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If Hildamae had been your mother you would have learned when, why, and how a porch was a porch one day and a veranda the next. Well, lucky me (kinda), ...

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My first Christmas, I came home with a 14-foot live tree hitched to the top of my Chevy Blazer. Having grown up Jewish, I didn’t know what to do with ...

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Friday you’re invited to an inside look at THE absolute social event of the year in Rainelle, WV. Colin Lively has arranged something never before done. Mrs. Lilly Parker of ...

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Christmas in Rainelle. I remember growing up there and Main Street would be draped in Christmas lights, back and forth, criss crossing the 13 blocks that make up downtown. Throngs ...

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Every New Year’s Day I partake the tradition of eating Black-eyed Peas. The meaning behind the tradition is one that dates back to slavery. By eating Black-eyed Peas on New Year’s Day you will be met with good luck and ...

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These days companies are jumping on the “Organic”, “Natural”. “Healthy” bandwagon. Of course, it’s good business, whether the claims are truthful or not! So now as you walk through the aisles ...

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At every Thanksgiving get-together in my adult life, there’s been one constant – a troll who pulls their sorry ass up to the table.  It’s either the drunken uncle, the ...

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When you watch the seductive ads on TV touting all the benefits of Activia, beware! Since so many people have digestive problems, often from taking antibiotics, Dannon picked up on ...

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When you watch the seductive ads on TV touting all the benefits of Activia, beware! Since so many people have digestive problems, often from taking antibiotics, Dannon picked up on ...

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Carlos was married to my mother and is the father of my half sister. He lives in Madrid and has a place in Caleta de Velez on the coast. We ...