holiday… I’m stuck! 27 Dec 201027 Dec 2010 I'm stuck in a bank of snow. There shouldn't be a bank of snow here in the road and it is relatively clear on either end of this particular drift.…
family… Snow Continues to Fall 26 Dec 201031 Dec 2010 Although it is 6:30 AM, it is still dark outside, but there is a glow emanating from the deep, deep snow. I switched on outside lights and verified that yes,…
family… Christmas Night 26 Dec 201026 Dec 2010 Christmas day 2010 is winding down. Many of our activities will be pushed into tomorrow due to the snowstorm. It has been snowing nonstop for more than twelve hours and…
holiday… Christmas Blizzard 25 Dec 201025 Dec 2010 What started out this morning as gentle snowfall has continued to worsen into hazardous conditions. As the song goes, it doesn't show signs of stopping. In the south, this constitutes…
family… And More Snow 25 Dec 201025 Dec 2010 It hasn't ceased snowing, nor does it appear to be even slowing down. All has been cleansed in a white covering. Every surface is pure and unblemished, coated in cotton,…
family… White Christmas 25 Dec 201025 Dec 2010 Here in the foothills of North Carolina, snow at Christmas is rare. We tally the years we've seen a few flakes even if the ground doesn't get a fluffy white…
family… Christmas Morning 25 Dec 201025 Dec 2010 It's Christmas morning and I, alone, am up. This is not unusual as I always help Santa with his duties and although my son is twenty-one, he still has a…
family… Winter Solstice 21 Dec 201021 Dec 2010 Today begins the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. Perhaps it is better to say the day with nearly equal amounts of darkness and light. Early this morning…
holiday… Thomas Wolfe Memorial 21 Dec 201021 Dec 2010 North Carolina, a great southern state, can claim many writers who lived here; were inspired here; including O'Henry, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Ehle, Thomas Wolfe, Kathy Reichs, even Francis Mayes…
family… Grove Park Inn/Asheville, NC 21 Dec 201021 Dec 2010 There is a special holiday buffet offered at the Grove Park Inn each year from Thanksgiving through the first of January, which makes it the perfect time to gather up…