Archive for June, 2026

An Unexpected Encounter with Abraham Bowman Rye

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 20th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This past week I attended a “Whiskey & Cigars” event hosted by Locovore, a new restaurant in downtown Fredericksburg. The gathering was held on the restaurant’s rooftop bar and, unlike the event I attended the previous week, the weather fully coope…



Five O’Clock Friday: Happy Thoughts

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 19th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A weekend state of mind. Thinking of cigars helps too.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Teddy’s Last Selfie

By From https://blog.odonnellweb.com • Jun 17th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Teddy Ballgame, aka Ted, aka Teddy, aka Theodore J. Dog, crossed the rainbow bridge yesterday.
We found Teddy at Petsmart where the Orange County Humane Society was running an adoption event in 2017. One of our senior dogs had recently passed on and…



An Evening with Weller: Bourbon, Cigar, and Birdsong

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 17th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I spent a relaxing evening on the deck recently enjoying a special cigar-and-bourbon pairing: the Weller by Cohiba cigar and its inspiration, W.L. Weller Antique 107 Bourbon.The Weller by Cohiba series is a collaboration between the premium cigar brand…



The Grand Blog Reunification

By From https://blog.odonnellweb.com • Jun 15th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

A couple of months ago I did something very stupid and bricked my desktop. Then I realized that my source markdown directory for blog posts was not syncing with my cloud storage. So that left me with hundreds of HTML page blog posts, but no markdown…



A Toast to Old Glory and America’s Native Spirit

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 15th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

As noted previously, June 14 is a day marked by not one, but two all-American celebrations. It’s the day we honor our Nation’s flag and also recognize bourbon as a truly American spirit. I settled into the sunny afternoon for a modest celebration of bo…



Stars, Stripes, and Bourbon

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 14th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today, June 14, is truly a “Made in America” day of celebration. It’s Flag Day, the day we honor our nation’s flag and all it represents. Remarkably, on this same day we also celebrate National Bourbon Day, recognizing bourbon as America’s “official” n…



Sunday Steamy Sunday

By From https://blog.odonnellweb.com • Jun 13th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I was supposed to get up and go birding this morning, but it was going to be 87F (28C) and very humid by the time we finished, so I’m here blogging from the comfort of my air-conditioned home instead. We planned on heading into Richmond for Sailfes…



Sunday Steamy Sunday

By From https://chrisod.org • Jun 13th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Sunday Steamy Sunday
I was supposed to get up and go birding this morning, but it was going to be 87F (28C) and very humid by the time we finished, so I’m here blogging from the comfort of my air-conditioned home instead. We planned on heading into Ric…



Peruvian Tobacco, Scottish Ale, and a Gathering Storm

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 13th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Events

On Thursday evening I attended a cigar event at The Port Oysteria and Brewery in downtown Fredericksburg. I had not yet visited the combination brewery, seafood restaurant, and raw bar, so I was interested in finally checking it out in addition to enjo…