A dedication ceremony and ribbon-cutting hosted by the Boutwell Hill Ski Club was held recently in the Boutwell Hill State Forest to celebrate the opening of a new cross-country ski trail. The new trail, named the “Homestead Loop,” is nine-tenths of a miles long and was made possible, in ...
Holiday time is a time that family members, often from afar, gather at the home of a relative to celebrate whatever holiday it is. Many times the home is the “old homestead,” sometimes with a younger generation occupying the premises. Regardless of where the gathering takes place, it is a ...
Individuals who sustain a traumatic injury are not likely a significant factor in the US opioid epidemic. This is the conclusion of a study presented (not yet published) at the 2016 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, as reported in HealthDay. The study found that nearly ...
I'm not sure you know this, but if you listen to most Dave Matthews Band songs, they're really about my husband. Or, at least, that's what happens in my head when I hear them. I think to myself, "Boy, Dave Matthews must really like Nick." In all honesty, I think that Dave Matthews really just knows how to write about love and passion. Those are two of the things I have for my husband, among other things. I love him deeply and have a passion that reaches the ends of the earth for him. Yet, I also hold him in highest regards, respect him and attempt to honor him the best way I know ...
It is heartwarming when families not only celebrate Christmas together, but treasure the memories of that time and times past. The family of Julia Ireland of Eldred, Pennsylvania, is one of those families who will celebrate her legacy of recipes and special baking projects for many years after ...
When I was a kid, I spent a good part of my youth walking my Uncle George’s six acres in Fluvanna. That’s what we called it, the six acres. To my cousin and me, it was a whole world. My grandfather Carl loved it as did my dad. This farmland, sometimes planted with hay, had an old ...
