Blog Archives - Lynn Sholes

CBD Oil Benefits

September 28, 2018 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

Please welcome my guest blogger, Steve Kesterson. He has done a lot of research on the benefits of CBD Oil.

PAIN. We all suffer varying bouts with degrees of pain. A revolution has emerged with a plant species extraction that has been known by man for centuries and in our lifetime maligned and outlawed by governments worldwide. Cannabis; two kinds, marijuana, and Hemp, are finding new inroads in medical treatment and providing sufferers a benign solution for chronic pain and relief from a plethora of medical maladies. Hemp oil, in particular, is a derivative that contains only a trace of THC which is the psychoactive side of marijuana’s popularity with pot lovers.

Tick Bite photo

September 3, 2018 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

Here is a photo of a tick bite from a blacklegged tick or also known as a deer tick.

That is the tick that causes Lyme disease. FYI, Lyme disease is an infection spread through the bite of a deer tick that is infected with a bacterium called Borellelia burgdoferi (who really cares about the name!). Those cruddy ticks get it from biting another infected animal like a deer, bear, mouse, other mammals, and even a bird. (So how did those critters get it?)

Chill Out, Relax

September 2, 2018 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

Lyme Disease Suspicion

September 2, 2018 by Lynn Sholes 2 Comments

This picture was taken in February 2018. I was bitten by some critter, but I didn’t know what. The bite looked so odd, I took a picture. After reading my blog, a friend, Linda McIntyre, asked me if I have been tested for Lyme disease. I have not. I’m wondering if anybody out there is familiar with Lyme disease and does this bite look like one from that tick?

Living With Chronic Pain

August 31, 2018 by Lynn Sholes 21 Comments

I look in the mirror and I can’t see it. Others look at me, and they can’t see it either. I hide it well so people don’t judge me. I don’t want them to see me as lazy, an overweight person who doesn’t exercise. Their looks and advice hurt. In the mirror, I appear normal, but inside my body, something is terribly wrong. And nobody knows it but me.

Here is my story.

Scotch or scotch, whisky or whiskey? Know Your Poison.

June 7, 2018 by Lynn Sholes 1 Comment

I have to say, I find the character I am developing quite unique and interesting, even to me, her creator. Her name is Erin Nightwalker. Yes, she is of Native American lineage. She has kept her maiden name because her now deceased husband insisted she should in honor of her heritage. She works undercover and is rough around the edges but has a vulnerable and tender side she tries to keep hidden. She is practical, yet sometimes finds help and support through the beliefs and practices of her ancestry. Erin drinks wine out of paper cups but chooses to imbibe her favorite poison, scotch, especially single malt, from fine crystal. What she drinks and drinks from is a reflection of what kind of day she has had. So, for Erin, I have put together some things you might not know about Scotch whisky. *Yes, there is a difference between scotch and Scotch whisky. (To keep reading, click on continue reading below)

The Cousin Reunion Update

May 26, 2018 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

https://travel.usnews.com/Outer_Banks_NC/A few pictures of the cousins’ reunion in Duck, North Carolina. What a great time. Can’t wait for the next on in Cape Coral, Florida. I only wish I’d had more time to explore the Outer Banks and soak up the rich history. I think I’ll go again. “Croatan” and the lost colony has always fascinated me. https://bit.ly/2LyyRRB Anyone else visited the Outer Banks?

Florida Library Association Conference

May 26, 2018 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

Had a lovely time at the Florida Library Association Conference. It was held at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Fl. I met some nice folks and made some new contacts. John Hope ( a fellow author) was my at the neighboring table, and we had some fun conversations.

Amazing DNA

May 11, 2018 by Lynn Sholes 8 Comments

A few months ago, my first cousin, Ashley Armistead, received a message on his answer phone. The caller said he didn’t want anything and to please not hang up. As it turned out, the caller had gotten results from his DNA test and, in a roundabout way through Ancestry.com, Ashley’s name (along with others) showed up. When others he got in touch with or tried to contact came to a dead end, the next on his list was to call Ashley. Jeff, the caller, explained that his father (who was deceased) had not known who his real father was. Jeff wanted to know who his grandfather was. Early on, he sent a picture of himself and our first reaction was shock. He was definitely one of us. It was like looking at the face of another of our first cousins. No doubt, he was an Armistead!

Gloomy Day. Time to Flip it!

June 25, 2017 by Lynn Sholes Leave a Comment

It was a gloomy day. Drizzling on and off. No sunshine. At first I moped about it because I had things I wanted to do outside. Then I kicked myself. Come on, Lynn, flip this around. We’ve been in a drought. The grass is burning, my garden needs water, my flowers are thirsty. We need the water. Gloomy was a good thing. A nice drizzle of rain to relieve the drought and make the plants and trees happy. Okay, not so bad. The gloomy wasn’t doomy. It was a good thing.