The View from Squirrel Ridge

When Allison and Dave were here a week ago, we started a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle. I've been trying to finish it, but it's one h...

I've put out bird seed and now I'm concerned about birds flying into the windows. So I bought some translucent decals that birds are...

I got the Spiritual Singles Monthly Calendar posted after a small delay. The calendar editor emails the calendar to over 800 people using b...

These pictures were taken on warmer days -- not much warmer, actually; we had temperatures in the 60's today. The cow was crossing a cre...

Here's this evening's sunset. We are so pleased to have a mountain view!

Happy Birthday to Allison (on Nov. 22) and Lynn (Nov. 23)

War on Bacteria is Wrong-Headed says the LiveScience article. It says that more than three-quarters of liquid soap and more than a quarter ...

This morning I worked at the community library here in Basye. This is a volunteer position and it was the second time this week that I staf...

Both of my daughters have writing talent. When Lynn was a child she made this little book using photos she had taken in the fron yard. It st...

After a heavy rain last week, the clouds moved away quickly. Here we see a few wisps lifting up from the valley. View of Great North Mountai...

I'm slowly getting through the pile of books that Nancy M. loaned me on gluten intolerance. Personal Touch on Celiac Disease calls it T...

I just posted an email on Javins family history stating that the Javins surname is not uncommon in Israel. It could be a shortened form of...

The National Academy of Sciences is saying that too much fluoride is allowed in tap water . Babies in particular may be getting unhealthy le...

View from The Pines, Orkney Grade just east of Basye

It rained this morning. Then it poured! Usually when we see rain that hard, there's a hurricane nearby. But this was a thunderstorm on a...

Today we put the finishing touches on the chalet on Joyce Court. Settlement is officially tomorrow, although we signed much of the paperwork...

Until a few weeks ago, most Americans had not heard of Kazakstan. However, my daughter Marie went there in 2001: Read about her weekend in K...

If you are looking for news about the small plane crash here in Basye, check out WHSV.com. That Harrisonburg station had the story on the n...

One thing I like to experiment with in Photoshop is Layer Blending. You need at least two layers to do this. I have an Action that I use a l...