I was deployed by FEMA to Montana following a disaster declaration for spring floods as the Community Relations Field Specialist Lead for Yellowstone County, based in Billings. If you’ve ever wondered what a FEMA Community Relations Field Specialist does, we’re essentially the “eyes and ears” of FEMA in the field, Read more…
Will my few loyal readers do us a BIG favor? The love story of how Dan and I met (in NY, while working for FEMA during the 9/11 disaster response operation), and how we came to have our B&B in West Virginia, is one of the two Finalists in the Read more…
I haven’t posted in a bit as I have been working for FEMA as a Community Relations Field Specialist here in McDowell County, WV for last two weeks as part of the Disaster Response Operation for the June floods. This is the first time I’ve worked for FEMA “at home” in McDowell Read more…
It’s fun to play “tourist” at home! This past week Dan and I had a rather amazing little getaway- right here in southern WV! We got to go Ziplining through the WV forests at TreeTops Canopy Tours , learn to fly fish for trout with Bobby Bower of ProFishWV, have a Read more…
I’ve been Tweeting… with a bunch of Travel Junkies, inc. @tomtravel2 @TastyGalaxy @thetripchicks @EliteTravelGal @miafeinstein @sueyoungmedia @Journeywoman @FillYourHotel @GoPetFriendly @princetonrt @TRACWV @wvurl and so decided, after an hilarious conversation about an article on Not Kissing The Blarney Stone For Fear of (eeeeeeewww) Germs, to post on Broadening Ones Horizons via Read more…
It’s finally really and truly summer at the Elkhorn Inn- & it has even stopped raining! 😀 We’ve had a wonderful spring so far, with lots of great Railfan guests from places as far away as Florida & England (they love the “Pokey” in the UK, too!), & this weekend Read more…
Dan & I have just had a very pleasant Thanksgiving Dinner @DB’s X-clusive in Welch, WV (No dishes to wash! No kitchen to clean!), where the bar actually boasts Glen Morangie, not to mention Tallisker, & The Mac! This is such a wonderful & totally amazing concept to me that Read more…
Just got back home from 24 days in Elkhart County, Indiana, where I was working for FEMA Community Relations on the disaster response/recovery operation for the January floods. We had the best little team in the universe (and the most tolerant, funny, and “FEMA Flexible”one, too!), and in 3 weeks Read more…