Thanksgiving was such fun this year!  It was wonderful to have my family all here and enjoy a day of fun and food.  I am thankful for each one who came, bringing their own offerings of love and joy. But…

On November 3rd, 2005, my daughter gave birth to her first born son — and no, she did not lay him in a manger!  It was more like in a little plexiglass bassinet that wheeled around the hospital. And thus…

What a beautiful weekend!  So hard to believe it’s the end of October and still in the 60’s.  The sun was shining, the sky was bright blue with puffy clouds, and the cows were in their fields.  Kathy and I…

Over the last several weeks I’ve had outings every Saturday.  All but one has found me tramping around on cool, cloudy rain-filled days.  But last Saturday – October 15th – was the exception.  My friend Diane from high school invited…

This past Saturday, the original four Skunk Hollow Girls met at Volant (just outside of Grove City, PA) to have a fun day of shopping and visiting.  It seems like forever since we’ve done that, and despite the rain and…

On October 17, 1981, my little son Nathan was born.  I didn’t know too much what to do with boys – I had no brothers and wasn’t THAT close with my country cousins.  But from the moment I held him,…

Last Saturday Ron and I drove down to Harper’s Ferry WV to do some exploring, both of the quaint, historic city and the Appalachian Trail.  The AT headquarters is there, and as that is on Ron’s ‘bucket list’ (NOT on…

Every Labor Day the little town of West Alexander (1 mile from the West Virginia border on Route 70) holds its community fair.  I’ve been going to the fair with Kelly, Matt and the boys for a number of years,…

With everything going on – including a 17-hour marathon garden clean-up! – I’m behind again.  But over the last week or so my kiddos have all gone back to school.   Peyton, Logan, and Chase went back first.  They go…

As mentioned in my last Word garden post, I am a little behind in things.  Sigh.  But that being said, just catching up on last weekend!  It was a beautiful, sunny day – perfect for an outdoor event, especially at…