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 | 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 | My Mountaintop Life
It’s a beautiful morning in my world. The first snowfall of 2022 started midday yesterday and continued throughout most of the night. It’s absolutely magical right now. I almost didn’t want to step outside, so as not to disturb all that beautiful...
by Tara Baisden | Jan 23, 2023 | My Mountaintop Life
Greetings, from Wild Wonderful West Virginia! I haven’t written on this blog for some time. Those of you who followed me on FaceBook and Instagram – are pretty much the same. I had taken a break from all social media. I had been checking in and reading...