A Note from Mrs. Billie Crumly
Whew!! I can’t believe what a whirlwind I’m in. Therapy is really hard, but I improve daily. Scheduled to come home on the 22nd. I look forward to communicating with you. Thanks for staying on board. Billie Crumly NOTE: Mrs Crumly wrote this and gave it to me on my last visit with her. Please…
Read MoreYou Don’t Learn Everything from a Book
Guest Writer: Beth Littlejohn Many of you know that I teach school. This year, for the first time in a number of years, I have a homeroom. This segment of the day lasts for 30 minutes. Students dribble in, sometimes singly, sometimes in groups. I am a teacher who likes things orderly first thing in…
Read MoreA Favorite Author
Guest Writer: Beth Littlejohn i have always been a reader. If I was sitting, I had a book in my hand. Most of you know that I am a doctoral student at the University of Georgia and there is much reading to do in that pursuit. But I feel deprived if I don’t get to…
Read MoreOn Growing Rosemary…June 1, 2013
I am sorry this is a late post today. I guess you could say I am the “guest re-poster” (if that is a word) Russ Austin. I have tried everything I know to do to get a photo to post and it will just not post a photo of rosemary. I am sure it will…
Read MoreNot Too Early for Christmas Projects
Guest Writer: Beth Littlejohn I know, it is only mid-May, but for those of us who like to create gifts, timing is just perfect! Several years ago Donna presented me with a homemade Christmas present. I could not use it immediately, but I have used it every Christmas since! She gave me an machine appliqued…
Read MoreTelling on Myself
I believe that every driver should know how to drive a straight shift car and so did my daddy. He had a blue step-side Chevy pickup while I was a teenager and I was permitted to drive it to school some days. But this is not the vehicle on which I learned to shift gears.…
Read MoreMother’s Day and Decoration Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all those women who go the extra mile in caring for their children. According to an article in Wikipedia, Mother’s Day was recognized in 1915 by President Wilson. This wonderful holiday was first championed by Anna Jarvis, some ten years before when her own mother passed away. West Virginia first…
Read MoreThe Rewards of Butterfly Gardening August 2005
Lepidoptera means scaled winged and describes the butterfly with its most obvious features – wings covered with flattened scales. Few people think of butterflies as pollinators, but just like bees butterflies pollinate plants too. One report states that the number of honey bees in the United States has decreased by 25% in the past decade…
Read MoreA Walk in Mother’s Front Yard
Guest Writer: Beth Littlejohn While I was staying at the Windy Knoll earlier this week I took time to see what was blooming in the front of the house and ohhhhh my, was I in “hog heaven”! The first thing I spotted was the cinammon fern. This fern blooms a rusty stalk in the center…
Read MorePlanting by the Signs..June 7,2013
We attended our Master Gardener meeting yesterday and heard a most interesting program on planting by the signs. We’ve never paid much attention to this — John says he plants when he gets the ground ready. The speaker said to squeeze a handful of soil in your hand and if it sticks together, it’s too…
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