I’m starting an infertility support group here in southwest Virginia for those dealing with primary infertility. I don’t know how I’m going to find the girls who need help and support, but I’m going to try. Even if the information about the group finds them, will they come? I know that this is a very …
I had lunch today at Salem’s newest restaurant, Blue Apron Restaurant & Red Rooster Bar, on their opening day. I checked in on Foursquare and a friend commented that Foursquare should have a badge for “first person through the door at every new restaurant.” So, guilty as charged, but I was excited to try it. …
There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town (and it’s not the new Rancho Viejo). It’s called Xinachtli and it’s conveniently located across the street from my office at Roanoke College on Main Street in Salem. Xinachitli is an Aztec word that means seed and is pronounced like Shee-nach-lee. They are open for breakfast and lunch, …
We finally got a big snow in southwest Virginia! Erick has been wanting a big snow like this ever since he moved here. We think we got about 18″ total. We were completely snowed in on Saturday morning, so we ended up hiking to Mom and Dad’s for breakfast. From an earlier snow this month:
One of my new year’s resolutions is to be more environmentally responsible. So, today I’m trying to get my recycling containers organized and figure out which location takes what. Here’s the information: Roanoke – Cycle Systems Address: 2580 Broadway, SW Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. Cycle Systems accepts a variety …
I went to the new Corner Bar & Grill on the corner of College and Main in Salem today with a friend from work. It’s like 5 steps from our office, so it’s a must try. It doesn’t seem to be a lucky location because many restaurants have come and gone from that little corner. …
I went to Café Madrid, the new Spanish restaurant, in Salem today. It’s located on Main Street in the old post office and in Michelle’s former location. I was absolutely thrilled when I discovered that they had tortilla española, which is not on the menu. The translation is Spanish omelette, but it’s more like a …
I am still stunned – stunned in a happy, elated, hopeful way! My faith and hope in this country is once again restored. I am so happy to see our democracy in action and so happy that we got it right. Even Virginia went blue for the first time since 1964! Way to go Virginia! …
The new Obama campaign office is almost open in Salem. It’s so exciting and so convenient for me since it’s a block from work. It was nice to meet some other volunteers in this area and we are all so pumped for tomorrow to see Barack himself. The campaign push is now “Get Out the …