Lynn and I attended the Virginia Biological Farming, VABF.org, conference at the 4-H Center at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The image below is taken at sunrise from the front door of our motel room. The motel, Westlake Waterfront Inn, was located on a small peninsula into a finger of the lake. Many of the people […]
Tagged Gardening, organic, vabfSome items from the current Scout Report. See all the items in this issue in  Scout Report of October 2, 2015. Encyclopedia Virginia ·http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org For educators teaching the history of the early United States and the history of Virginia, Encyclopedia Virginia is a cornucopia of primary sources, as well as commentaries, blog posts, and other information. […]
Tagged scout report, video, virginiaIt is near the end of summer here in Fredericksburg, VA but there are still plenty of peaches available at the farmers markets. I’ve used the recipes in Fields of Greens: New Vegetarian Recipes From The Celebrated Greens Restaurant by Annie Sommerfield for years to make blueberry and peach pie. This year I used the […]
Tagged annie sommerville, debra madison, frangipane, gallette, recipe. peachI love almond flavored pastries, especially almond croissants, and have been intrigued by frangipane. SO I was especially happy to see a recipe for almond frangipane in Debra Madison’s book Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market. This recipe makes enough for two galettes or tarts, It keeps in the refrigerator for a week, […]
Tagged almond frangipane, debra madison, recipeI’ve been doing some baking using the recipes in Seasonal Fruit Desserts: From Orchard, Farm, and Market by Debra Madison. The recipes are excellent and I’ve been making some minor modifications, primarily using maple syrup instead of sugar. Here is the recipe for pastry that is just great as a pie crust or as the […]
Tagged debra madison, galette, pie crust, recipeStrange Shores: An Inspector Erlendur Novel (An Inspector Erlendur Series) by Arnaldur Indridason The latest in the Inspector Erlendur series by Indridason. These setting for these books is Iceland. The previous ones primarily take place in ReykjavÃk. This takes place in the eastern part of Iceland, in the rural area where Erlendur grew up and […]
Tagged iceland, myatery, reviewA long interview of Oliver by a fan who really loves A Place to Bury Strangers. The Blog That Celebrates Itself: Exploding Heads with A Place to Bury Strangers – An Interview. Another good, long interview of Oliver. “my first memories are actually moving to Virginia where I grew up with very loving parents and […]
Tagged aptbs, interview, oliverThe Internet Scout is an excellent, long standing publication on the Web. It has been published every Friday since 1994. Each week a number of sites are reviewed. The emphasis is often on sites that are appropriate for research. Here are a few from the August 7, 2015 report. The Webby Awards ·http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2015/ The Internet is […]
Tagged community service, imagery, scout, webbyThe Minotaur’s Head: An Inspector Mock Investigation by Marek Krajewski One of the cover reviews stated that this is “as noir as it gets.” No objection to that assessment. An interesting, but dark, male view of the world in Poland of the 1930s. There’s a mystery to be solved about a sordid murder. he investigators […]
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Brief Review. Liberty or Death: A Thea Kozak Mystery by Kate Flora
Liberty or Death: A Thea Kozak Mystery by Kate Flora Another or Flora’s books that feature Thea Kozak a competent business woman who is put in a difficult situation – the kidnapping of her groom on her wedding day – and who rises tot he situation to triumph (of course). The story involves right-wing militia […]
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