Entertainment… How to Make Cheese Danishes 15 Mar 201115 Mar 2011 My family loves cheese danishes and I can make them from crescent rolls, cream cheese, half-n-half, and powdered sugar. That's it! I mentioned them in my post on how to…
Entertainment… Big Walker Mountain Country Store and Lookout Tower 14 Mar 201114 Mar 2011 Just a few miles from our cabin in Bland off highway 52, is Big Walker Mountain Country Store and Lookout Tower. The tower is visible from our deck and our…
Entertainment… Traveling by Taste Buds 10 Mar 201110 Mar 2011 I was not raised to eat in fast food restaurants. They weren't that available when I was young and whenever we traveled we made friends with people in the general…
Entertainment… Snow Dusted Bland, Virginia 9 Mar 20119 Mar 2011 Sometimes we measure precipitation in inches and sometimes in hours. Such was the case for the weather front that hit Bland, Virginia this past weekend. About three inches of rain…
food… How To Make Chocolate Croissants 3 Mar 20113 Mar 2011 There are times when a gal must have chocolate. Last night, was one of those times. But I didn't want plain chocolate, I wanted it to be gooey and interesting,…
Entertainment… How to Throw a Party in less than 24 Hours 24 Feb 201124 Feb 2011 I have decided to throw a triple, family birthday party on the spur of the moment. The problem; the party will be tomorrow evening. It didn't start out this way.…
family… Two Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing 22 Feb 201122 Feb 2011 A few years ago, my husband and I heard about a fine restaurant out in the country in a vineyard. The winery it supported was in Raleigh, but this vineyard…
Entertainment… Bon Voyage at Positanos 21 Feb 201121 Feb 2011 Boop and JosieYesterday I attended a bon voyage party for two friends who are leaving next week to teach in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is their brilliant second act, after retiring…
food… 7 Deadly Zins 14 Feb 201114 Feb 2011 I have found a zinfandel that I like and '7 Deadly Zins' is its name. A product of the Lodi region of California, and produced by Michael-David Winery, it derives…
Entertainment… A Tale of Two Waitresses 12 Feb 201112 Feb 2011 Several factors have figured into our dining decisions over the past couple of evenings. With errands to run, we found ourselves choosing to dine out rather than eating in. Two…