As much as I hate to see the warm weather leave us, one of the things I love about fall is how good soup tastes. There is something cozy about a bowl of soup on a chilly, fall day.  Growing up we had a lot of soup, mostly Campbell’s.  Campbell’s condensed soups were invented in […]

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We just started into another autumn season and although I am a summertime girl, there are many things I embrace about fall. After all, there’s something extra special about living in the state of West Virginia and a reminder of that is this time of year.  We have the beautiful scenery so many only experience […]

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In 1973, a special prosecutor by the name of Archibald Cox subpoenaed President Nixon’s now-infamous Oval Office audiotapes. Unable to broker a deal, Nixon summoned the attorney general of the United States, Elliot Richardson, into his office on a Saturday night and ordered Richardson to fire Cox. Richardson refused, and resigned in protest of Nixon’s […]

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For those of us who often hit the road, we’ve all been in that familiar scenario where nature calls and we have to pull into a gas station, run inside, grab the bathroom key, brace ourselves, hold our breath and dart inside hoping to get in and out as soon as possible out of concern […]

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Hopefully, everyone is prepared for any emergency that may occur in your home and/or business. The month of October is typically when fire departments all over the country conduct seminars, training and prepare to visit schools in their communities to make everyone aware of the many fire hazards that exist and what they can do […]

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Have you and a friend ever had one of those “inside jokes” that run indefinitely and that no one else seems to understand? Well, one of those running jokes started during on the Bordas & Bordas Vegas trip last spring.  On the way to Vegas, my friend Michele and I overheard someone talking about wanting […]

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A lot has already been written about the great Vin Scully, the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Mr. Scully has officially retired after calling 67 seasons of Dodgers’ baseball.  It is absolutely amazing to realize that Mr. Scully moved with the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in 1957 and has, therefore, […]

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Recently I had the opportunity and pleasure of spending a “girls’ weekend” with three girlfriends in the Elkins area of W.Va. Our girls’ weekend has become a very looked forward to time away, when we do a lot of talking, playing cards and board games, drinking some wine, soaking in the hot tub and generally […]

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For the past few years I have had the pleasure of being a member of the Moundsville Lions Club. My father and grandfather were both members of the Lions Club back in southern West Virginia and I have had the chance to continue the family membership here in the northern part of the state.   I […]

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I make an effort to stay away from the discussion of politics with anyone outside of my own home. I have my opinions and I have strong feelings, but I find it somewhat disturbing and almost comical how passionate political conversations can often turn in to an argument, and rather quickly. For this very reason, […]

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