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Downing Of The Lights

Posted on January 16, 2023 by tommystafford

Bryant, Virginia It’s always a bittersweet time of the year. After weeks of holiday feels, starting back with Thanksgiving, it finally ends in early to mid January. This year we decided to keep the outdoor lights up until just after … Continue reading →

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A Chicken Funeral

Posted on October 27, 2022 by tommystafford

  Nelson County, Virginia Once laying hens get old, usually about 3-4 years, they stop laying. On a farm they’ve served their purpose and lived a pretty good life, especially if they are able to get to pasture like ours … Continue reading →

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Just Before Sunrise Summer Quietly Arrived And Unpacked

Posted on June 21, 2022 by tommystafford

Without a sound summer arrived this morning at 5:14 eastern time. I think I was still asleep, but I may not have been. I love summer. It’s my favorite time of the year. I really wish it officially started on … Continue reading →

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March Begins. I Can Coast Now.

Posted on March 1, 2022 by tommystafford

I can remember it. Clear as day. Every year on March 1st, even if it was snowing, my daddy would say, “Tommy, we can coast now. We’ve made it through February, that’s the worst of it.” He’d go on to … Continue reading →

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So Long Mr. Luck

Posted on January 5, 2022 by tommystafford

  I met Mr. Carleton Luck over a decade ago in the Nellysford, Virginia coffee, wine shop & restaurant called Basic Necessities. One of my absolute favorite places on this earth, by the way.  I know of no nicer man … Continue reading →

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Fly High. We’re Gonna Miss You Big Time Terry Martin

Posted on August 1, 2021 by tommystafford

Kind and gentle souls are hard to find these days. I was lucky enough to find one in Terry Martin more than a decade ago. I got to know Terry over the years when I was the emcee for the … Continue reading →

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I Knew This Day Would Eventually Come – Happy Trails Printed Blue Ridge Life Magazine

Posted on March 26, 2021 by tommystafford

Roseland Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford It’s amazing how fast 16 years can go by when you’re an adult, and you’re adulting. Not so much when you’re a kid and you’re waiting on the 16th birthday so you can … Continue reading →

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Processing Day

Posted on March 19, 2021 by tommystafford

Roseland Nelson County, Virginia The day the pigs leave the farm to go to the processor is always a tough one. Let’s just call it what it is. It’s the kill date. Processor just makes it sound nicer. I was … Continue reading →

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Happy Trails Meteorologist David Reese!

Posted on February 24, 2021 by tommystafford

Charlottesville, VA > Brownsville, TX If I’ve learned anything from my stint of 20 years back in the TV News business, it’s this. You’ll make a lot of great friends, but don’t get used to them hanging around too long. … Continue reading →

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It’s Not The Bad Times That Get You It’s The Good Ones!

Posted on October 8, 2020 by tommystafford

Roseland, Virginia  Years ago in the early 90s I co-hosted a daily morning cable show back in Northwest Tennessee. It was a pretty darn good quality show for its time considering it was local cable and only reached 10-15 thousand … Continue reading →

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