Ah, autumn in Landgraff, WV… the air gets crisp, the leaves change colors, and people steal your political signs off your property…I start this post with the unhappy news that our McCain-Palin sign was stolen from our side lawn the Read more
I recently wound up in Italy for a week, having won the “Tuscany & Cinque Terre” 8-day tour from Intrepid Travel (yes, the Sweepstakes Queen strikes again…) I haven’t traveled on a group tour since I was 14 and went Read more
Here’s a link to our press release for the upcoming “Coal Heritage Trail Weekend” Oct 10-12, at the Elkhorn Inn, with the Author & Historian Alex Schust: http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200810/1222978275.htmlWe are really excited about this very first CHT event, and hoping that Read more
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After much prodding, we have finally joined the 21st Facebook Century, and now have a page, photo albums, & tons of other kewl stuff on Facebook! And I now have 21 friends! One of them is M., a friend from Read more
This post is mostly about FOOD – in all it’s summer glory! For starters, my husband, Chef Dan, recently made the most amazing French demi-glace I have ever eaten in my life. A truly sublime thing of such delicious, rich Read more
July 4th at the Elkhorn Inn! We hope you all had fun- we just wish it all hadn’t gone by so fast!! It seemed like you just got here and then you were all gone WAY too soon, and there Read more
Yes, this is the Final Installment of Elisse & Dan’s Excellent Asian Adventure! After this I Swear I will immediately go back to writing about life in Wild, Wonderful West Virginia- and there’s LOTS to catch up on! The previous Read more
This is the 3rd (& Penultimate) Installment of “Dan & Elisse’s Honeymoon Adventure”: Water puppets & trendy Hanoi; northern Vietnamese Villages, and a romantic Junk Cruise on Halong Bay… a trek into the Central Highlands: a dugout canoe down the Read more