Entertainment… Who’s your neighbor? 3 Jun 20113 Jun 2011 As is the inevitable truth about everything in life, who you consider to be your neighbor is completely conditional. It depends on where you are first and foremost. If you…
Entertainment… Sunny and Seventy 29 May 201129 May 2011 Ask me what my favorite kind of day is and I will always reply 'sunny and seventy'. And today in Bland, Virginia, that is just what I have. Humidity is…
family… Newest Family Member 28 May 201128 May 2011 Introducing our newest family member who arrived at 9:45 this morning. His name is John - John Deere - and though he isn't a newborn, he's certainly got a life…
Entertainment… Oprah’s Farewell 26 May 201126 May 2011 It isn't possible to let the end of the Oprah show get past me without a few thoughts about it. She has been such a force in so many lives…
home… Front Porch Living 23 May 201123 May 2011 May is the perfect time to enjoy the front porch - whether from a well-cushioned swing, rocking chair or just sitting on the steps. And the landscape wants to be…
Entertainment… TeePee For Two? 20 May 201120 May 2011 As Oprah does her last few shows, she is bringing out some interesting and unusual guests. One of them was Ralph Lauren and his Western Double RL Ranch complete with…
Entertainment… Guilty Pleasures 17 May 201117 May 2011 What is your guilty pleasure? Is it a soap opera, bubble gum music, a gossip magazine? Or perhaps it's cheap jewelry, false eyelashes, or take out food. Whatever it is,…
Entertainment… A Surprise At the Biltmore House 15 May 201115 May 2011 As most of you know by now, I have a special kinship with French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir. It developed during a writing school I participated in at Essoyes, France…
Entertainment… Fresh Fruit Topped Cheese Tarts 8 May 20118 May 2011 I first experienced fresh fruit topped cheese tarts in New Zealand. Lined up in the pastry cases they screamed healthy and decadent simultaneously. I had one at least once a…
Entertainment… Mint Julep and Its Origins 5 May 20115 May 2011 Bourbon - a fine corn whiskey - has its roots in bluegrass country. Oddly enough, it is credited to Reverend Elijah Craig, a baptist minister who honed the whiskey made…
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