~The following was originally published in Natural Awakenings of Southwest Virginia In the 10 years that Blue Ridge Tree Climbing instructor Bob Wray has been climbing trees on his 40 acre Blue Ridge Parkway property, he hasn’t run out of new trees to climb or the enthusiasm for teaching others how to do it. “We [...]
1. I think I’ve got a little vampire in me because I really like to kiss Joe on the neck, right on the carotid artery, the place where you check for a pulse when you’re giving CPR. 2. When Joe and I first got together in 1987 I had a hard time saying “I love [...]
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They were supposed to be Dawn of the Buffalo but somebody heard it wrong. Twenty-one years later Donna the Buffalo are a well heard band with a country-wide fan base of followers called “the herd.” A favorite at Floydfest, they played to a full house at the Sun Music Hall in downtown Floyd Saturday night. [...]
If you ever go to Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival in Christiansburg make sure you bring a two year old. According to my grandson Bryce, the farm is a kid’s play paradise where you can run through mazes, play king of the hay mountain, pet a baby goat, or play grocery store with the pumpkins. On [...]
Last week I spoke to Amanda Biviano’s senior English Composition class about being a local writer. It was a college freshman class and the students were learning to do interviews and write profile stories (the main type of writing that I currently do). They were also interested in blogs and had been reading mine in [...]
