While settling in to read before bed on Friday night, I got a message from a friend who told me to get my rear end…
Belle and I went home to the mountains last weekend. We planned to attend Decoration Day for the Woody Cemetery on Fontana's North Shore. But…
30 Apr 2024
Wooley Swamp
In 1980, North Carolina icon Charlie Daniels released a chilling tune called The Legend of Wooley Swamp.
29 Apr 2024
The Fayetteville Dogwood Festival
Fayetteville is known as the "City of the Dogwoods" - and if you've ever visited during spring, you know why. The dogwoods bloom so thick…
8 Apr 2024
Well, I Swanny
I recently shared a list of my favorite Southernisms for moments of exasperation on Twitter. One of those phrases was, "Well, I swanny." It's one…






