Civility… 7 x 7 Awards Go To… 3 Dec 20113 Dec 2011 On November the 20th, I received a very thoughtful nomination for the 7x7 Link Award by one very talented young man whose blog many of you may have had the…
Entertainment… No Halloween in France – and Other Bits of Knowledge 28 Oct 201128 Oct 2011 I started thinking about this post as one that honored traditions of Halloween - or All Hallows Eve, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, and the Day of the Dead celebrations. …
Entertainment… Champagne From Grape to Glass 21 Oct 201121 Oct 2011 The golden leaves around my house are reminding me of another golden hillside - Essoyes' own golden vineyards of the special champagne grape. Last October I, along with the other…
Civility… Quite The Beast 18 Oct 201118 Oct 2011 A recent post by Delana over @du jour named 'Triple-X' got me thinking about my own Quasimodo moment. Delana was bitten by something that caused an allergic reaction and distorted…
landscape… The Year That Changed My Life 10 Oct 2011 "Inside you there's an artist you don't know...say yes quickly, if you know, if you've known it from before the beginning of the universe." - Rumi The holiday that I…
Entertainment… Someone Like You 5 Oct 20115 Oct 2011 I received a post from a blog I subscribe to entitled Someone Like You. It is accompanied by the new release video of Adele's song by that name. Not only…
Entertainment… A Big Change 30 Sep 201130 Sep 2011 We are experiencing a big change in the weather overnight. Yesterday's low is projected to be today's high in the Yadkin Valley and foothills region of North Carolina. And north…
Civility… Sharing Colored Leaves 27 Sep 201127 Sep 2011 We often forget that everyone doesn't get the same autumn display of colored leaves that we get in the eastern United States. Many of our own western states are blessed…
family… There Was Another Brother… 18 Sep 201118 Sep 2011 I have spent most of the weekend with family. Normally this is a good thing, and even in sorrow, we support each other. But this was more than the funeral…
Entertainment… A Different Kind of Sunset 15 Sep 201115 Sep 2011 Marvelous Sunset in Big Sky CountryWhenever I meet someone who has been lucky enough to see the Great American West, they usually respond with a comment about the sunsets followed…
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