HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl to visit Norfolk

HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl to Visit Norfolk

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Information on The Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race is in my other BLOG >

USCGC Eagle ~ Port Call

The Barque USCG C(utter) EAGLE makes a port call in Portsmouth VA, an Official Coast Guard City.



The majestic sailing ship, the Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, provides USCG Academy cadets and officer candidates with their first taste of sea and salt air. Built in Germany in 1936 and recommissioned by the United States at the close of World War II, the EAGLE is the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes.

EAGLE's home port is New London , Conn. , on the Thames River at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. The EAGLE's primary mission is training for cadets and officer candidates. However, the Coast Guard accommodates requests for a limited number of port visits each year, when these do not interfere with the cutter's primary training mission.


(Rough Draft)
Photos and descriptions of the EAGLE's visit will be posted over the next few days.



 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Eagle_(WIX-327)

http://www.uscga.edu/display.aspx?id=2558

http://www.uscg.mil/community/Eagle.asp

Portsmouth VA is home to the Commander Fifth Coast Guard District and Commander Atlantic Area.

 

Semper Paratus (Always Ready)

By the USCG Band

Semper-Paratus.mp3

I have become a Peetnik

Since my daughter has become a distributor for Peet's Coffee & Tea , I have been enjoying my favorite beverage to the fullest. Now I get to sample all the blends of the finest coffee I've ever tasted. I was never an aficionado, but I know good coffee.
So I did a little snooping on the Net and discovered that I'm not alone. When I Googled my favorite, Major Dickason's Blend, I was impressed with all the reviews. I have posted the links to some of them below.

from SAVEUR Culinary Magazine:
PEET'S COFFEE & TEA, MAJOR DICKASON'S BLEND (Berkeley, California; $12.95 for 1 pound) Established in 1966, Peet's was among the first American companies to source and roast beans to order. (In fact, when Starbucks started up, Peet's supplied it with coffee and trained its staff.) This blend of Central American and Indo-Pacific beans, the company's signature product, possesses a mellow nose and an intense but round, nutty taste.

http://www.bloggle.com/2007/02/tasting-peets-major-dickasons-blend/

http://vanshizzlereviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/peets-coffee-major-dickasons-blend.html

http://veryserious.org/2008/12/12/peets-coffee-major-dickasons-blend

http://trueancestor.typepad.com/true_ancestor/2008/02/major-dickason.html

http://www.javawalk.com/peets.html

http://www.amazon.com/Peets-Coffee-Tea-Dickasons-16-Ounce/product-reviews/B0024KGQJI

http://www.coffeereview.com/review.cfm?ID=92

http://dark-roast-coffee.blogspot.com/2010/11/peets-coffee-major-dickasons-blend.html

http://www.epinions.com/reviews/Peet_s_Coffee_Tea_Major_Dickason_s_Blend?sb=1

http://reviews.javia.com/9074-en_us/4555/peets-peets-major-dickason-blend-coffee-2-5-oz-portion-packs-reviews/reviews.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/dining/10Decafe.html?pagewanted=1&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1268226044-xR9XBsA%2F4AaBPil1UuB5cw&_r=0



Go to the website and find a source nearby. If you're fortunate enough to live on the Left Coast, you already know about Peet's and it's popularity. They even have outlets where you can sit and relax with friends while taking pleasure in sipping your brew. But for now, I'll enjoy mine on my patio, which is where I'm heading as soon as I brew a cup.

In my Daughter's Dining Room

 

ENJOY !

 

* Added October 30 >



How to Make Instant Friends
When the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race participants gathered in Portsmouth for their annual (24th) festival and award ceremony, I shared some Peet's coffee with some of the crews. I think I brought smiles to many peoples' faces that weekend.

 

 

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New trend ? Been doing it for years. It always freaks out the waitress and the people nearby.
 

 

Why Everyone is Suddenly Putting Butter In Their Coffee

 

There’s a new trend going around that may forever change the way you drink coffee. Instead of the usual cream and sugar, many people are now adding butter...

 

http://www.realfarmacy.com/everyone-suddenly-putting-butter-coffee/

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Comments from my post on Facebook

 

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  Bonnie Fentress Wright - Not sure I like this one...greasy coffee...

