Spruce Pine is a little town in the mountains in North Carolina. They have Oak St, which is the main street. But off of Oak St is Low Street, which is just what its name implies, lower down the mountain slope. And even lower than Low Street is the Riverside Park. We were there in… Continue reading Riverside Rumble in Spruce Pine
We went to the Dellinger Mill. It's "in the middle of nowhere" but nowhere is very beautiful, very lovely. It's in the North Carolina mountains close to Tennessee; it's on a long winding road and nestled in trees. And it's been there since 1867. The man who owns it, Jack Dellinger, is 94 years old… Continue reading Old mill in North Carolina mountains
The official botanical gardens for the whole state of North Carolina are attached to UNC Chapel Hill. Isn't that special? These gardens are a cluster of flowers and woodlands, and the offices and gift shop are sustainably built, and everything is so aggressively progressive and fresh, that it makes me guilty to think of driving… Continue reading Walking to the NC Botanical Gardens from UNC
Union Street is the main street of Concord, North Carolina. It's been partly closed off the past few months because they're doing construction. But on Sunday, both sides of the street were blocked from traffic. So towards sunset, we set off to see what the occasion was. Maybe some kind of street festival, now that… Continue reading Judy Blume movie in Concord
I made a lot of mistakes with taxes this year, so just in case you're as unaware as I am: you don't pay taxes in more than 1 state. I was very confused about this. See, my job is in one state, but I've been in North Carolina because of the pandemic. This happened to… Continue reading You don’t pay taxes in two states the same year
It's simple enough for the first few books, because it's mentioned, and the passage of her birthdays is commemorated. But then, there's a little hiccup that occurs in the timing right around book #4! And past book 5, her age isn't really mentioned, until book 8, and at that point, the accounting is all wrong… Continue reading How old is Anne of Green Gables in each book?
Nordic Nest is an (on-line only?) store in Sweden. You can get all sorts of stuff from Sweden on it. The site seemed very legitimate, so one day, I thought, what the heck, and placed an order. As soon as I press 'pay', however, I got a notice from my credit card -- they wanted… Continue reading Ordering from Nordic Nest
Amazon seems too icky of a company, and therefore using it makes us all caught up in the ickiness. And beyond that, I'm not even sure what the point is. I bought this nice sushi-making kit for someone's present. It's a very nice kit. It comes with all the cooking utensils you need, plus all… Continue reading Don’t order from Amazon
I used to write letters to people on plain notebook paper. Plain notebook paper is fine and all, but suddenly, when you are thinking about your recipient opening it from the envelope -- and seeing the dirty-white color that tints to pea-green in certain lights, and the clash of the blue lines with the red… Continue reading All my stationary for letter-writing
One day I was riding around in the mountains, and we passed a sign for "Crossnore, 5 miles." I sat and thought, Crossnore, Crossnore ... where have I heard that before? The only thing I could think of was reading the book "The Suitcases" in middle school, which I had really, really loved, and re-read… Continue reading Crossnore
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