Entertainment… Kentucky Derby Week Schedule of Events 2 May 20114 May 2011 The Kentucky Derby is a southern tradition held annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. And the week prior to it, that leads up…
Entertainment… Food Associations 25 Apr 201125 Apr 2011 Do you associate specific foods with different holidays? Easter for me conjures images of baked ham, roasted asparagus, green bean casserole, ambrosia salad, and coconut cake or pie. Fourth of…
family… Tonka Trucks and Memories 23 Apr 201123 Apr 2011 My husband and I were planning a few additional trees for the landscape when we ran head on into our past and that of our son. Near a rock formation…
home… Spring Cleaning – Inside and Out 21 Apr 201121 Apr 2011 The storms over the weekend caused my focus to shift indoors. It is time to flip mattresses, and move furniture to allow every nook and cranny to be dust free.…
family… Stormy Relationships 6 Apr 20116 Apr 2011 We can see the damage caused by yesterday's early morning storms. Perhaps we can't put everything back together in the exact way it was prior to the wind, hail, rain,…
food… How to Start Plants Indoors 2 Apr 20112 Apr 2011 I am not the kind of gardener who tills an acre and plants all of the vegetables I can think of in that plot of land. However, I do enjoy…
family… How to Make Perfect Pot Roast 30 Mar 201130 Mar 2011 The perfect pot roast only takes a few minutes to put together, then set the crock pot and you'll come home feeling like a spoiled princess with dinner ready and…
holiday… Is All Snow Created Equal? 26 Mar 201126 Mar 2011 A cold front has settled over us and the softly falling rain feels especially chilling on the heels of the seventy and eighty degree temperatures that we have been enjoying.…
home… Old Chestnut House 25 Mar 201125 Mar 2011 On the Bland, Virginia property is an old house made entirely of American Chestnut, probably from the very trees that grew so thickly in the area. Old deeds list certain…
home… The Promises of Spring 21 Mar 201121 Mar 2011 Today is the first full day of spring, having arrived late yesterday according to the equinox. But I don't need a calendar to know that spring swept in. She announced…