakes to school to help you celebrate. The 16th party was for … [Read more...]
Tuscan-Style Cantaloupes
I have no faith whatsoever with the average cantaloupes at the grocery stores. They mostly have no odor, meaning they are not ripe, and they are tasteless. So, I try to buy more exotic cantaloupes – like the Tuscan-Style melons from Dulcinea Farms. I have been seeing a few recently at various stores and bought one yesterday at Wal-Mart. In a word – excellent. Sweet, firm, … [Read more...]
The OBX Sound Sides are Hot
The sound side is now offering a variety of fish to catch - Big Speckled Trout, Sheepshead, Black Drum, Bluefish, and slot sized Red Drum. Spanish Mackerel are appearing in the Surf, along with Bluefish, Sea Mullet, Spot, and some Pompano. The piers have been productive with different species. Jennette’s Pier reported Sea Mullet, Spot, Flounder, Croaker, Pigfish, Bluefish, Spanish … [Read more...]
Great Baits for the Chesapeake Bay
From VA Beach Saltwater Fishing Report If you’re new to fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, you might be wondering what kind of baits to use to catch the most fish. The Chesapeake Bay is home to a variety of fish species, from panfish like spot, croaker, and perch, to larger predators like striped bass, bluefish, red drum, and cobia. Depending on what you’re targeting, … [Read more...]
Remember Bazooka Joe?
Bubble gum was one of the basic food groups for young Boomers. We grew up with the pink, sweetened stuff and we took pride in blowing huge bubbles. The world’s record for a bubblegum bubble, by the way, is over 26-inches in diameter. We chewed the stuff from morning till night, but not in school. It was a strict no-no to chew bubble gum in class because the teachers knew that it … [Read more...]
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