Today Chef Dan made his magnificent fresh-oregano-stuffed turkey, with an incredibly crispy herb-and-smoked-sea-salt rubbed skin, and we had it with “Saffire”, a crisp, dry white wine from our trip to AmRhein Winery in Virginia earlier this year, and it was wonderful! With it we had our garden-grown potatoes, mashed with Read more
There are moments, however Grand it is out here in this green & beautiful place, when Living in The Country makes you want to slam you head into a wall until you pass out.And this was one of those weeks. As readers of this blog know, the FIRST post on Read more
It’s been a Very busy train day at the Elkhorn Inn & Theatre… Lots and lots and Lots of trains coming and going past the Inn thru the powdery snow… Dan, with his militarily-honed hearing, can hear a train Long before I do, & yelled “get the camera!” early enough Read more
Unfortunately the “lack of water in winter issue”, since Mavis Brewster & the McDowell County PSD (Public Service District) took over our water supply, is still alive and well in McDowell County.Those of you who saw the first post on this blog last January, may recall that the county was Read more
I know now, 100%, that journalists make the water run!Dan may make the sun shine and stars glow, but journalists make the water run!Thanks to Charles Owens of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, and Jessica Lilly of CBS WVNS-TV News59, we have running water- and the best water pressure we’ve had Read more
I have just been on the receiving end of Truly Great Customer Service- from www.igourmet.com from whence Dan’s Hanukkah present came. (You must remember Hanukkah- it was a couple of months ago…) Back in Nov., with H looming over the horizon, I decided that Chef Dan, a.k.a. “Smokin’ Dan”, Landgraff’s Read more
I recently read an article, (in the NY Times, I believe), bemoaning the existence (and popularity) of inflatable holiday decorations, due to the supposedly down-market, trailer park aura they create. This really got my dander up, as my husband & I have become Big Time Inflatable Enthusiasts, and we consider Read more
The pictures below tell a story. Look at the pictures and see if you can figure out the story. Then scroll below and read the story and see if you were right! Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a Prince and his Princess in Read more