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  Bob Morrissette - There's an oil slick in your coffee...........

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  Bonnie Fentress Wright - I know once in a while my mother would slice a piece of cheddar cheese and she would let us put it in our coffee....tasted like toasted cheeese but the coffee was awful!!

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  Bonnie Fentress Wright - Yes, an oil slick!!

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  Barbara Dorn Fosnocht - What can I say~maybe cocoa butter!! grin emoticon

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  Bonnie Fentress Wright - Cocoa sounds a lot better to me...and not butter!!

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  Clyde Nordan - I can tell who has never been to Tibet, New Orleans or France or Colombia. I guess some people would rather put artificial chemicals aka non dairy creamers in their over-priced Starbucks.

  January 18 at 4:04pm

  
  
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  Clyde Nordan http://www.naturalnews.com/035784_coffee_creamer...
  

  
  

  
  

  Powdered coffee 'creamer' isn't food, it's processed chemicals

  Powdered coffee 'creamer' isn't food, it's processed chemicals

  naturalnews.com

  
  

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  Clyde Nordan - * re: oil slick. Butter (Not Land o' Lakes butter, either) Not margarine.

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  Lynette James - Huh? Never heard of this

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  Adrienne Wilder - I don't want anything in my coffee, and I like it weak.

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  Marsha Pope Henegar - Clyde, can you tell us where to find grass-fed butter? (BTW, some of us not only don't use non-dairy creamer, we don't drink Starbucks coffee.)

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  Clyde Nordan  - Some stores (sometimes I have to compromise) or https://www.facebook.com/.../Holly-Grove.../122819397814867

 

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Florence 'Flo' Womacks - My mom is French and never seen her or my grandma put butter in their coffee.

January 19 at 5:33am

 

Emmanuelle Pouliquen - Never seen it done either... I guess we should try "once"... but I think it most likely will remain "once"... still.. I'll try. Do you do it, Clyde ?

January 19 at 7:04am

 

Elizabeth Dessi - Count me in for never seeing it...doesn't sound appealing but I could give it a try.

January 19 at 8:39am

 

Terry Danaher - Hmm. "Want some butter in your coffee? Some sugar in your tea? What's all these crazy questions they're asking me? Momma told me not to come..."

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4 million people can't be wrong.

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Meet Colonel Crawford

 

 

 

Come to Historic Olde Towne in Portsmouth, Virginia. Meet Col. Wm. Crawford and take the Tour. You'll be delighted, educated and entertained.

 

 

Check out the Website

 

 

Railroad Museum of Virginia

The new website for the Railroad Museum of Virginia is up and running. All Aboard !

http://www.railroadmuseumofvirginia.com/index.html

Here is a previous post from this blog.

http://oldetownephotos.blogspot.com/2009/07/railroad-museum-of-virginia.html

Playlist

Here is a little information on the first song in my Playlist (Ashokan Farewell). I'm sure everyone is familiar with the tune, but did you know it's origin?

http://www.jayandmolly.com/

Another New Eaterie

Not Olde Towne, but still Portsmouth.

The Hometowne Diner has opened at the old home of Rodman's Bones and Buddies, next to the BP station across from Maryview (Bon Secours) Hospital. More details and menu later. Here are some pics from the first day. Looks like we have a winner!

Black awnings to be added next week.

Here's Misty with my fav.

Cheese omelet, buttermilk biscuits with a hint of bacon flavor and garitz

Hmmm. I just remembered; I forgot to ask for salsa.

Miss Betty made sure my cup stayed full.

Have you ever had too much caffeine? Me either.

 

Pulled Pork Barbeque (ENC style) hushpuppies, potato salad, fried okra, coleslaw and sweet tea.

 Dang, I forgot the baked beans.

 I was just informed that this pie won 1st Place just last night. I can see why!

 

 Sunday Breakfast - Overstuffed Omelet

 

Sara puts the finishing touch on my banana pudding.

 

 

 

 

Manhattan Skillet

Scrambled Eggs over a bed of Hash Browns and Bacon, topped with Cheese.

"YoliBear"