Hi there. Before I get started, I really need to apologize to Mrs. Kathy for ‘standing her up’ with the last article I was supposed to write. Life seems to have sped-up on me since December and I can’t seem to catch up, nor can I remember things like I used to. I feel like…
Even though it is quite cold outside, and there are still some places with snow on the ground, it is not too early to start thinking about what kind of vegetables you might want to grow this coming spring. In fact, a friend of mine called me the other night, and wanted to discuss just…
By now I am sure all the cases of cabin fever have been cured. The Great Snowfall of Twenty-Eleven sure was pretty the first day, then that crunchy snow got a layer of ice on top of it.Boo, the dog, usually eager to go for a long walk, put one paw on the porch and…
William Horace “Buddy” Bales, Jr. 68, of Monticello, formerly of Christiansburg, Va., died Saturday, Jan. 8.Survivors include his wife, Rena Bales of Monticello; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Tim Assad of Parrott, Va. and Lori and Keith Mullins of Radvord, Va.; two sons and daugters-in-law, Jason and Michelle Bales of Eggleston Va. and Buddy…
I’m fixing to go out and check on the mail.Actually I was more concerned about the outgoing than the incoming mail because I had posted a letter to Doctor Laura, and I wanted to be sure the mail rider hadn’t just tossed today’s pile of junk on top of it instead of picking it up.…
It is Monday afternoon as I sit and write my column for this week’s edition of The Monticello News. I am not sure what all of the snow and ice has done to the deadline for getting my column into the editor this week but I am going to do my part and make sure…
I was in the grocery store the other day picking up a few last minute items before the great “blizzard” of 2011. It was amazing to see some of the shelves in the store completely empty. I do not understand what people are so afraid of when this weather hits. Mass starvation seems to be…
Snow is such a treat for us in central Georgia. We don’t get it too often, but when we do it’s like getting an extra holiday. Schools get closed, businesses and government offices shut down, and roads are usually too risky to travel upon. So, we may as well enjoy the white stuff while it…