home… Go Away Winter! 4 Mar 2014 We're being jerked around...by Mother Nature. A couple of weeks ago we had around eighteen inches of snow. Then the temperatures shot skyward; fifties, sixties, even seventies. Yay! We were…
family… Mother…February1923 – December 2013 29 Dec 2013 Blanche Canter, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend, and neighbor, whose door was always open for anyone to share a cup of coffee, delicious meal, or sympathetic ear, has shut…
family… Happy Christmas 20 Dec 2013 To all of my friends and family, blogging and otherwise, I wish you the happiest and merriest of seasons. "What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?" -…
home… Wildlife…and Gretel 12 Dec 2013 We are blessed with wildlife in North Carolina and Virginia. I recently captured a few deer in the yard through the window. “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,…
Farming… The Sun Also Rises 8 Dec 2013 Lately I've posted a few sunset pictures. On a recent trip to our farm in Bland, Virginia, I also captured a few rather nice sunrises. One in particular sparked my…
family… My Summer in Pictures 27 Aug 201327 Aug 2013 Jesse James joined Choco and MJ in the pasture and this showy hibiscus came up by itself inside of a cutting I took from my grandmother's flowering quince shrub. I…
food… Squirrel Antics and Why Birds are Important to the Garden 14 Jul 2013 The squirrels are making me 'nuts' these days. They fly into the feeder from the nearby trees, slide down the top and onto the ledge. Take a peek. Of course,…
family… Spring Football and Floral Show 28 Apr 2013 Spring football?? Well, so to speak. Game on!! And while the kids play, the birds are making nests (and messes) on the porch! But we can always enjoy the colors…
family… Turning a Corner 7 Jan 2013 I hesitated calling this post 'Turning a Corner', as every time we thought that we were doing just that, something slammed us back to square one. As most you know…
Entertainment… Happy Halloween 27 Oct 20122 Nov 2012 I love Halloween. It is such a fun holiday that requires so little and gives back so much. The only gifts to purchase being fun-sized candy and colorful pencils. Halloweens…
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