Lifestyle

Cooking with Mumzy!

Hello friends and readers of the Mountaineer Echo. I hope this week finds you all in good health and happy spirits. All is well on the home front with us. Nothing special going on, just working, and raising these boys and spending as much time with the granddaughters and family as possible. I am going to do some very easy recipes this week because I like good food, but I like good food that is east to prepare as well. These are some good quick and easy recipes, so maybe you can have a nice meal and enjoy more time with the family or doing something you been putting off for a while. Always Remember The Little Things in Life!
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Mosaics

Pam Lowe, Cherry Road Columnist I have heard it said that we are all mosaics of all the people who mean the most to us. There are habits or customs we all do that are woven from our family tapestry.
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The weight of grief . .

It’s easier to say we are in physical pain than to say, “My heart is breaking.” Everywhere you look as you go about your lives in town there are people all around you who are experiencing the ravaging effects of grief or worry. It’s the people you shop among at the 10Box and General Dollar store, your friends, work colleagues, social media acquaintances, and for some, the people you may see sitting at your dining table. It could be you. Life is challenging and attempts to break us down sometimes and nothing and no one can protect us from this reality.
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A Day for… Presidents?

There are plenty of things wrong with this country. Too much of this. Too little of that. And, of course, President’s Day. There are many, many dumb things about President’s Day. It’s hard to know where to start.
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Roadrunner Fast Facts for this Bird

The Roadrunner is a small group of speedy birds in the taxonomic genus Geococcyx. They are members of the cuckoo, or Cuculidae, family. There are two species of these birds, the Greater Roadrunner, and the Lesser Roadrunner. These birds live in the southern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central America.
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Lost and Found

Have-A-Heart LOST or FOUND DOG! Oh, how we hate to hear those words. We often think our pets are safe when you have a fenced yard and a collar on your pet, but that is not always the case.
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