family… The Orange Bowl 19 Oct 201119 Oct 2011 Choco - the horse we belong to!He is attached to us now. His head pops up, ears in a full point as we approach the gates. He hears us and…
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…
Civility… Plotting for NaNoWriMo while Dancing with Murphy 16 Oct 201116 Oct 2011 Some of you may be asking what a NaNoWriMo is and who the devil is Murphy. Many of you have asked where I've been the past few days as I…
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… Leaf Peeping on Blue Ridge Parkway 9 Oct 20119 Oct 2011 Stone BridgesKnowing when the time is right to catch the best fall colors in our own North Carolina Mountains is a bit tricky. Go too early and the color won't…
home… ‘Write While The Heat Is In You’ 8 Oct 20118 Oct 2011 There are times when my head has more going on it than there is space to contain it. It feels as if one more independent thought will cause an explosion.…
Entertainment… You Know What Season It Is When… 7 Oct 20117 Oct 2011 There is another season - besides Christmas - that has me in the kitchen cooking up treats and handy snacks. And it has become as ritualistic with the repeat requests…
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…
family… Gobbler’s Knob Farm 2 Oct 20112 Oct 2011 You named your farm WHAT? That's the reaction of most people in North Carolina when we tell them the name of our farm in Virginia. But not so in Bland.…
Entertainment… Snow on The Mountain 1 Oct 20111 Oct 2011 As predicted, the misty rain turned into beautiful snow as the temperatures dropped this morning here on our little mountaintop cabin in Bland, Virginia. Last night we saw a few…