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”
Tag Archives: West Virginia
Remember The Hunger Games? Well, the Future Doesn’t Look Anything Like That!
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!”
WV The Last Man Standing during Coronavirus Outbreak
Many of us West Virginia Mountaineers shared in a joke or two this last week about why our state was the last to have the Coronavirus reported in our state. But many of us wonder about the underlying truth about why we are just now seeing reported cases. I suspect that we are behind inContinueContinue reading “WV The Last Man Standing during Coronavirus Outbreak”
The Gravedigger and Big Pharmaceuticals
I met a gravedigger today but didn’t get his name. We met along the side of the road where he had just finished toping a grave with January clods of mud. We talked about the newly departed, at 31 years of age this man was too young for the darkness of the grave. HeContinueContinue reading “The Gravedigger and Big Pharmaceuticals”
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”
The Trail of Icicles at Audra State Park
Early snows came to West Virginia this year. But this week at Audra State Park we found the perfect day to go hiking on a warm sunny 49-degree day. What we found was magical and my photos do not do justice to the beauty of the thousands of Icicles that form along the Alum Cave TrailContinueContinue reading “The Trail of Icicles at Audra State Park”
The Polar Express Travels the Hills of West Virginia
For children of all ages, there is a deep and never-changing love for trains and for stories that give us hope. The story of the Polar Express captivated my two sons’ hearts and mine over 22 years ago when the book was first released and I stumbled on to the book at the local bookContinueContinue reading “The Polar Express Travels the Hills of West Virginia”
Beverly Heritage Center Lantern Tours
Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love to attend events like the Beverly Heritage Center’s Lantern Tours. Every mid-October the Beverly Heritage Center in Beverly, West Virginia has two evenings of living history storytelling tours. You spend a little over an hour walking the main streets hearing ghost stories of real eventsContinueContinue reading “Beverly Heritage Center Lantern Tours”
Ghost Visits the Golden Rule
I get asked all the time if where I work, The Golden Rule, is haunted? For a building to be built in 1902 and not be haunted is a surprise. I would say that the building is not haunted in the traditional way. Not in the way horror movies show hauntings, full of evil spiritsContinueContinue reading “Ghost Visits the Golden Rule”
Belington Fall Festival Focuses on “Celebrating Our Successes”.
Belington’s Fall Festival Theme, “Celebrating Our Successes” highlights the positive change that the community has achieved over the last ten years with food, music, events, and a parade down Main Street. The Belington Revitalization Committee and Belington On-Trac, with the help of many community partners, highlighted the projects and redevelopment efforts that have takenContinueContinue reading “Belington Fall Festival Focuses on “Celebrating Our Successes”.”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 