by Becky Crabtree | Sep 26, 2017 | Dr. Dickason
Dr. Henry Lake Dickason’s Biography After two years in the making, Dr. Dickason’s biography will be released on Friday, September 29 at Bluefield State’s Founder’s Day. “The life of Dr. Henry Lake Dickason, first president of Bluefield...
by Becky Crabtree | Sep 4, 2017 | Sundry Notes
Thirty copies of a galley proof of “Try and Be Somebody” (a biography of Dr. Henry Lake Dickason) arrived last Thursday and have been distributed for review and corrections. To say I am excited is an understatement! When I get calmed down, I’ll post...
by Becky Crabtree | Aug 29, 2017 | Dr. Dickason
The shipping notice was sent yesterday that the proofs of Dr. Dickason’s biography are on the way! It feels almost like two years of pregnancy and the baby is finally coming… Will update and post a photo when they arrive!
by Becky Crabtree | Aug 5, 2017 | Sundry Notes
We live near an old slave cemetery high on Peters Mountain that needed tending. During the Boy Scout Jamboree, there were inquires for work days for the thousands of troops visiting north of here. We applied, troops from middle Tennessee cam to work in the summer...
by Becky Crabtree | Apr 9, 2017 | Sundry Notes
In the last two weeks or so there have been over 25 lambs (I’ve lost count) born out in our red barn. Some have died in their first hours and some have been rejected and became bottle babies but far more have survived and are darling. We have learned that a...
by Becky Crabtree | Mar 17, 2017 | Hung Over with Grandma
Good news! Hung Over with Grandma has been named a finalist in this year’s Indie Awards! It was honored in the Multicultural category. The winners will be announced mid-May. Knowing that my story got the attention of such a prestigious group is very...
by Becky Crabtree | Mar 17, 2017 | Hung Over with Grandma
This past weekend, a wild, unpredictable storm hit the northeast. Sporadic rain, sleet, snow, and high winds pounded this end of the country followed by low, low temperatures. Weather predictors had trouble pin-pointing snow accumulations or exact locations but they...
by Becky Crabtree | Feb 25, 2017 | Farm Living
I’m sad to report that our pet alpaca passed away last week. The dreaded worm that attacks the nervous system, for which there is no cure, stuck our farm again. Meningeal worms are spread by deer. The deer aren’t harmed, they just carry the worms who...
by Becky Crabtree | Feb 24, 2017 | Peterstown Basketball
For four months, we were daily companions, practicing about two hours every weekday. The Peterstown Lady Pirates were an agreeable group of girls this season, few in number but big in heart. When they ordered sweatshirts with “5 players, 1 heartbeat”, I...
by Becky Crabtree | Nov 18, 2016 | Hung Over with Grandma
The second book in the Stella and Jonas series, Hung Over with Grandma, is being printed!! We expect to have it in hand next week! The book opens with a wedding: Stella says “I do” to Jonas (at the Lindside United Methodist Church) and discovers quite the surprise—a...
by Becky Crabtree | Oct 9, 2016 | Drunk on Peace and Quiet
The Peterstown Heritage Festival was held on a rainy day, but there was a good crowd and lots of vendors and fun. I was set up in Market Street and Co. formerly the Terry Department Store, which is in the beginning phases of renovation. The Civil War Era Love Letter...
by Becky Crabtree | Oct 4, 2016 | Hung Over with Grandma
Drunk on Peace and Quiet has a sequel in the works! The working title, Hung Over with Grandma, continues the adventures of Stella and Jonas. They are off to Alaska, visiting Barrow and Atqasuk and having a wild old time on the flight back to West Virginia. Timmy...
