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Daylight Savings Time:  Are We Doing This Again?

Daylight Savings Time:  Are We Doing This Again?

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For those of you who don’t keep up with current events, you read that title right.  Next Sunday, March 10th, it’s time once again to participate in this national game we call “Daylight Savings Time”, in which we will collectively move our clocks ahead by one hour to somehow believe we are taking advantage of the earth’s tilt and rotation, gaining an additional hour of daylight each day. Madness. Honestly, people – just pick a lane and stay with it. …

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Thinking About a Garden This Year?  Now’s The Time to Start Planning For It

Thinking About a Garden This Year?  Now’s The Time to Start Planning For It

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Ahhh, the summer garden.  Who doesn’t love the thought of walking out of their back door and picking some ripe, juicy tomatoes, tender lettuces, or snipping off some fresh herbs to be used in that favorite kitchen recipe?  Well, hold on there a minute, all you Gordon Ramsey wannabes.  First things first.  If you want to reap all of those delicious rewards, there’s a little sweat equity involved to get there.  I’m not saying that having a small garden is…

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Rainy Days:  Get Them While They Last

Rainy Days:  Get Them While They Last

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The local weather forecast is filled with rain for the next week, and while some folks may dislike the seemingly day after day of wet weather, I for one embrace it – for a number of reasons. First off, there’s my garden.  I plant a few raised beds every year, and the daily dose of liquid sunshine keeps me from having to manually water in my seedlings and young plants.  At this time of year, they will take all the…

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Spring is Here! (Actually, It’s Been Here for Weeks)

Spring is Here! (Actually, It’s Been Here for Weeks)

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Well, spring “officially” made its annual appearance this past week, but let’s not kid ourselves.  We’ve had a VERY mild winter this year locally, and judging by my flowering cherry trees (which have already bloomed and faded), the landscape has been in full-on regeneration mode for several weeks already.  If this keeps up, old “Punxsutawney Phil” will be greeted by crocuses and daffodils next year on Groundhog Day. I’m sure the local ski resort took a financial beating this year,…

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Where Are All the Bees?

Where Are All the Bees?

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As another spring quickly approaches, there’s one annual arrival that seems to becoming less and less reliable as the seasons pass.  For example, my flowering cherry trees are blooming early this year due to the mild winter, and so far, they are missing one essential component that heralds the arrival of another growing season. I’m talking about bees. Although they strike fear into the heart of young children, teenage girls, and some older men (I’ve seen fellows my age breathlessly…

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Where the Wild Things Are:  Foraging For Seasonal Foods

Where the Wild Things Are:  Foraging For Seasonal Foods

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Spring is making its presence known here locally more and more each week, as my flowering cherry trees are in full bloom, the forsythia bushes are beaming bright yellow, and the red-bud trees and magnolias are coming into flower. Part of the seasonal cycle in my neck of the woods is the opportunity to go foraging for wild plants to add to the dinner table.  Now, before you go saying “what in the world is he doing out there in…

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Daily Savings Time – Is This the End?

Daily Savings Time – Is This the End?

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Well, we just spent another weekend changing clocks and grumbling about lost sleep last week, but we’re once again on Daylight Savings Time for 2022.  Collectively (and by law), we’ve all decided that what was once 6:00 PM just two weeks ago is now 7:00 PM. Woo.  Hoo. Honestly, other than now traveling to work in the dark (instead of the rising sun blinding me as I drive eastward) and having some additional time to prep my raised garden beds…

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Make Way For The Walking Man

Make Way For The Walking Man

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After a long, cold winter of such strenuous projects as reading, working on my Duolingo Spanish (a third attempt), exhausting my Hulu and Netflix video library, and playing with LEGOs, I forced myself upon a set of bathroom scales the other day and also found out that I’ve apparently been eating and snacking like a prisoner on death row.  The scale settled in on numbers that made me swear out loud when I read the final tally, but I then…

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Warm Weather Means Outdoor Events: Plan Your Weekends Now!

Warm Weather Means Outdoor Events: Plan Your Weekends Now!

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Springtime in the four-state region means plenty of weekend festivals and outdoor events that take advantage of the area’s warmer weather.  Here is just a sampling of some of the featured activities, but make sure to check your local paper or internet for other celebrations and happenings throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Fort Frederick 18th Century Market Fair Now in its 25th year, the 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Frederick is a unique and immersive look at…

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An Ode to Spring: My Favorite Things

An Ode to Spring: My Favorite Things

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One of the wonderful things about living in my area is that we get to experience all four seasons.  If you’re a fan of the heat, you’ll get your time in the summer months.  Love the cold?  Well, there’s a three-month season for you as well.  Autumn also has its fans (me being one of them), and the fall months bring a smile to my face. That being said, there’s lots to like about spring, and the weather has finally…

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