Monthly Archives: December 2023
DECEMBER 18, MONDAY
ASHEVILLE CHRISTMAS On Saturday I photographed the Marshall Christmas Parade. I‘ve only been back from Greece for two weeks and until Saturday it had barely dawned on me that Christmas is here. Christmas was my wife Kathe‘s favorite time of
DECEMBER 18, MONDAY
ASHEVILLE CHRISTMAS On Saturday I photographed the Marshall Christmas Parade. I‘ve only been back from Greece for two weeks and until Saturday it had barely dawned on me that Christmas is here. Christmas was my wife Kathe‘s favorite time of
DECEMBER 17, SUNDAY
THE TERMINAL BUILDING A year ago on June 30th I got on Amtrak in Greenville, South Carolina at 2 in the morning and circled the borders of the United States, returning 30 days later. A high point of that trip
DECEMBER 17, SUNDAY
THE TERMINAL BUILDING A year ago on June 30th I got on Amtrak in Greenville, South Carolina at 2 in the morning and circled the borders of the United States, returning 30 days later. A high point of that trip
DECEMBER 16, SATURDAY
MARSHALL CHRISTMAS PARADE Small town Marshall has a number of events during the year which are a way of bringing the town together and having a good time. I’ve mentioned before that Marshall, the County seat of Madison County, a
DECEMBER 16, SATURDAY
MARSHALL CHRISTMAS PARADE Small town Marshall has a number of events during the year which are a way of bringing the town together and having a good time. I’ve mentioned before that Marshall, the County seat of Madison County, a
DECEMBER 15, FRIDAY
ALTERNATIVE FACTS Another personal attempt to understand the world around me and one that may fit no one else. I was always a little stupefied by the claims that Trump and others made about alternative facts, an alternative reality. When
DECEMBER 15, FRIDAY
ALTERNATIVE FACTS Another personal attempt to understand the world around me and one that may fit no one else. I was always a little stupefied by the claims that Trump and others made about alternative facts, an alternative reality. When
DECEMBER 14, THURSDAY
ROB AMBERG’S PLACE On Thursday Susie, Todd and I were invited for butternut soup and a salad at the home of Rob Amberg and Leslie Stillwell who hosted Rob’s 75th birthday party in Letojanni. We wound up a dirt road
DECEMBER 14, THURSDAY
ROB AMBERG’S PLACE On Thursday Susie, Todd and I were invited for butternut soup and a salad at the home of Rob Amberg and Leslie Stillwell who hosted Rob’s 75th birthday party in Letojanni. We wound up a dirt road
DECEMBER 13, WEDNESDAY
OLD MARSHALL JAIL, OLD TIME FOLK SINGING Last night I joined Susie at the Old Marshall Jail, now a hotel and eatery in Marshall, where we sat outside in an area sheltered by clear plastic walls with propane heaters every
DECEMBER 13, WEDNESDAY
OLD MARSHALL JAIL, OLD TIME FOLK SINGING Last night I joined Susie at the Old Marshall Jail, now a hotel and eatery in Marshall, where we sat outside in an area sheltered by clear plastic walls with propane heaters every
DECEMBER 12, TUESDAY
HYDRA ON MY MIND I have been reading two books about the Greek island of Hydra where I was just two weeks ago. The first, Peel Me A Lotus, is by Charmian Clift who moved with her husband and children
DECEMBER 12, TUESDAY
HYDRA ON MY MIND I have been reading two books about the Greek island of Hydra where I was just two weeks ago. The first, Peel Me A Lotus, is by Charmian Clift who moved with her husband and children
DECEMBER 11, MONDAY
SRI LANKA Monday, Owen Bailey who was a student of mine at Warren Wilson College 50 years ago, and is now long retired and who lives just over the hill from me invited me to breakfast at First Watch in
DECEMBER 11, MONDAY
SRI LANKA Monday, Owen Bailey who was a student of mine at Warren Wilson College 50 years ago, and is now long retired and who lives just over the hill from me invited me to breakfast at First Watch in
DECEMBER 10, SUNDAY
STORIES: CHURCH, MYTH, THE GODS I’m going to puzzle through, for myself, an issue that has long disturbed me. This is my answer for myself, for today anyway. If you have wondered about the same thing you’ll have to puzzle
DECEMBER 10, SUNDAY
STORIES: CHURCH, MYTH, THE GODS I’m going to puzzle through, for myself, an issue that has long disturbed me. This is my answer for myself, for today anyway. If you have wondered about the same thing you’ll have to puzzle
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 