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Lots of Changes Coming in 2024

Hello, Everyone. It has been a very long time in coming but I have finally found the time to begin blogging and writing again. You will notice in the near future a complete and total change to this site. As I plan to shift away from a single page blog to a multipage blog,ContinueContinue reading “Lots of Changes Coming in 2024”

Heritage Apple Orchard Dreams

One of the projects that has been taking up some of my extra time these days is a dream project involving creating a Heritage Apple Orchard at the 1870’s Adaland Mansion in Barbour County, West Virginia. I actually started work on this project last spring during the Covid shut down. Volunteers came together to applyContinueContinue reading “Heritage Apple Orchard Dreams”

Apple Raisin Strudel

Apple deserts of any kind are a family favorite at our house and apple strudel is one of the easiest to make. My family is not a fan of the white icing that is usually drizzled on top of a strudel or danishes so I have omitted it. The flavor of this strudel is crip,ContinueContinue reading “Apple Raisin Strudel”

Tygart Lake State Park, Beach Glass and the Winter Blues.

I often suffer from seasonal depression. I have to fight everyday to get out of bed, drag myself out of the house and I generally don’t want to do anything. Over the years I have discovered that just getting outside really helps my winter blues. I don’t get out as often as I should inContinueContinue reading “Tygart Lake State Park, Beach Glass and the Winter Blues.”

Construction Completed at the Golden Rule; Rehabilitation of the Golden Rule #3.

Cleaning up the last bits of construction at The Golden Rule building 1907- Jan 19th 2020 It has been a very long 3 years of construction, and a year of clean up to get to this post. The rehabilitation of the Golden Rule Building is complete. We are ready to move our equipment and fixturesContinueContinue reading “Construction Completed at the Golden Rule; Rehabilitation of the Golden Rule #3.”

This Christmas I did not Pick Up the Phone.

JoLynn Lowrey Powers age 3 1971 Christmas was wonderful, the older son and his family came and friends sent cards and gifts. It was noisy and full of toys like it should be, then it wasn’t. Like clockwork my son, his wife and my grandaughter went on their way for a second round of giftsContinueContinue reading “This Christmas I did not Pick Up the Phone.”

The Beautiful Holiday Trees of Adaland Mansion

This year is a real treat for me as I work at Adaland Mansion for the first of hopefully many years. It is the first time in my life that I get to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful holiday trees covered in the warm glow of twinkle lights every day I work.ContinueContinue reading “The Beautiful Holiday Trees of Adaland Mansion”

Dreams Really do Come True

I have heard and believe that we must speak our dreams for them to become reality. So after speaking and wanting to be involved in historic preservation and rehabilitation most of the last 9 years of my life it is going to be my Job to tend to the needs and wants of Adaland MansionContinueContinue reading “Dreams Really do Come True”

How to Guide All About Grape Vines, Grape Juice,Grape Jelly.

Fresh concord grapes from the backyard 2019. This post is actually 2 years in the making. Last summer (2019) was the first time in years the Japanese Beetles did not destroy my chances of getting grapes from the Concord grape vines on our property. We treated for them (more about that later) so I wasContinueContinue reading “How to Guide All About Grape Vines, Grape Juice,Grape Jelly.”

A Visit to the Abandoned Nuttallburg Historic Coal Mine Town

Abandoned homes or towns are my favorite places to visit. So when my husband offered to drive Christopher and I to a historic abandoned coal mining town near where he was working I got super excited!!We spent one early morning exploring the New River Gorge Valley and the lost town of Nuttallburg WV. For aContinueContinue reading “A Visit to the Abandoned Nuttallburg Historic Coal Mine Town”