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Appalachian Thursday – Take Two (the summer that wasn’t)
Man friends, I'm so crazy right now that I basically gave you a repost of one of June's blogs today. Shoot. I even used the same picture! Well, that simply won't do. So here's something new. It's been hot lately even in the often refreshingly cool mountains of...
Appalachian Thursday – Summers in the Yard
Of an evening, I often sit out on the front steps and watch the daylight linger. As the fireflies rise and Thistle nibbles grass it's fun to think about what a fabulous playground the front yard supplied when I was a kid. There were endless yard games with siblings...
Should I Pray for Power?
We saw some storms blow through late Friday afternoon knocking out the power just before five. Our landline went down as well, so I loaded up Thistle (who is FREAKED OUT by power issues) and drove about a mile and a half to where I can get a cell phone signal. Called...
Appalachian Thursday – Anvil Shooting
Just like everywhere else in the country, folks in Appalachia spent yesterday enjoying cookouts, eating watermelon, warning the kids not to burn themselves with sparklers, and maybe enjoying some patriotic music. We grilled hot dogs and chilled our watermelon in the...
Are Writing Contests Worth It?
Carol, Rita, Christy, Inspy, Selah, Genesis, First Impressions, Badge of Honor . . . and those are just the ones I'm most familiar with. Some contests are for pre-published authors, some for published, some for traditionally published, some for independent, and some...
Appalachian Thursday – Wild Critters
There are people who have never seen an animal in the wild. Oh, maybe a city squirrel or some pigeons, but I'd argue they're not really wild. My mountains are a veritable zoo of wildlife. Just yesterday Thistle and I encountered a teenage bear on our evening hike. She...
The Great British Baking Show
I don't watch that much TV (cuts into reading/writing time). I like HGTV, a few Food TV shows, have a weakness for Jeopardy, and sometimes catch the news. But the one show I will actually rearrange my schedule to watch is on once again. I ADORE the Great British...
Appalachian Thursday – 155 Candles for WV
Yesterday was West Virginia Day. That would be the 155th birthday of my home state. Often, I celebrate the day by subjecting my readers to the history of how West Virginia became a state (and was almost called Kanawha, which I think would have been nice!), but this...
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