One of the things that I like to do is visit cemeteries. Now that may seem odd to you but it is something I have been known to do for a very long time. When we visited Abingdon, Virginia, I had the perfect opportunity to Continue reading →
Where can you go and watch a show for the admission price of vegetables, dairy products and livestock? In 2026, probably no place exists but in June 1933 the Barter Theatre opened with the motto “With vegetables you cannot sell, you can buy a good Continue reading →
Every once in awhile there are things that make me pause and go “hmmm”. Chris and I had a wonderful anniversary weekend away in Abingdon, VA. We have driven by it many times, heard of its charming downtown and decided that this was going to Continue reading →
There are a lot of things that are events that happened on July 18th. Now before I get too far along let me tell you that I know that today is not the 18th. That would be tomorrow. But I am not writing a blog Continue reading →
I am good at giving advice. So good that I offer it for free. But sometimes I realize that I honestly need to take my own advice. Do you ever feel that way? One of my pieces of free advice is to make time to Continue reading →
There is little doubt that in our neck of the woods there is one true sign that summer is in full swing. That sign is when McCall’s Farm and Produce has fresh corn. Thursday was the magical day that they had corn for the first Continue reading →
What do a banjo, a Ragdoll kitten and a cello have in common? They were all on our flight home from Newark yesterday. Isn’t travel fun? First up – young lady with a banjo headed to the Asheville area was making arrangements to get her Continue reading →
A repost from a few years ago…. I found Jesus on my driveway today. I didn’t expect to . I wasn’t exactly looking for Him. But I found Him. , . There He was. But I didn’t realize it until I looked closer. . . Continue reading →
What are the lyrics to that song from years ago by Ella Fitzgerald? Summertime and the livin’ is easyFish are jumpin’ and the cotton is highOh, your daddy’s rich and your ma is good-lookin’So hush little baby, don’t you cry One of these morningsYou’re gonna Continue reading →
Some days things just kind of hit me hard. More often than not the thing that I confront is something that I don’t want to admit. Often it seems like the thing that is made apparent to me is due to that dreaded word – Continue reading →
