The end of August foreshadows many things in the Shenandoah Valley. It not only signals the advent of ragweed season, but it also heralds the Shenanodah County Fair as well as the beginning of another school year. Students who have been on hiatus contract that pit feeling as they realize…
Instead of rice, imagine pelting newlyweds with almonds as they leave for their honeymoon. Although it would be expensive and perhaps dangerous today, that’s what the Romans tossed two thousand years ago as a fertility blessing. While I’m not sure of the quantity of nuts thrown, I hope hard hats…
Praise God for tomatoes! They are one of my favorite parts of summertime and certainly at the top of my list of veggie preferences. Once August arrives, those hard crunchy ones from the produce aisles can finally be swapped out for real ones from the garden! Ever since I was…
Imagine your parents being savagely murdered in the doorway of your home while other family members are brutally gunned down or hacked to death. Although this sounds like a recent news report from Syria, Iraq, or even France, this took place right here in the Shenandoah Valley 250 years ago…