So after appearing on the TV show State Plate where my family was featured making traditional Appalachian foods and now that CNN’s Anthony Bourdain has traveled to West Virginia in his show Explore Parts Unknown, I am a little confused if the food of my home is now trendy or traditional? I wonder what it isContinueContinue reading “Appalachian Food, Trend or Tradition?”
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The 1800’s Mansion on the Hill, The Lewis County Library,Weston WV
Time stands still every time I have the opportunity to spend time in this historic mansion. Lewis County, West Virginia is one of a few communities that have taken on the major task of making one of their county’s most historic buildings useful in modern times. The Louis Bennett Memorial Public Library is a grandContinueContinue reading “The 1800’s Mansion on the Hill, The Lewis County Library,Weston WV”
Adventures of Pruning an Old Grape Vine.
Over the last 25 years trying to live close to the land in West Virginia, I have had several adventures with grape vines. I love the vines for their wildness. I sometimes wonder if the wild muscadine vines here are kin to roaches or coyotes because of their staying power. I think one day they will takeContinueContinue reading “Adventures of Pruning an Old Grape Vine.”
Believe Me, I am not a Journalist!
I had the great fortune in the last 12 months to work with the crew of Silent Crow Arts Production Company. These are the people who work very hard to make the television shows The Barnwood Builders and many others like the Deadliest Catch. After working with the cast and crew last summer I have been ableContinueContinue reading “Believe Me, I am not a Journalist!”
West Virginia “Mountain Time” Life Style
A fellow blogger, Dan Wall at Northeirthanthou.com and his Alaska blog, has gotten me thinking that maybe I have become a true native of West Virginia if only for the fact that I have fallen deeply line with what he calls “Native Time”. He recently brought up the topic in a post about how the native peopleContinueContinue reading “West Virginia “Mountain Time” Life Style”
Have Books and Friends that Travel
Some of you may know that I am a member of a small book club that started about three years ago. That we have a monthly meeting with a new selection every month to discuss. It is one of things that I look forward to each month. We usually meet at our historic county library thatContinueContinue reading “Have Books and Friends that Travel”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 