Plastic Farm Animals
Our friends at ECO (Eastern Carolina Organics) do a great job of getting local produce into local markets and restaurants. As is the nature of their business, they sometimes end up with seconds. When that happens, they generally alert the people who work nearby at Piedmont Eco Industrial park. A few weeks ago, it was […]
The last week of December is the week when I usually make my New Year’s Resolutions. But Bob and I are moving this week and are consumed with the endless chore of packing, cleaning, unpacking, sorting and shuffling our monstrous mountain of household goods. Today should be our last day in Camelina and tomorrow we’ll […]
Dear Nana, Today is the 107th anniversary of your birth. For as long as I can remember, you’ve been part of my life. Thank you for all that you taught me while you were here. Thank you for thirty-five years of unconditional love. I think of you every day and often long for your counsel. […]
Yesterday, I saw a larger-than-life metal sculpture of a zebra outside French Connections and thought it would be the perfect lawn ornament for our new home in Moncure. Today, Bob and I went back and bought it. Zebras have long been a theme in our life together. Years ago, we dreamed up a comic strip […]
I have not written any criticisms of the Obama administration. But I can remain silent no longer. What President Obama proposed today is nothing more than outright sustained murder for profit. Seven more years of destruction to bankrupt the common man and profit the war industry! Out of respect for my many friends who campaigned […]