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…
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… 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…
family… What Does It Mean To Be a Mother 9 May 20119 May 2011 Yesterday I realized that I was doubly blessed. I could celebrate both having a mother and being a mother. We tend to focus on our own mothers on Mother's Day.…
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… At Grandparents’ House 19 Apr 201119 Apr 2011 Yesterday I went to the house that was the home of my paternal grandparents. Though we all still own it, my oldest uncle likes to putter about there. So nobody…
Entertainment… Hunting Wild Mushrooms 18 Apr 201118 Apr 2011 There are some mushrooms that you can seek out in the forest without a lot of intricate knowledge. They are known as morels and are highly prized, expensive, earthy, delicious…
landscape… After The Storm Passes 17 Apr 201117 Apr 2011 Even a storm emotes beauty here in The Jefferson National Forest. The wind that tore through the valley of Bland, Virginia - which sits like a child snuggled up in…
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