It was a raining Friday morning in the Tidewater area when I finished loading up the truck for some long weekend James River smallmouth bass fishing. Today’s destination was the Hardware River Wildlife Management Area boat ramp.
Heading out on this last minute decision of a fishing trip was a much better way to spend a day off from work than listening to the Misses watch the latest reruns of Housewives and daily chores. The chores could wait for another day.


This is one of my favorite weekend recipes for make ahead lunches and snacks; Kamado Joe smoked meatballs with a honey sriracha sauce. So get outside and fire up your Joe.
This is one of my favorite weekend recipes; Kamado Joe smoked bacon wrapped bratwursts. This time I am using cherry for the wood smoke. I had a TON of cherry smoking wood thanks to by awesome brother-in-law Doug. Thanks Doug!
I have been looking at those smaller, more compact flashlights for my bug-out-bag and all around household use. Some folks might call these, —tactical flashlights.
A good sharp beef jerky knife gets the job of making those beef jerky sized meat strips much easier.
It’s been a busy few months here at the hacienda with making homemade and wood smoked Kamado Joe bacon. Making your own bacon at home is a super easy life-skill to master. We consumers find it all too easy to pick up that cellophane wrapped cardboard framed package at the big-box store. Let’s rediscover some of those everyday commonplace food preservation skills our Grandparents relied on for sustenance.
I now consider a barbecue towel as an outdoor cooking necessity. Whether you call them barbecue towels or grilling towels, you need them.
Have your stock bamboo Kamado Joe side shelves seen better days?
A couple of days ago, I decided to go out and make a few casts at a nearby retention pond.