Monday I drove to Tazewell, VA for a really great visit with my cousins and dear Aunt Itsa, who was visiting from Richmond. I held my breath for most of the trip, in fear that…

This backpack was billed as a winter event and it is the end of January, so we were not surprised to be a bit chilly as we headed out for our 1st backpack of the…

Today I woke up to a this… The world woke up to this… Today is a good day for change!

Today began cold and grey with light snow. Since snow is usually pretty scarce around here and John had the day off for the MLK holiday, we took a quick hike up House Mountain in…

This afternoon we went on a hike of sorts. We hiked from John’s house to Market Square for Sunday brunch and back, a round trip of about 5 miles. A stiff breeze was blowing and…