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Appalachian Thursday – Tyree Tavern
I love digging into random bits of history about my home state. Sometimes, when I'm traveling through on my way to or from the farm, I take side roads and just see what turns up. Like the Tyree Tavern aka Halfway House in Ansted, WV. It's an old stagecoach inn that...
Monday Meanderings – Almost Heaven
Today I'm in WV spending the day with my nine-year-old niece. Which means my meanderings are a little more, well, meandering! But I still got some gorgeous photos to share!
Appalachian Thursday – Lover’s Leap
I'm currently researching a story due to release in 2021 that's set in and around Hawk's Nest, WV. I found a newspaper account of a 1931 celebratory dinner held at the Lover's Leap club house at what is now Hawk's Nest State Park. A wintry modern-day view from Lover's...
Monday Meanderings – Mountain Laurel
Dad's favorite flower was Mountain Laurel. I'm pretty partial to it as well. Saturday's hike took us high on the mountain through a laurel hell, which is pure heaven when it's in bloom! Here are some highlights.
Appalachian Thursday – Brush Arbor Meetings
Churches were still hosting revivals when I was a kid. Often held all week or maybe over a series of weekends, they were big community events meant to appeal to folks who weren't coming to church on a regular basis. Out-of-town preachers might come--sometimes they...
Monday Meanderings
It's a rare weekend that we don't take Thistle for a good, long meander through the mountains. So I thought I'd start sharing snippets of our walks with YOU come Monday. A good way to start the week, I think. This is what we call Fairy Tale Trail. If you wonder why,...
Appalachian Thursday – Porch Swings
I enjoy looking at historic homes on-line and recently realized that porch swings are much more common to the rural south--including Appalachia. It finally hit me that northern homes don't have as many swings--or porches for that matter--because the season for sitting...
What Momma Left Behind – Winner
If you subscribe to my newsletter, you likely saw the recent giveaway I held for a copy of What Momma Left Behind. I did the random number thing yesterday and was delighted to reach out to Barbara Klein to let her know she'd won! I love promoting Appalachian...
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