<p>A Merry December to you all: I say this from a traditional view, having recently spent some time reading Harnett T. Kane’s wonderful book, The Southern Christmas Book, first published in 1958. Kane traces the origins and practices of our earliest settlers from the 1600’s onward in areas ranging from Virginia to Maryland, New Orleans [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Some thoughts on November 2012: Is it just me, or are most of you completely worn out with the mindless hullabaloo surrounding this election?  It seems that one cannot go more than an hour without the phone ringing and demanding our attention as to who does what better, and who is more honest, and who [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Greetings once again: In Virginia, October is in the air. The leaves are starting to turn golden browns, and bright reds, while beginning to cover the yard and driveway. Acorns rain down like a bad hail storm. If the old stories about the amount of acorns relating to a severe winter are true, we are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Greetings: With the end of summer in sight, many of us are looking forward to the cooler temperatures and glorious colors that mark our fall season. I know I am, and with it, the opportunity to get outside more and explore the woods and mountains. Many of our ancestors would be anticipating this change with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hello to all: Has it been two weeks since Dixon’s gun-making fair already? How time flies, and the annual CLA show is just around the corner next weekend (08/18 &#8211; 08/19) in Lexington, Kentucky. I don’t know about you, but for many of our members, these two shows mark a very busy time in our [&hellip;]</p>