Americans have a love affair with our marshmallow PEEPS … and we eat more than our share – we will eat 600 million PEEPS this Easter. (I call them all PEEPS, even if they are bunnies.) PEEPS marshmallow candy – those bright-colored chicks and bunnies that we see at Easter have a long history. In 1953… Read more
February 2013
The Message of Easter – a free outdoor drama near Williamston, NC 2024 is the 45th year that the folks of Piney Grove Baptist Church in the Farm Life Community near Williamston, NC, have been performing this 90-minute outdoor drama of the life and death of Jesus Christ. We love outdoor dramas here in North Carolina. … Click to read about the Message of Easter Outdoor Drama in easatern NC
When I was growing up we always had a winter garden of all kinds of greens and root vegetables, including turnips and rutabagas. In cold weather my mother would make rutabaga rice soup that I now associate with life on the farm, warm fires and being happy. Other than my family members, no one I… Rutabagas make a great Rice soup – recipe below
Bird lovers everywhere join in the Great Backyard Bird Count We love the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. It’s easy to participate and it helps the birds. You sign up on the website and agree to count birds for at least 15 minutes on at least one of the 4 days of the bird count… Read more
