By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I cannot walk out in the yard without seeing the little purple violets everywhere. We used to call them Johnny-Jump-Ups, when in fact that is a small pansy. But we used to pick them by the handful and take them into mom. She had...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate The state of the world is going down the toilet fast. When the Ukrainian troops took back Kyiv it was like walking into a horror story. It has been reported that over 5,000 civilians were basically slaughtered, and this apparently happened after the Russians...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I don’t know about other states but West Virginia seems to have a lot of everyday “sayings” that sometimes I wonder about. The most popular seems to be “As the crow flies”. If you ever observe a crow flying it always seems to fly...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate When chaos rules everything is unsettled. The world is in a state of unrest right now and we just don’t know what is going to happen. It is SPRING, a time of rebirth and all we hear about is death. It is such a...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Spring has sprung and I am so happy. I know we will still get some winter weather but just on the horizon is warmth and sunshine. We have some flowers blooming already and they are a breath of fresh air. Momma Said, “Every day...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Now we have over two million Ukrainians displaced by this senseless bombing of their country. I feel so bad for these people, seeing them on TV taking only what they can carry, leaving behind family valuable, memories, photos and most of all their homes. ...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Power is very dangerous in the wrong hands. What is power; the need to feel superior, to hurt innocent people including children that have done nothing, to elevate yourself above everyone else? I just don’t understand the need for MORE of everything. Why is...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Armageddon is getting closer by the day and we sit passively by and let it happen right around us. Space X, controlled by Elon Musk, has now launched 6 space ships into orbit carrying satellites that will control all 5G devices. There is supposed...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Five more weeks until spring is here and I can’t wait. As I sit here today writing this story I am watching six big fat robins out in the yard and it is pouring the snow down. At this time of year we can...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I see the cows have started to calve and to me that is a sure sign of spring. I know it is only February but it won’t be long, only five more weeks. Daylight Savings Time is on March 13 and I can’t wait. ...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I thought we live in a democracy not a dictatorship. I cannot believe I heard on the news today that our government is discharging military members who refuse to take the COVID shot. It is totally unheard of to treat these folks like this. ...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate It is the time of year when it seems as if our bodies are trying to self-destruct. We find ourselves indoors more and that can trigger anxiety, depression, stress and overburden our immune systems. If you are like me and don’t like to take...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I think I have seen it all now. I am aware of all the burger joints selling plant based sandwiches but now The Colonel has joined the bandwagon. Plant based chicken at KFC is just not right. We are not grazers we are meat...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate How do producers of TV shows expect us to watch their productions and not get irritated? How do they expect us to believe that people are traveling down the highway at excess speeds and the star turns to the passenger and carries on a...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate The Winter Solstice has come and gone and Christmas is upon us. All the festivities and beautiful decorations, it makes everything look so lively. Unless things change drastically we will not be having a white Christmas, but that is ok with me. Momma Said,...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate We have had such weird weather here this month it has gone from freezing weather one day to highs in the 60’s the next. What happened to winter? The only saving grace is that on Dec. 21 it is the winter solstice. That means...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons advocate Here we go again, another variant of COVID-19, when is it going to stop? This virus just keeps outsmarting us at every turn. How many strains are we going to have to deal with? We are going to look like pin cushions when they...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is almost here. Five weeks until another year is under our belts. It is hard to believe that it is going to be the year 2022, never thought I would live to see it. I am still waiting to...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Halloween is just around the corner and it was an exciting time for us when we were kids. Back then we did not have to worry about getting candy with razor blades in it. We didn’t have to wait until we got home...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate In a few weeks I am going to be going on my first deer hunt in a long time. My nephew has invited me down to hunt with him and I think it is about time I got back out in the woods. My...
