Home. Nice day at church yesterday. Visited with family. Ate fresh veggies. Business and medical marathons start today.

Going to NC tonight and then to WV. Wrote one chapter in my novel today.

Been up babysitting load. Did lots of computer time.

Trying out Ping

The Falls

James could hear the Wanton Falls from his attic room. It was a new sound to him, somewhat relaxing, somewhat disturbing.

But later, when he walked along the river with Carolyn it took on a new meaning. All he has to do is close his eyes and he can see the joy on her face and hear her lilting laughter.

Sometimes the Falls is loud and rumbling, pouring forth in an angry, fast-moving pace. Sometimes it's slower, trickling along. In the coldest part of the winter it even freezes. The small town of Wanton is as unpredictable as the Falls.

Carolyn has lived with the Falls and the Cheat River in her life since the day she was born. In fact there's not a soul who has more of a connection to the river than she does.

The Falls

James could hear the Wanton Falls from his attic room. It was a new sound to him, somewhat relaxing, somewhat disturbing.

But later, when he walked along the river with Carolyn it took on a new meaning. All he has to do is close his eyes and he can see the joy on her face and hear her lilting laughter.

Sometimes the Falls is loud and rumbling, pouring forth in an angry, fast-moving pace. Sometimes it's slower, trickling along. In the coldest part of the winter it even freezes. The small town of Wanton is as unpredictable as the Falls.

Carolyn has lived with the Falls and the Cheat River in her life since the day she was born. In fact there's not a soul who has more of a connection to the river than she does.

If you look closely you'll see two redbirds, the male and the female. The Cardinal is the state bird of West Virginia.

The snow is gentle right now, but the residents, like many people across the United States, made a trip to the store to get milk and bread. The supermarket shelves empty when the weather channel issues a severe snow storm warning. This happens often in the hills of West Virginia.

Carolyn, Lavina and their guests don't have as much to worry about when the electric goes out. The big house is heated by natural gas and there are enough oil lamps and candles to provide light. The snow will provide a temporary refrigerator and there are no TV's (except for the small one in Carolyn's room) to be missed.

Homemade biscuits are almost as good cold as they are hot and the guests love them during any time of the day.