So do you remember when The Hunger Games came out in theaters and everyone was impressed with its colorful images of the future? The bold hair colors and clothes that were on fire but didn’t burn you. The different districts that were so very strange and unique. Yea, well the future doesn’t look likeContinueContinue reading “Remember The Hunger Games? Well, the Future Doesn’t Look Anything Like That!”
Category Archives: rural life
The Golden Rule Under Construction #2
The first line of my recent press release about the Golden Rule said,” The Future of the Golden Rule is in Sight”. That was amazing to write and is exciting to watch. So if you have been following me long you know about the wonderful building the company I work for is the process ofContinueContinue reading “The Golden Rule Under Construction #2”
Not having WIFI Made Me a Terrible Blogger.
Ok maybe WIFI is not the only problem I face as a blogger, but it sure made writing harder. It has been over 9 months that my old laptop lost it’s ability to connect to my wireless router. That meant two things for me, I could not read in bed anymore, where I read mostContinueContinue reading “Not having WIFI Made Me a Terrible Blogger.”
Deer Meat, Pretty Girls and The Ghost Women.
It seems to me that family traditions are become fewer and fewer with each year. We talk less, spend time together less and often it is too late when we realize we needed information that has already slipped away. So to prevent that from happening today my husband and I spent the day teaching twoContinueContinue reading “Deer Meat, Pretty Girls and The Ghost Women.”
A National Quiet Zone and a National Radio Telescope.
I maybe the last remaining member of my family to not have a smartphone. But when traveling to Green Bank, W.V. and the National Radio Telescope Science Center, I am not alone. This 13,000 acres of land inside the Monongahela National forest is designated as A National Quiet Zone. Residents in the area are notContinueContinue reading “A National Quiet Zone and a National Radio Telescope.”
The Better Mouse Trap
Today after 4 days of use I have to share my feelings about the Tomcat Live Mouse Trap.I rarely write a product review but for this product I am making an exception.After years living on a farm, in the country and now on the edge of town we have had our fair share of mice.ContinueContinue reading “The Better Mouse Trap”
West Virginia Flood waters of Change 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TESaFvdduZg It has been a very long hard couple of days for friends and family all over my beloved state. It seems as if God opened the floodgates of destruction on some of the most fragile and isolated communities of Southern West Virginia. If they had little before the flood waters rushed into homesContinueContinue reading “West Virginia Flood waters of Change 2016”
AFHA AmeriCorps, Who We Are, What We Do, Who We Serve.
My friends and I in AmeriCorps serve my state in so many ways I thought I would let you explore some of the interesting things about, “Who We Are, What We Do, and Who We Serve in the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area in collaboration with AmeriCorps. The Appalachian Forest Heritage Area is a regional initiative to promote,ContinueContinue reading “AFHA AmeriCorps, Who We Are, What We Do, Who We Serve.”
The “Creepy Virginia”, Stereotyping West Virginia.
When I hear about people joking about West Virginia it ruffles my feathers. I am not a native to the Mountain State so I find it even more offensive when outsiders make fun of the people I love and work with everyday. Last month I was again disappointed when I heard that The Daily Show’s TwitterContinueContinue reading “The “Creepy Virginia”, Stereotyping West Virginia.”
A Town that Time Forgot, The Heritage Center of Beverly West Virginia
Often when people travel by car they are so busy trying to reach their destination they never take time to stop and enjoy little towns along the way. Beverly, West Virginia in Randolph county is a mountain town that time forgot. It is a place to enjoy walking on historic streets, take educational tours andContinueContinue reading “A Town that Time Forgot, The Heritage Center of Beverly West Virginia”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 