All Entries Tagged With: "Grandma"

Garden: Garden Help From Grandma

I received an email from my Grandma this week, in which she sent me some ideas out of one of her garden magazines.
I am constantly amazed by my grandparents.
I know people half their age who would never be able to send an email with scanned attachments,
or even know that it is possible.

This [...]

Photo of the Day 3.25.2010

My Grandparents came up to visit us last weekend.  As Ryan mentioned in the photo of the day yesterday, we went to the Highland County Maple festival, on Saturday, where we met up with Grandaddy’s brother, Ronnie, and his wife Reta.   We had a good time and really enjoyed the beautiful ride to and from [...]

My Grandma

My Grandma passed away on Saturday, March 13th.

Hazel P. Mongold

Hazel Pauline Rittenour Mongold, 84, of Timberville, died March 13, 2010, at Life Care Center of New Market.
Mrs. Mongold was born June 7, 1925, in Mathias W.Va., and was the daughter of the late Oliver and Bliss Snyder Rittenour.
She had worked for WLR [...]

Grandma’s Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are beautiful.
The amazing thing about them is that the color of the flowers can be manipulated.
Bigleaf Hydrangea flowers are naturally pink, in neutral to alkaline soils, meaning soil with a ph of 6.5 and higher.  If you have acidic soil, it is possible to raise the pH in your soil by adding lime, to produce pink flowers.
When [...]