Elaine's Blog

Pretty As A Peach; Let’s Talk Peaches Shall We? Origins: Although its botanical name, which literally translates as 'Persian plum', suggests the peach originated from Persia (modern-day Iran), genetic research indicates that it actually comes from China. First cultivated: Peaches have been cultiv...

Hidden in public and flaunted in the bedroom: Underware, My Oh MyThere is still some disagreement over who created the first set of undergarments. Some people say that the English were the first people to make underwear as we know it today, while others say that the Ancient Egyptians were the fir...

Pie to the Left of Me, Pie to the Right of Me…..Love Pie!Pie season is upon us and I predict that you will be making or buying a pie sometime in the near future, whether it is fruit, vegetable, meat or sweet desert.  There is something about this delectable dish that provokes childhood memories a...

Let’s Flex Some Mussels Mussels: A Dive into Their Rich History and Culinary TraditionMussels, those delectable bivalves from the sea, have a history as rich as their flavor. From ancient times to modern gastronomy, mussels have played a significant role in various cuisines around the world. In t...

A Tree for a Child’s Fantasy One of my favorite trees even as a child was the willow tree.  The 2 that I love the most is Weeping Willow and Corkscrew Willow. We had a Weeping Willow tree that had wisteria ground in it.  So playing under it was magical.  I had a large umbrella shaped structure wi...

Cry Me A River: The Onion  I had went to see my grandchildren in Georgia.  We went out one day to Athens Georgia to go into Thrift/Antique Stores, which is a family pastime.  Low and behold the lady at the counter in one of them was eating her lunch.  It smelled delicious and looked so tasty.  So...

Cool as a Cucumber! Written By: Kristin Spiridigliozzi Adkins   When I moved into my house in 2017 I decided to start my own garden. I don't have much of a green thumb, so I didn’t think I could actually do it and well to my surprise I was actually able to pull it off! That year I was able to gro...

My Virginia Day Tripping! Written By: Kristin Spiridigliozzi Adkins I don’t know about you, but I do know that one of my favorite things to do is to go on road trips to places I haven’t been before and while looking at some of the best, affordable places to visit in Virginia, I realized there are...

Find a Penny, Pick it Up!  By: Kristin S. Adkins Superstition says, “Find a penny, pick it up and all day long you’ll have good luck!.” Did you know there are many different superstitions about finding pennies? I didn’t so of course, I took a dive into the world wide web on a search about the sup...

The Beautiful Tulip Tree With Spring here and plants blooming I’ve really started paying close attention to the different trees in my neighborhood. Recently I noticed, my beautiful Eastern Redbud tree in my front yard that blooms the most beautiful purple-pinkish flower in the Spring has a diseas...