Opinion

“The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that’s all there is,” said the stern but sentimental character, Mr. Carson in an episode of the British historical drama series, Downton Abbey. As the words escaped his lips, I felt their importance.

Maybe I have told this story a hundred times at various places where I speak to groups wherever it might be. If you have read this before I will get to something about the migrating birds, I promised to write about last week.

We have probably all seen this in our pasture, especially this time of the year. Its tall stem is the most noticeable feature in many fields.

Preserve a few memories of this summer’s garden or create gifts to share with family and friends. Pounding flowers onto fabric or paper is a fun and easy way to preserve the beauty of garden flowers.

Hello readers and friends of the Mountaineer Echo, I hope this week finds everyone in good health and happy spirits. Everyone is doing good on this end of the paper. Every day seems to have new adventures in it for me. My boys are back in school and things are already getting crazy busy. I have some big changes coming in the very near future, I can’t wait until I can let everyone know what changes are coming and how good it will be for me. I hope everyone has a wonderful back to school time. I hope everyone has a wonderful week and As Always Remember the Little Things.

There is a craze sweeping the nation. People of all ages have flocked to this, um, well, I would call it an activity or a game but others call it a sport.