Rehcreation
Make Shift Birdbath
We have a hummingbird feeder on our deck. It is filled with sugar water for the hummingbirds. We unfortunately haven’t seen many this year. That however doesn’t mean that the feeder hasn’t been active. On top of the feeder is a bowl of water, this is supposed to prevent the ants from getting to [...]
Cubs All-Stars
I feel like I’m twelve again, I am so excited about the all-star game tonight. Not so much the actual game, because I will not be able to stay up and watch all of it, but of the introduction and pre-game celebration.
I grew up a Cub fan, I will die a Cub fan. I just hope [...]
Blongo Ball At The Beach
There is a new game I learned at the beach last week. While I have played Bocce Ball and Wiffle Ball at the beach, I saw people playing a new game where golf balls were being tossed onto horizontal targets! Now, I have seen a few frustrated golfers toss a golf ball, but this was new [...]
Bird Island Mailbox
One of the best things about going on vacation is getting away from it all. Last week, I was beaching it at Sunset Beach. There is an uninhabited island next to Sunset called Bird Island. It used to be separated by an inlet but that disappeared during a storm a few years back. So Sunset [...]
State BBQ Championship Cookoff
Last Saturday I ate like a pig, or I mean, I ate pig. Well almost, it was like a buffet that would never end. We ate for almost 2 hours sampling 25 freshly cooked pork barb-b-que.
I was one of five celebrity judges at the State BBQ Championship cook-off on Saturday at the State Fairgrounds. The other judges [...]
Cubs win! Weather Loses.
Went to DC this weekend to see my favorite team in any sport, the Cubs. Yes, I must be a glutton for punishment.
The forecast from Washington’s finest called for showers and storms during the game. (Over 80% chance.) Therefore, I was very concerned that we would get rained out. Despite the forecast, my family and [...]
Feels Like Football, Is It The Weather?
Besides getting down to 32 this morning, I’ve been thinking about cool temperatures; because cool weather reminds me of fall and football. Why is football on my mind? Well in case you missed it the NFL released their schedule for the upcoming season yesterday. This caused me to already start planning for viewing important games this [...]
Had A Bad Day!
My pick to win it all in San Antonio definitely had a bad day on Saturday night against Kansas. My daughter wanted to support the Tar Heels when they returned home to Chapel Hill On Sunday. So we headed over to the Dean Smith Center with about 50-60 other die-hards. The team bus from the [...]
A Mellow Drought Break
Just got back from a few days of spring break at the beach. Yes, the weather was wet and not very nice. We did have a bit of sun on Friday at Wrightsville Beach when I snapped this picture.
Our coast is NOT in a drought so even though the weather was not very “beachy”, it [...]