The cool nights and clear days of spring have given way to the hot and humid days of summer, and along with those changes have come different flowers. The hyacinths and daffodils of March and April are a distance memory as the daylilies have now taken center stage. These showy…
In September of 2014, my wife and I attended the wedding of a young couple in Germany. The groom’s mother was Nancy’s best friend when she was stationed there in the 1980s and it was a real treat for her to see the whole family again. It was even more…
One of the more popular children’s gifts in the last few years has been the Elf on the Shelf. This money maker involves a storybook and doll combo that has recently expanded to include additional accessories that mines even deeper into our wallets. In addition to the Christmas version, birthday…
Here we are in the month of red and green with indoor trees and outdoor lights! What a special time of year to celebrate the birth of the Messiah with family and friends. While decorations consist of many different colors and symbols, one of the older yet still most common…
This Saturday marks the end of another rifle season for deer here in the Shenandoah Valley. Although there is a late Muzzleloader season yet to come, if a deer has escaped his hunters thus far, he has fairly good odds of surviving another year if he can avoid the automobiles…