Appalachian Mountain Dreams

Traffic Report Seems like I got noticed yesterday. While I went about my normal Sunday business (including playing Grandpa for a while in the afternoon) I had two or three normal weeks of traffic hit this blog in an afternoon. And it all happened thanks to George Will. So thank you Mr Will, your post on the anger of the

Fred First pointed a link at this article. Thanks Fred. The entire article is worth the read but I found the last paragraph very important… Locally grown is a denomination whose meaning is incorruptible. Sparing the transportation fuel, packaging, and unhealthy additives is a compelling part of the story. But the plot goes beyond that. Local food is a handshake deal in

As I sit this morning at the laptop this is the view out the window beside me. As you can see from the image, the predominate color has to be called Spring Green. Looking around my yard you will still find the Pecan Trees and the Hackberry Trees leafless. Even the Redbud Tree in the front yard is now showing

I am reading my emails this morning and when I saw the title of George Will’s rant of the day, “Anger Is All The Rage”, I could see where it was going. But, I really found the final paragraphs classic Will…forgive the rant on a Sunday morning The politics of disdain — e.g., Howard Dean’s judgment that Republicans are “brain

I was reading email withe the NewsHour playing on the TV on Friday night when I heard an interview that captured my total attention. Going GlobalAs part of his ongoing series of conversations about globalization, Paul Solman talks with Indian activist Vandana Shiva. It was the comments of Vandana Shiva that just blew me away. I found myself agreeing with

Marie just posted a photo from her deck above Valle Crucis…go check out the look of early spring in the North Carolina mountains. This was the view from my deck. As you see, there are no leaves on our trees up here. In fact, the sexy blush of spring is not yet visible upon the branches. But what you do

From the Thursday paper… Is it just me, are is this really just a “duh” moment. WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it would bar outside medical experts with a financial interest in a manufacturer from voting on advisory panels assessing whether drugs or other products made by that company are safe and effective. The proposed

Walked out the front door this morning an the warm, heavy, still air reminded me more of early summer than of spring. I am sure there are a lot of folks who would love the weather we are having already this spring (my wife included), but it is just reminding me that this past winter has been the warmest since

“In pursuit of happiness, the difficulty lies in knowing when you have caught up.”R.H. Grenville I feel the need for a change of pace on this Wednesday morning. For many years I tried to develop a habit of journaling and could never carry it through for more than a week or three. I tried morning pages from the “Artist’s Way”

The Mornings Weather I see from the morning forecast that Spring has returned to the Blue Ridge Mountains. As a matter of fact, judging by the temperatures being reported this morning, many of you folks living in that beautiful part of the world might walk out this morning and think you slept through the season. Just don’t think you’ll get