family… Gobbler’s Knob Farm 2 Oct 20112 Oct 2011 You named your farm WHAT? That's the reaction of most people in North Carolina when we tell them the name of our farm in Virginia. But not so in Bland.…
Entertainment… Snow on The Mountain 1 Oct 20111 Oct 2011 As predicted, the misty rain turned into beautiful snow as the temperatures dropped this morning here on our little mountaintop cabin in Bland, Virginia. Last night we saw a few…
Entertainment… A Big Change 30 Sep 201130 Sep 2011 We are experiencing a big change in the weather overnight. Yesterday's low is projected to be today's high in the Yadkin Valley and foothills region of North Carolina. And north…
Civility… Sharing Colored Leaves 27 Sep 201127 Sep 2011 We often forget that everyone doesn't get the same autumn display of colored leaves that we get in the eastern United States. Many of our own western states are blessed…
Entertainment… Two Ingredient Biscuits 23 Sep 201123 Sep 2011 When my son started school I looked for something we could do together during summer breaks that wasn't sports related. And since every adult needs to know something about cooking,…
Entertainment… The First Day Of Fall – Almost 22 Sep 201122 Sep 2011 Today is NOT the first day of fall as I have been thinking incorrectly all day. Officially it is tomorrow, September 23, 2011. That's because it must coincide with the…
family… There Was Another Brother… 18 Sep 201118 Sep 2011 I have spent most of the weekend with family. Normally this is a good thing, and even in sorrow, we support each other. But this was more than the funeral…
Entertainment… Tonight’s Harvest Moon 12 Sep 201112 Sep 2011 Wikipedia describes the harvest moon as the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox which is on September 23rd this year, making tonight's full moon the Harvest Moon!…
Civility… A Big French Kiss 12 Sep 201112 Sep 2011 Uncle Dwight has written 'me' above his head.Yesterday, on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11/2001 attacks, I received several heart felt words of sympathy and good thoughts from friends, acquaintances,…
Entertainment… Some Neat People We Met Along the Way 11 Sep 201111 Sep 2011 I'm a friendly person and so is my husband. We meet new people easily. And we often think about those we have met in far away places who we may…