Strawberry season is finally here! I love going to pick strawberries at a u-pick farm here in central North Carolina, McAdams Farm. Last weekend I went there to get the first of this year's crop. Fortunately, they'd survived the recent freeze. The berries were so plentiful, I didn't have go more than 5 or 6 feet down the row to fill up my basket. And they are sweet and delicious! If you Continue Reading
Geology Hike at Occoneechee Mountain offers education, scenic beauty
This weekend I got to do something that's been on my want-to-do list for a while. I went on the guided Geology Hike at Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area in Hillsborough, N.C. Geologist and author Jean-Michel Margot, originally from Switzerland and now retired, is a volunteer with the park and leads the hikes. At 867 feet above sea level, the Occoneechee Mountain summit is the highest Continue Reading
VIDEO: A 5-minute office workout you can do at your desk!
Do you sit the majority of the time at work or at home? If you work in an office, chances are you do. Do you ever feel back discomfort from sitting too long? How about stiffness in your neck, shoulders, legs, and even arms and wrists from being on the computer all day? We’re all very busy, and it’s easy to forget to get up and move. But if you’ll take a few quick stretch breaks during the Continue Reading
Honoring 9/11 heroes with a 72-flight stair climb in Greensboro, N.C.
On Saturday, Sept. 3, I joined the Greensboro Fire Department and hundreds of area residents for the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. This was my first time at this annual event, which involves climbing a total of 72 flights of stairs at a downtown parking deck, to honor the public safety personnel who perished at the World Trade Center. It represents the equivalent of the highest floor New York Fire Continue Reading
How to make your own Reese’s peanut butter cups
Here's something anyone would be happy to find in their Christmas stocking or Easter basket -- chocolate peanut butter cups! We love them with dark chocolate, but they are yummy with milk chocolate as well. These cups are no-bake and super easy to make. You'll never want to buy artificially-flavored candy again! Ingredients: 3 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter 1/4 Continue Reading
VIDEO: Snow days and my first Periscope chat
Were you affected by "Snowmageddon 2016" like we were here in North Carolina? It started on Friday and we received a lot of sleet plus a few inches of snow, and the roads were terrible. They still aren't totally clear yet by my house. A snow day on a Friday is not a bad thing in my book, but, the weather did cause many cancellations. One of them was something I was really looking forward to Continue Reading
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