A veteran fly fisher can make the sport look intimidating and impossible. How does he make that little fly whip elegantly through the air, skip across the water’s surface, and just as gracefully as before, sail above the fisherman’s head — all without an apparent drop of effort? A bystander might wonder at the secrets of fly fishing — and there are many. Secret No. 1: It’s not as hard as it looks and far from
It’s a Lock
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:01:32 pm
From the neck-craning perspective of looking up from its depths, the main lock at Wilson Dam is a 100-foot-tall lift of intimidating steel. What’s it like locking through? “It’s like dropping a ping-pong ball in a toilet and flushing it, and you’re the ping-pong ball,” jokes Ron Beberniss, who has locked his 53-foot houseboat through many times.
The truth about cats & dogs
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:25 pm
Pet lovers find plenty of things to debate. Some, for example, say dogs are superior because of their loyalty and friendliness. Others argue that cats are more intelligent or sophisticated. But one thing draws agreement from both camps. Pets give unconditional love.
Ease and variety
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:33 pm
When Will Lambert undertakes a landscaping project, it may involve a swimming pool, multiple patios, decks or arbors. But the owner of Florence-based Lambert Landscape Design/Build, who has a degree in landscape architecture from Mississippi State University, says the job is never complete until he’s created and placed a few carefully chosen container gardens.
A taste of summer
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:36 pm
Two hundred years ago, if a New Yorker said he was going to make a cobbler, he was talking about a cocktail made with sherry or bourbon.
Custom designed
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:42 pm
Upon entry into the Barnett home, one is met with elegance and style. Double wood and glass doors open into the spacious foyer boasting a grand staircase with ornate rod iron balusters supported by a walnut handrail. A round table sits in the center of the room, which also benefits from the presence of a mirrored console and accent table beside an upholstered chair. A classic chandelier completes...
Sensational Seattle
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:47 pm
A comely path surrounded by greenery led down to the water; overhead, high clouds lolled. But the shore was no meditative beauty spot. In fact, at the nation’s busiest system of locks, it was hard to know where to look first.
The story of Pinot Grigio
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:52 pm
Pinot Grigio is a grape, a style and arguably a brand.
Go walking in Memphis
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:04:56 pm
Memphis is definitely a destination city. You could spend a day there, or a week, or more. But just because there is a lot to do in this city, doesn’t mean you have to cram it all into one excursion. You could break it up into several day trips, each based on a certain theme. Here are some suggestions for themed visits you might try in Memphis.
Finding a different dream
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:05:08 pm
Jud Stockard dreamed of a career in golf, but it turned out a little differently than what he imagined. “I’ve been playing golf all of my life,” he said. “I turned pro and didn’t make it.” He played some mini tours, but said he quickly learned there wasn’t enough money in that. Stockard spent nine years working at Champion Papers, but golf still called.
Lifelong love affair
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:05:14 pm
Bill Castle’s love affair with golf began when he was 12 years old. “I just fell in love with the game just watching and caddying,” he said. Castle, 66, is the golf professional at Cypress Lakes Country Club in Muscle Shoals, a job he has held for the past 11 years. Castle said he took a roundabout path to becoming a golf pro.
From chess to golf
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:05:16 pm
Joel Gafford’s career as a golf professional began in the most unusual of ways. “I was in a chess club,” Gafford said. “This was when Bobby Fisher was so popular, and everyone wanted to play chess.” But that’s not the hobby that developed for Gafford.
Back to year-round golf
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:05:21 pm
Les Holcombe has been playing golf since he was a small child. He had an uncle who played golf on a college team, and Holcombe said he followed his uncle around and grew up watching tournaments on television.
Following his father’s footsteps
Jun, 11, 2009 Last Updated:05:35 pm
Will Fisher grew up on golf. His father was a golf professional in Moss Point, and started teaching Fisher to golf when he was 3 years old. “My father was a golf professional, and I grew up on a golf course,” Fisher, 30, said. “I always wanted (to be a golf pro). It just made sense.”
