It has happened — summer has come and pretty much gone. Why is it that the season never seems long enough? Winter, by contrast, seems to drag on forever. So why can’t summer slow down and take on the lazy, hazy characteristics that I remember from childhood? No, autumn has not arrived ...

This week, squirrels in my neighborhood are running all over. Our neighborhood has a lot of hickory trees. What’s unusual, they all have nuts in their mouth and aren’t eating them now. Instead they are carrying them up to their tree nests preparing for winter. Preparing for tomorrow is ...

We just got back from a trip to southern West Virginia for a soccer match with Pikeview High School. This was an important match for us since we lost to an impressive George Washington High School team on Tuesday night 0-5. GW dominated us controlling the game and allowing us only one shot ...

This is not the first time I have written about the power of music, but it never hurts to remind people how important it is to experience the beauty of life. My husband, Mike, and I are not very good at vacationing. It’s been at least seven years since we took a real trip away from home. We ...

Well, Round 3 did not turn out so well. The “Love Doves,” as Mike and I have been calling them, followed a very similar pattern with their third clutch of eggs laid in the hanging basket on our porch. Each took turns sitting on the pair of perfect, white eggs daily, with a shift change ...

The first weekend of September means it is officially fair season in Belmont County, and the Belmont County Fair is one of the best in the state. It is a celebration that everyone looks forward to, and an event that brings our communities together. The 174th annual Belmont County Fair is set to ...