Archive for August, 2020

Crab Meat Deviled Eggs with Old Bay and Tarragon

By From https://www.pointsinmylife.com/ • Aug 22nd, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

                        A seaside twist on some already amazing deviled eggs! Ingredients:- 6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled- 1/4 cup mayonnaise- 1 Tbs mustard- 1/…



Crab Meat Deviled Eggs with Old Bay and Tarragon

By From https://www.pointsinmylife.com/ • Aug 22nd, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

                        A seaside twist on some already amazing deviled eggs! Ingredients:- 6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled- 1/4 cup mayonnaise- 1 Tbs mustard- 1/…



29th Anniversary Haiku

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Aug 18th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Virus ruined Spring
A Summer of discontent
I still fall for her



National Rum Day

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 17th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Never one to miss a celebration, I was happy to lend my support to National Rum Day on Sunday. After we enjoyed an afternoon hike through a local Battlefield park, I decided to pair a rum with my Sunday cigar. I had a bottle of Don Q Oak Spiced Rum in …



Ascape 5 – Wet Weekend at Douthat State Park

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Aug 15th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We got to our campsite at 6:30 PM on Friday. It started raining at about 7:30 PM. It stopped raining about 8 AM Sunday morning. You are not …



Themed Cigar and Beer Pairing

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 15th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It was a long week at work, er, at home, no, it’s work, at home. Anyway, when Friday finally came, my phone became a little quieter, and I could relax and rejuvenate. After dinner, I grabbed a smoke I’ve been eyeballing in the humidor, along with one o…



The Martyrs of Otranto

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 14th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today, August 14, is the Feast Day of the Martyrs of Otranto. These faithful Christians were victims of muslim brutality and conquest in the Italian city of Otranto in 1480. On August 11, the town, which had been under siege for two weeks, was finally …



A Saturday Afternoon the Brewery

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 12th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I was looking through my photo journal recently and noticed it had been nearly month since I had been able to get out to 1781 Brewery to enjoy a beer or a cigar at the Olde Towne Tobacconist lounge onsite. This past Saturday presented a long-awaited “f…



3 people in 153 days

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Aug 10th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

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We’ve been social distancing for 153 days. In that time I have spent more than 5 minutes within 6-feet of my wife, my son, and my dentist. That’s it for …



Mornings on the Porch

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Aug 10th, 2020 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s a rare Saturday morning when I get to laze around the house. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, often it means I’m off doing something fun. But last Saturday there were no other plans, so after breakfast I retreated to the screened porch for a de…