2011 May

Entries from May 25th, 2011

noaa radio

May 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, news, photos

I suspect a lot of folks in Southwest Virginia have been as entertained by the recent weather as they care to be. The daily warnings of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are starting to make my teeth hurt. Until the other night, I’ve never had a lightening storm sit directly overhead for a half hour. Watching [...]

we’re still here

May 22nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · faces and places, musings

Well, May 21st has come and gone, and we’re still here. The Rapture didn’t occur, and the earth didn’t turn into a giant tiki torch. It’s a good thing too, ‘cause I’ve still got a lot of shit to do. Hope none of y’all maxed out your credit cards figuring you wouldn’t be around to [...]

a night to remember

May 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · appalachian history, music

Last night was the best time I’ve had with my clothes on in I don’t remember when. Anne and I, along with our friends Suzanne Capone and Bill Perry, attended The Crooked Road Tour: The Roots of American Music (and how hillbillies helped invent it) at the historic Lincoln Theater in Marion, Virginia. The 12-stop, [...]

shrooming

May 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · musings, photos

I love mushrooms. I’m not talking about the ones you eat, though I love them too; I’m talking about the various fungi that pop up all over the place on days like today. They make cool photography subjects. One of the things on my bucket list is to learn about the edible mushrooms that grow [...]

yummmm….strawberries (homer simpson voice)

May 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · From the Garden

We’ve picked about a quart and a half of strawberries the past two days from our 5′X4′ patch. Thanks to the wet weather, they are the plumpest, sweetest, and juiciest we’ve ever grown. We added a scant tablespoon of sugar to the first pickings, but we probably shouldn’t have. These little beauties are just fine [...]

an apology

May 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · musings

When I screw up, I don’t mess around; I really screw up. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece entitled “wtf? ….over” in which I appeared to have said some mean and cruel things about my neighbors. Don’t bother to go back and look because I took it down; the first time I [...]

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let the good times roll

May 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments · food, Sources

Good food, made from scratch, made another comeback in Wytheville yesterday. Captain Coy’s Cajun Deli & Seafood Market opened with a bang as these last few weeks of a growing word of mouth kept chef/owner Chris Francis chained to his stove virtually from the time he opened until the time he closed. With a staff [...]

the best day ever

May 10th, 2011 · 2 Comments · arts and crafts, faces and places, food, photos

Saturday’s opening of the Wytheville Farmers Market was its best day ever. Not just the best opening day, the best day period. Market director Suzie Richert reports that not only did they have the most vendors (21), but the largest number of visitors and the highest sales gross. This year’s opening was also the earliest [...]

what a day!

May 9th, 2011 · No Comments · news, photos

Saturday’s opening of the Wytheville Farmers Market was the biggest and best ever. I’ll have more later today. Spring allergies are attacking right now, and I’m hoping my head won’t explode.

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