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Month: August 2018

Lots of Local Beer and Wine Festivals Will Fill Up Your Weekends this Fall

Lots of Local Beer and Wine Festivals Will Fill Up Your Weekends this Fall

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Ahhhhh, fall – my favorite time of the year – and it’s almost upon us!  The shortening days of September, the beauty and color of October, and the crisp mornings of November are just some of the reasons I moved back to the four-state area from Florida over ten years ago. It’s also a time for numerous beer and wine festivals, and the four-state area has plenty of opportunities to taste local offerings during the fall season.  Listed below is…

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Zero-Effort Gardening: I May Be On To Something Here

Zero-Effort Gardening: I May Be On To Something Here

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The backyard garden.  Let me first say that I’d love to have one, but also freely admit that I don’t have the time nor the inclination for its maintenance and upkeep.  That being said, I may have stumbled across a revolutionary way to both have my cake – and eat it, too. First, a little back story. At the back of my yard, by the alleyway, stands an old and gnarled elm tree.  It barely gets any leaves on it…

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The Oriental Trading Company: New Catalog – Same Weirdness

The Oriental Trading Company: New Catalog – Same Weirdness

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The new “Sunday School Edition” of the Oriental Trading Company’s fall catalog just arrived at my doorstep, and boy-oh-boy – it’s a doozy. Now don’t get me wrong.  I completely understand the importance of keeping kids interested and motivated in a faith journey (no matter what faith you may practice), but the weird trinkets and thing-a-ma-bobs that this company puts out as toys and crafts make me scratch my onion with perplexity, confusion, and downright laughter.  While nothing will ever…

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Brooke’s House: Something Special Is Happening Here

Brooke’s House: Something Special Is Happening Here

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If you’re a loyal reader of this blog, then perhaps you’ll remember a few months ago I spoke about Brooke’s House, a community resource and sober living facility for women being built right now off of the Downsville Pike on the east end of Hagerstown (click here for a link to the past article). The groundbreaking for this facility was just a few months ago, and progress on the building has been swift.  I had the pleasure of volunteering some…

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