…..I admit I watch the tic-toc reels on Facebook. The little snippets of shows or comedians or cute dogs brighten my day for a minute. While comedians who talk about their childhoods normally exaggerate to make it funny, the ones who talk about what it…
……Throughout the county, heck maybe the world even, a holiday tradition took place this past week. This tradition is usually passed by from mother to child, but sometimes other relatives or close friends get in on the act. ……It takes place when a new food is…
……….Just ten days til Christmas, but who’s counting? With each successive day, the excitement grows for little ones. Their little engines get revved up another notch with each passing day. For adults, each successive day brings another thing that must be checked off the LIST.…
……….I miss Christmas shopping like it was in the olden days where you had to go to stores that had music playing and harried sales clerks to help you. Some stores even had free gift wrapping, but only if you were a man cause Santa…
………The turkeys not even on the table and my Christmas tree is up. My mantles is even flocked with pine. “Is she crazy?” I hear you saying, “Thanksgiving isn’t even over.” While I definitely am a sentimentalist, I’m also a pragmatist. I am a woman…
…….The election is over and it’s time to begin talking.. The County Commission will certify the votes making the unofficial results official and the work should begin in advance of those newly elected officials taking the oath in January. ………The Legislature goes into session one…
Elections……they bring out the worst in us. Rarely, do they bring out the best. While our focus is on the National race for President and the search for corruption in that race, West Virginia has its own long history of dirty tricks in elections and…
……….The New Cumberland Lions Club Halloween Party is tomorrow (Thursday) night at 7:15 p.m. right after the trick or treat concludes. It was my favorite part of a holiday I did not embrace nor could I ever figure out a way to get right. It’s…
……..October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer will strike one in eight women in the United States and each of us in the deep recesses of our mind believe we will be that one. I was one in eight and I will tell you I…