If you take NC 215 from Lake Logan onto the Blue Ridge Parkway, you'll come across the Devil's Courthouse at mile marker 422. The Transylvania…
History
20 Apr 2023
Granny Women
A note on my Ancestry family tree for Mamaw Cochran reads: was she a granny woman? That's her up above with Aunt Pansy. She certainly looked…
17 Mar 2023
Champion
About a week ago, news dropped that Champion paper mill is closing in Canton, North Carolina. The news hit me hard. I cried all morning.
11 Mar 2023
The Judas Tree
From my spot on the couch, you can see our neighbor’s Judas tree poking up over the fence this time of year. The pink blooms…
26 Jan 2023
Thunder in Winter
We've had a lot of rain in the Sandhills over the last week. The rain, mild weather, and daffodils starting to poke through the soil…