Even if you’re facing the holidays without beloved members of your family, there’s still lots to do for the holiday hustle.
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Packing It In
I have learned to embrace staycations. I like them very much. I don’t have to decide where to go, or best of all, what to overpack.
Heat Waves, School Supplies and Bears, Oh My!
In Walmart last week, mother after mother pushed past me with carts heaped with notebooks, pens, crayons, markers, glue sticks and reams of lined paper.
Jumping Jehoshaphat!
I have had a clutch of crickets inside my house these past two summers. They are difficult, if not impossible, to kill. I have even sprayed them with bleach. They keep moving. If some reader out there knows how to rid a house of crickets, please let me know.
Let Me Tell You About My Family Vacation
I have so many great memories of our family vacations. Whether we were going to Connecticut to see relatives, or to some “remote” beach my parents had discovered, it was truly always an adventure. I can still laugh out loud at many of the antics and occurrences.
It’s Turtle Season
I don’t know why I am so fascinated by turtles. On my daily walks, I keep my eyes peeled for an unmistakable hump, perhaps moving slowly down the grass. It’s either a turned-over fallen leaf or … it’s a turtle!
Where Eagles Dare
It’s May — the month when there are more birds in Virginia than at any other time.