Meet The Mess

Meet The Mess

Hi! It’s lovely to see y’all here! 😉 You don’t quite know me yet but by the end of this, I promise you will! My name is Sylviana Faith Vanattia, but I usually just go by Sylvi (or Faith for quick interactions given people can’t get my name...
The Miracle Horse

The Miracle Horse

November 19, 1999, started out as an average day. 7:00 am wake Dustan up for school, kiss Alan good-bye and send them on their way. 9:00 am: finish up my chores around the house. Now, it’s time to feed my critters. We have seven horses, two dogs, and a bobcat kitten....
Mules Rule!

Mules Rule!

Mules in all shapes, sizes and varieties are all the rage. All over the South and the rest of the Nation folks are hooking up the trailers, packin up the kids, puttin’ out the dog and headen’ East, South, North or West in Pursuit of Mules! Gaited mules, spotted mules,...
Billy Ray Reynolds: confessions of a true confederate

Billy Ray Reynolds: confessions of a true confederate

Published October 2000 Republished in Memory of Billy Ray Reynolds It may be the year 2000, but time spent with actor/musician Billy Ray Reynolds will hurl you headlong into a time warp and land you in the most tumultuous time in our nation’s history. Reynolds may be...