Blueberry mornings

• Aug 12, 2015

My nieces came one August and brought several friends so they could all go blueberry picking on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Last of the squash?

• Jul 29, 2015

“Is this about the last of the squash?”

The best water

• May 13, 2015

I ran into the house ahead of a cloudburst the other afternoon – it started pouring buckets of water just as I got inside.

Foraging in spring

• Apr 29, 2015

I guess April is the best month of the year.

Easter-time fun

• Apr 1, 2015

This past weekend was cold – a reminder that spring can be fickle. The earth is putting on quite a color show everywhere as Easter approaches; I think it is one of the most beautiful springs. Of course I likely say that every year.

Winter hibernation

• Mar 4, 2015

I think I have just woken up from my winter hibernation.

Lessons from Granny

• Jan 21, 2015

“As I was making “refrigerator soup” out of leftovers the other day, the image of my Granny Nola McGuire telling me to go down in the basement and get some soup mixture flashed across my mind.

Programs of Christmases past

• Dec 23, 2014

I have finished all the prerequisite December celebration stuff.

Turkey time

• Nov 25, 2014

I love all holidays, especially Thanksgiving. It’s my favorite one in November.