Category Archives: coffee

Not your father’s lawnmower

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

5 July, 2020            Not your father’s lawnmower I got a new lawnmower yesterday. It was shocking, although not because it’s an electric lawnmower. I’ll write a little more at the bottom.  I took a little … Continue reading →

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“What else is there?” – there is SO much more! 

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

8 December, 2019             “What else is there?” – there is SO much more!  A couple around my age saw me take some pictures at Pony Pasture this morning. We chatted a few moments and I … Continue reading →

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Famine to feast

Posted on May 19, 2019 by Jay McLaughlin

19 May, 2019            Famine to feast I went from not having enough (IMO) to blog about last week to almost having too much this week. Which is always fun. In last week’s blog post (Friday … Continue reading →

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Stuart Little and the third definition of religion

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

23 December, 2018            Stuart Little and the third definition of religion   I just liked starting this blog post off with that picture. We didn’t actually fly that day. Mackey and Turner and I went to … Continue reading →

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Every single person was nice

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Jay McLaughlin

6 May, 2018            Every single person was nice Every single person I’ve met this week was nice. I flew twice at Heart of Virginia Aviation. I went shooting once at Colonial Shooting Academy. Evelyn and I … Continue reading →

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Cobbled together

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

25 June, 2017 Cobbled together I was hiking Saturday morning. Sometimes there are no words: I took that picture when we arrived around 10:15. We hiked for over an hour and we were almost at the parking lot when a … Continue reading →

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Up close and personal

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Jay McLaughlin

11 June, 2017        Up close and personal [[WARNING! THERE IS A PICTURE OF MY NEPHEW TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! YOU WILL FIND HIM IRRESISTIBLE!]] I was dropping a buddy off near Bon Air Wednesday afternoon when … Continue reading →

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We turned our flashlights off after dark

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Jay McLaughlin

3 January, 2016            We turned our flashlights off after dark Remembering the odd nature of wearing shorts when it snowed called to mind other backwards-ness of my childhood. I’m including a brief blurb about it at … Continue reading →

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The dogs sniffed me suspiciously…

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Jay McLaughlin

25 October, 2015           The dogs sniffed me suspiciously… …when I walked in the door Tuesday afternoon. My friend Ethan and I were hiking at Bryan Park when we saw this crowd hard at work clearing invasive species: … Continue reading →

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