By Stacey Morgan Smith, September 24th, 2014, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Me and Daddy
We lost Daddy this week after a three-year battle with cancer.
I’m heart broken, and my eyes are puffy, and I can’t breathe through my nose, but amid all of the tears, something wonderful happened. The people he knows came together with family to share stories of a man who […]
By Stacey Morgan Smith, June 9th, 2014, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia After that bleak winter, the farm is still exploding with pretty blooms! I’ve added a few new plants, thanks to shopping with Mom and NSVMGA’s annual Garden Fest. In fact, I’m having a hard time making myself work in the vegetable garden because I just want to weed and plan and add more pretty bloomers.
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By Stacey Morgan Smith, March 22nd, 2014, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia It is FINALLY spring! Spring means I come out of my annual winter hibernation and start to feel human again. The weather is still unpredictable, but the calendar says I should be gardening and emerging back into the warmth.
Part of that emergence this year is participating in the Northern Shenandoah Valley Master Gardener Volunteer […]
By Stacey Morgan Smith, February 15th, 2014, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Just a little reminder of how little this big, old world can seem.
On a visit to my sister, her hair stylist fit us in late in the evening for hair cuts. As we are sitting there talking, she asked how I stored my canned goods and if I had thought about painting the edges […]
By Stacey Morgan Smith, January 18th, 2014, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Snowy Allegheny Range
More snow…but at least it’s pretty, right?
*** This site is comprised solely of the opinions of its author, Stacey Morgan Smith. She works to promote gardening and tourism in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, from Roanoke to the Potomac River.***
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