For those of you who are Elvis fans, you might have seen the 1963 musical comedy film “Fun in Acapulco”. You know, the one where Elvis gets a job as a singer and a lifeguard in a hotel in Acapulco, Mexico? Well, several years ago, my mom remembered the lead single from the movie, “Bossa Nova Baby!” and there was no turning back – we were going to have our own vacation fun in Acapulco! Playa Condesa is probably the …
Eggs are one of the most compact, economical, low-calorie, high quality foods on the planet. One study found that more than 90 percent of people who raise or keep chickens do so …
There doesn’t seem to have been a time in the life of Jeni Benos when she wasn’t shaping horses out of whatever material was handy – clay, metal, wire. “I’ve always been …
Being from Vermont and my husband from Wisconsin, we were somewhat enamored with the stencil cows in the kitchen when we purchased this house, one of the first built by Shelter Alternatives …
Though they had lived in bustling Fairfax, Va., and near lively Charleston, S.C., Alyson Thompson and Doug MacAlpine chose a decidedly rural locale for their June wedding: Alyson’s family farm in Floyd. …
Kara and Joe, students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, absolutely love being outside. “Much of our six years dating was spent hiking, biking and enjoying the …
Not every line drawn in the sand washes away forever with the tides. Not finding the perfect home on the market, Jim Westwood and Brenda Winkel purchased five acres with a single …
Some Strata Blue, Some Olive Green and lots of fun! The Willys Jeep, the rugged utility vehicles used by the military during World War II, have an enduring place in America’s cultural …
Elena Leshyn grew up cooking in Barcelona and Venezuela. “I’ve been cooking since I was a little girl in the kitchen with my mom or grandmother,” she relates. “Everybody cooks in my …
Imagine this: There is a great big, blue hole in the middle of the water off the coast of Belize. If you’re a diver, you know I’m talking about the place Jacques …