I prefer my bourbon neat. However I do put together the occasional cocktail, especially when my wife wants to join me. After several days and evenings with very busy, and late, schedules we looked forward to a relaxing Sunday afternoon. The Virginia we…

The search for hard-to-find bourbon in Virginia is a challenge. The State controls the sale of distilled beverages through their own distribution system and retail stores, known as the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (VA ABC). It’s a huge…

 Quafftide: Noun. Time for a drink, especially an alcoholic one. Circa 1582. Source: Words and Phrases from the Past.Cheers!
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Better light in the AM = better pictures.

It’s the weekend. Enjoy.Cheers!
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This is not the story I had planned to tell. Instead, I have a different story to relate. Pull up a chair. I have not attempted to shoot any sanctioned IDPA matches since 2019, limiting my time to the occasional local match. In the year following …

What seems to be the never-ending streak of a wet and cool spring offered a small reprieve Tuesday evening. The sun was not totally clouded over so I grabbed a cigar and bourbon to enjoy after dinner on the porch. That evening’s smoke was a long-t…

I’ve been trying to get back to posting with some regularity. Obviously, that has not been successful. It’s not that I haven’t been penning posts. I have been drafting Musings fairly regularly. I never committed to publishing them, and soon they s…

Sometimes the best campgrounds are close to home

The first of many photos from my new “real” camera