North Carolina Mountain Articles

A person could definitely get used to greeting the sun every morning. The frost was even heavier on the ground this morning before sunup. Each step had that crunch of frozen grass. Each breath was…

 Another sustainable living piece. In case anyone notices, these stories catch my interest and go into the mental filing cabinet as I plan for that move to the mountains in a few years… Eating locally…

One of the carry overs from when our children were all in school is my vacation schedule. Ever since my employer switched from sick days and vacation days to PTO which combined the two, I’ve…

 On Friday the 17th Fred posted the following; Leonids: Time in the Dark This is a timely selection from Slow Road Home. Tonight you can begin to look for the Leonids to zip past, a…

By now, the wind has emptied the milkweed pods. The goldenrod has gone mousy. All the leaves are down, except for a few tenacious oaks and beeches and an ornamental dogwood that is a reprise…

 If you are of an age like I am, loved the rock music of the late 60’s and later, you really need to check out Wolfgang’s Vault and Vault Radio. This morning I have been…

Ok, my earlier post has led to some time wasting (not really) on the web. Barbara wrote this article back in September 2000. Eliot has a saying: “If you have $30,000, you’ll come up with…

Ok folks, I guess I am losing it. I first read Eliot Coleman back in the early ’70’s in The Mother Earth News ( I still have the first 10 or 12 years of issues),…

What is it about Australian apple trees? This tree was grown by Stark Bros and planted on my place a decade ago. It still puts on blooms every fall when it is spring south of…

Talk about a neat idea. All you folks burning wood might want to keep a few boxes on hand for emergencies… Bio Bricks™, a product that is clean burning, produces just 1% ash, is renewable and…

Looking at the weather report I notice that this is one of those few mornings in the fall where the temperature here in SE Texas matches up rather closely with that of my blogger buddies…

Boy you gotta love the way a bureaucrats mind works. Or is it just typical of this administration? When the facts don’t look very promising, change the definitions… The U.S. government has vowed that Americans…

Still trying to find work a rounds for the new Blogger problems. I really like using Picasa, but not being able to post from Picasa is rough. I am finding more that I like about…

Fred has a new product coming out…Wander on over and check out the images.  Fish or Cut Bait, the old saying goes. Well, I suppose I’m about to cast my line out and let it drop…

The north wind is whistling around the window frame as I sit at the kitchen table having my coffee and reading my email this morning. They were saying last night that this is a Pacific…