By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I passed a garden plot the other day that had a potato patch to die for, it was beautiful. Yes you should know by now that I am a little out there in left field. Things like that bring back so many memories that...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Oops, I’ve done it again. I went through the trials and tribulation of Amber/AKA/ Mud Puppy and the antics of Gracie now I have a new puppy. Her name is Ripley Brooke and she is a black German Shepherd. Amber is an English Shepherd...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I know the world is coming to an end when a 10 year old child is arrested for texting of a school shooting. This is insane to think a child of this age sits around and thinks of such things. Where are his parents...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate My heart goes out to the folks in Texas after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. The senseless loss of life is a tragedy that nobody should have to endure. And of course, the first words out of the government’s mouths are for...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Some of my latest creations include making an over the door spice rack out of a bunk bed ladder and candle sticks from the legs of an old coffee table. I just love to find things and imagining them as something else. Momma Said,...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate This past weekend I went to see my niece receive her white coat and begin her last year in college to become a veterinarian. I am very proud of her for following her dreams. She had said when she was five years old that...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I have been so busy these past few weeks I don’t know if I am coming or going. I went to my first craft show of the year this past weekend and it was fun. I love to show my masterpieces to people and...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate We had a beautiful Easter Sunday here in Central West Virginia. Gran always said the weather on Easter Sunday would predict the weather for the next seven Sundays and I am happy to say that we had a sunny one. I know this time...
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...
