Category Archives: Believe It or Not

I love a good story

I love a good story. In order to have a good story you need the necessary ingredients: a protagonist that is preferably an underdog, some sort of conflict or dilemma, drama, suspense — maybe a good plot twist — and most importantly, a villain. Every good story has a character that you just love to hate.

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Bananas—Some very interesting facts

After reading this, you’ll likely never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars, sucrose, fructose, and glucose, and all combined with fiber. A banana provides an instant, sustained, and substantial boost of energy.

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Dandelion, the Super Food

The amazing little dandelion herb is prolific, grows everywhere, starts to show itself in early spring, and continues to flourish throughout our area until the fall—and the entire plant can be consumed. It’s important that when you harvest this amazing weed you do so in an area that you know is free of pesticides, herbicides, and animal waste. This is one reason why I grow my own dandelions and some of my own food: to keep them free of toxic pesticides and herbicides that contain carcinogens, cancer causing agents that are contained in many products we purchase today.

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Believe It or Not: Valley Haunts

by TD of the Valley ShadowwalkersNot long ago we were talking to a good friend, Betsy Summers. Well known in local political circles, Ms. Summers had told us previously about this “haunted house” she was taking care of. Betsy told us that she heard someone walking around on the floor above her when no one...
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