by Tara Baisden | Jul 7, 2023 | Gardening, My Mountaintop Life, My West Virginia, Recipes
Summer in West Virginia means three things: blazing heat, gardening season, and wild raspberry season! Well, if I’m honest, summer in West Virginia means a lot more than three things, but just roll with that for now. As soon as the temperatures start rising in...
by Tara Baisden | Feb 4, 2023 | Gardening, My Mountaintop Life
Garden Planning. Choosing the perfect vegetable or flower to grow in my gardens. For many, the new year means new plans, new goals, and a few new digits to remember as the time clock rolls into a brand new year. For me, of course, all the goals and planning for the...
by Tara Baisden | Jan 31, 2023 | My West Virginia
This is an article I found yesterday on Facebook about West Virginia and loved it. Unfortunately, I cannot track down the original author. Because of our mountains, we have rivers. The oldest river in the Western Hemisphere, the New River (quite appropriately named,...
by Tara Baisden | Jan 23, 2023 | Family
Grandpa – is 102 years young in heaven today. We lost him a few years back, and he left us with so many wonderful memories. I can remember him vividly. His familiar hand gestures, his limp as he walked, down to his familiar verbiage of “by gum” and...
by Tara Baisden | Jan 23, 2023 | Book Reviews, Books
As always, Linda Castillo does not disappoint. I have read all the novels in the Kate Burkholder series – twice now – and each is better than the last. Castillo’s way with words, her twists and turns in every story, and her distinct characters keep me...
