Monthly Archives: August 2022
AUGUST 19, FRIDAY
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway for an hour past Craggy Gardens and Mount Mitchell to Little Switzerland where we turned off and were suddenly back in the clutter of fake tourist castles and gem
AUGUST 19, FRIDAY
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS We drove along the Blue Ridge Parkway for an hour past Craggy Gardens and Mount Mitchell to Little Switzerland where we turned off and were suddenly back in the clutter of fake tourist castles and gem
AUGUST 18, THURSDAY
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Park that runs along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains 469 miles from near Washington, DC, to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It was built during the depression as
AUGUST 18, THURSDAY
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Park that runs along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains 469 miles from near Washington, DC, to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. It was built during the depression as
AUGUST 17, WEDNESDAY
RESPECT Today Liz Cheney was defeated in the Wyoming Republican primary election. There is almost nothing that Liz Cheney believes in and has voted for that I agree with any more than I agreed with her father, Dick Cheney. However,
AUGUST 17, WEDNESDAY
RESPECT Today Liz Cheney was defeated in the Wyoming Republican primary election. There is almost nothing that Liz Cheney believes in and has voted for that I agree with any more than I agreed with her father, Dick Cheney. However,
AUGUST 16, TUESDAY
MORE ABOUT RAY SMITH Today I‘ll continue with some stories about my friend Ray Smith whose memorial service is going to be on August 27th in Pasadena, with a zoom link. One memory was of Ray‘s dog. He always had
AUGUST 16, TUESDAY
MORE ABOUT RAY SMITH Today I‘ll continue with some stories about my friend Ray Smith whose memorial service is going to be on August 27th in Pasadena, with a zoom link. One memory was of Ray‘s dog. He always had
AUGUST 15, MONDAY
RAY SMITH AND THE SMITH SWIMMING HOLE My grandfather, Martin Luther Mosher, was an agricultural extension agent connected with the University of Illinois. His life work was assisting in the development of hybrid corn and spreading the word on how
AUGUST 15, MONDAY
RAY SMITH AND THE SMITH SWIMMING HOLE My grandfather, Martin Luther Mosher, was an agricultural extension agent connected with the University of Illinois. His life work was assisting in the development of hybrid corn and spreading the word on how
AUGUST 14, SUNDAY
LIFE Something has happened since I came back from my month long trip and then got Covid the next day. I do things but I have no drive to do anything. I don’t know if that comes from the letdown
AUGUST 14, SUNDAY
LIFE Something has happened since I came back from my month long trip and then got Covid the next day. I do things but I have no drive to do anything. I don’t know if that comes from the letdown
AUGUST 13, SATURDAY
SOURWOOD FESTIVAL IN BLACK MOUNTAIN As I write this on Sunday I am finishing up the giant fried turkey leg and the a blooming onion a huge onion sliced and dipped in batter which opens up when deep fried. Both
AUGUST 13, SATURDAY
SOURWOOD FESTIVAL IN BLACK MOUNTAIN As I write this on Sunday I am finishing up the giant fried turkey leg and the a blooming onion a huge onion sliced and dipped in batter which opens up when deep fried. Both
AUGUST 12, FRIDAY
BLACK MOUNTAIN SOURWOOD FESTIVAL Black Mountain is about ten miles East of Asheville and slightly higher and cooler at the foot of the Craggy Mountains, just before the continental divide which was a major hurdle for early settlers and which
AUGUST 12, FRIDAY
BLACK MOUNTAIN SOURWOOD FESTIVAL Black Mountain is about ten miles East of Asheville and slightly higher and cooler at the foot of the Craggy Mountains, just before the continental divide which was a major hurdle for early settlers and which
AUGUST 11, THURSDAY
85/59 Today was my 85th birthday. It was also the 59th wedding anniversary for Kathe and me. Quite by accident, because it was the day the chapel was free and relatives could attend, Kathe and I married on my birthday.
AUGUST 11, THURSDAY
85/59 Today was my 85th birthday. It was also the 59th wedding anniversary for Kathe and me. Quite by accident, because it was the day the chapel was free and relatives could attend, Kathe and I married on my birthday.
AUGUST 10, WEDNESDAY
KEEPING MY MOUTH SHUT I was actually writing all week when my posts were blank, just not writing posts and what I was writing about I didn’t want to announce to the world. What I did finally announce to the
AUGUST 10, WEDNESDAY
KEEPING MY MOUTH SHUT I was actually writing all week when my posts were blank, just not writing posts and what I was writing about I didn’t want to announce to the world. What I did finally announce to the