"It was a cold wintry day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse-—as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die." Keep reading our story....
March 2010
"Lamb-y, then whammy! Get some tickets to Miami! Snow is easing, but we're still freezing. It may be spring by the astronomer, but not by the thermometer. Mighty fine, then leonine."
- Do you have ley lines criss-crossing your property? It’s almost unreal how your animals, both small and large, line up in lines for absolutely no reason.... - NorthCountryGirl on Line Up
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- I rarely ever precisely measure when I make a recipe. I pour salt or baking soda or baking powder in the palm of my hand till it looks... - NorthCountryGirl on In Search of Mrs. Brooks Randolph
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- And you may want to take her a cookie, too! Yeah, she might LIKE a cookie. Clover does, why shouldn’t Winter? And if you... - Darlene in North Georgia on The Changing of the Guard
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- I just remembered this spoon my mom had. Maybe the small spoon was the one they used to feed the baby it’s meals. Because... - Darlene in North Georgia on In Search of Mrs. Brooks Randolph
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- Suzanne, I TOLD you you shouldn’t have been so rude to Winter. It’s been in the 70’s ALL week. And then you post THIS... - Darlene in North Georgia on The Changing of the Guard
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- I am interested in John Dye of Appomack Co, VA, he was supposed to be a son of Robert Dye and he died in 1666 leaving... - Sherri Sontag on Interview with Ross Dye, Grandson of John Morgan Dye
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- What a wonderful story!
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- Maybe you are Marie reincarnated – makes soap and lard!!! and jolly – great sense of humor is you! I was thinking a small teaspoon... - catslady on In Search of Mrs. Brooks Randolph
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- Maybe the strawberry cake was the struesel cake to the family. You said it was kind of spicey. Maybe she only called it strawberry cake for teh... - AA on In Search of Mrs. Brooks Randolph
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- i GRADUATED FROM wEST LiBERTY,SO I think she jumped;;;soooo boring - linda on Then She Ate Some Pie and Went to Bed
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