WEAR SENSIBLE SHOES! Sorry for yelling but this alone can save the day. I see a lot of unhappy people each year because they did not heed this grandmotherly advice. Friday Food is a big part of Bridge Day and it starts Friday night with the Taste of Bridge Day. It’s sponsored by the rotary […]
Things To Do
Whirlwind
Whirlwind That’s what that past 6 weeks was. A no-stops, back-to-school, end-of-summer, Yoga Teacher training, American Birding Expo, crazy-packed schedule, no time for self, and BAM fall is here kind of whirlwind. And Breathe. I love fall the most. (Watch, I will probably say that about winter and spring, too, when they get here. But […]
Special
Once in awhile, you get to see something special. PsicoRoc was something very special. You can tell by looking at me, I don’t climb. I do, do events. Not bragging, just saying, I have helped put on some cool events. And I only say that to say, I know a really outstanding one when I […]
Eavesdropping
I mean, I overheard some WVU students conversations over the past couple of days that may have saved my jaded soul and given me hope. The WVU Student Government Association held their leadership retreat at Opossum Creek Retreat. Almost 40 students and an OSSUM advisor, spent 2 days working their butts off in really nasty […]
Feed me
Our local restaurants are OSSUM! All of them use local produce from the local farmers, and the locals love it. So will you. We made it to The Station at long last and had some apps and summery cocktails that rocked our world. Can’t wait to get back for the full dinner. Tonight was art […]
For the Birds
That’s what the next couple weeks are all about here at OCR! This week is bird banding class, next week is the legendary New River Birding and Nature Festival! We just finished up a Beginner Bird Banding class taught by certified instructor from The Institute for Bird Population. This is an intense (too intense for […]
Fools me, April
Every time! I am so gullible! The spring flowers pop out like these beauties I found while driving along in The New River Gorge National Park over the weekend. And then one afternoon it is so hot I turn on the AC in my car and boom my mind, body and soul are falling all […]
What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up? Very few people know what they want to do in life few when they are young. Even fewer get the chance, and no one gets a second chance. I love the story, “Ever since I was a kid I wanted to…” It is foreign to […]
Finding happiness, even when…
Niche, niche, niche. Market: yoga and climbing in the New River Gorge on the 4th of July weekend. Not exactly a huge demographic to draw from. You want to feel old and overweight, show up on this weekend. OMG are these people happy, healthy and happy and beautiful. This is the 3rd or 4th annual […]
