Author Archives: billybaba
AUGUST 23, TUESDAY
FREDERICK BUECHNER Frederick Buechner died this week at the age of 96. Beverly Ohler wrote about his death. Fred Ohler who was the minister at the Warren Wilson Church for forty years often mentioned Frederick Buechner in his sermons. Fred
AUGUST 23, TUESDAY
FREDERICK BUECHNER Frederick Buechner died this week at the age of 96. Beverly Ohler wrote about his death. Fred Ohler who was the minister at the Warren Wilson Church for forty years often mentioned Frederick Buechner in his sermons. Fred
AUGUST 22, MONDAY
TATTOOS Sometimes I ask, often I don’t, as I zap them with my iPhone, but I am fascinated by tattoos and the people who adorn themselves, sometimes all over. Tattoos are there for life, until the girl is a wizened
AUGUST 22, MONDAY
TATTOOS Sometimes I ask, often I don’t, as I zap them with my iPhone, but I am fascinated by tattoos and the people who adorn themselves, sometimes all over. Tattoos are there for life, until the girl is a wizened
AUGUST 21, SUNDAY
LEXINGTON GLASSWORKS The south slope of Asheville twenty years ago was motor parts stores, propane outlets, transmission repair shops—all practical, no nonsense businesses with pickup trucks in the parking lots. No longer. Now South Slope is dotted with breweries with
AUGUST 21, SUNDAY
LEXINGTON GLASSWORKS The south slope of Asheville twenty years ago was motor parts stores, propane outlets, transmission repair shops—all practical, no nonsense businesses with pickup trucks in the parking lots. No longer. Now South Slope is dotted with breweries with
AUGUST 20, SATURDAY
DIRTY HOES When Susie and I drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway on Thursday our destination was Burnsville, which we eventually got to after stopping at the Penland School of Craft. We were on our way to see a art
AUGUST 20, SATURDAY
DIRTY HOES When Susie and I drove up the Blue Ridge Parkway on Thursday our destination was Burnsville, which we eventually got to after stopping at the Penland School of Craft. We were on our way to see a art
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
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