North Carolina Mountain Articles

After spending a couple of days on Padre Island, it’s time to earn a living again, so it’s back to the salt mines…Before I go though let me tell you a little story.Last week Blogger…

The neighbors were noisey and nosey this morning around sunup. Coffee on the balcony with a crowd of onlookers proved interesting. We’ll be heading home in a bit so I’ll be catching up later. More…

Friday morning meandering through the back roads of my mindFor those of you who may read this through rss, let me apologize for the dump of old posts you probably got yesterday. I just migrated…

As usual Patry Francis puts together a knockdown post today.The truth is we write it every day. Not the one that appears in the newspaper, but the real one. The one we write with our…

The American People have spoken. The question is…Has President Bush heard?Democrats Take Majority in House; Pelosi Poised to Become Speaker – washingtonpost.com:”‘The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the…

 This is the sight that greeted me as I left the house this morning…I hope your election day started as well. May the returns be gentle to the people. 

In light of the Scottish history and traditions that fill the valleys and coves of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I thought the following was interesting. To learn more about the history of tartans follow the…

I think anyone who has read my post would know my political leaning, but that’s beside the point. Today’s lesson in democracy is Go Vote. This really is one of those things where if you…

I started reading KillerPlants a long tme ago, and still I find the daily emails informative. I discovered Borage quite a while ago also, and the flavoe of the flowers is still a delight ever…

At this time of the year a walk through the woods behind my house is a real experience. Your main problem is fighting off the blood sucking flying insects this part of the country can…

  About the only fall color around these parts is found when the setting sun paints the trees with that wash of oranges, reds, and yellows. The above view caught my eye last evening as I…

So have some proud Grandpa Photos.  Grandson with his dad…and mom.  

So maybe Marie Antoinette had it right when she said “let them eat cake”. Pour me a glass with that cupcake please…Study: Red wine cuts high-fat diet dangers in mice | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle:…

Happy day after Halloween, otherwise known as November 1. Have a cup of Joe and sit a spell as we wonder through the headlines from the mornings email updates. For those of you wondering where…

Reading the news over my morning coffeeIt looks like the “Decider-in-Chief” has made another decision. Now a vote in our democracy is treasonous if it isn’t cast for a Republican. If you vote for a…