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SEPTEMBER 15, MONDAY

HEART MONITOR A couple of weeks ago, at my ever four months wellness visit, I told my general practitioner that when I checked my blood pressure that on many mornings the electronic monitor I took my blood pressure informed me

SEPTEMBER 15, MONDAY

HEART MONITOR A couple of weeks ago, at my ever four months wellness visit, I told my general practitioner that when I checked my blood pressure that on many mornings the electronic monitor I took my blood pressure informed me

SEPTEMBER 14, SUNDAY

TRAVEL CONFUSION A week ago I saw a round trip inexpensive ticket from Asheville to Rome. For a couple of months I’ve been talking with Rob Amberg, a photographer who lives half an hour from Asheville about going along with

SEPTEMBER 14, SUNDAY

TRAVEL CONFUSION A week ago I saw a round trip inexpensive ticket from Asheville to Rome. For a couple of months I’ve been talking with Rob Amberg, a photographer who lives half an hour from Asheville about going along with

SEPTEMBER 13, SATURDAY

PICKERS ANONYMOUS Another evening at Zadie’s restaurant listening to a band, Pickers Anonymous, play on the patio with the French Broad River behind them. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0df7ovKmVlU53P4E1SYzAPzCQ

SEPTEMBER 13, SATURDAY

PICKERS ANONYMOUS Another evening at Zadie’s restaurant listening to a band, Pickers Anonymous, play on the patio with the French Broad River behind them. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0df7ovKmVlU53P4E1SYzAPzCQ

SEPTEMBER 12, FRIDAY

FRIENDSHIP I drove to College View Drive, my old street, and got a ride with Don Collins and Paul Magnarella to McDonalds in Black Mountain where we joined Dusty Benedict, Phil Diehn, Sheldon Neuringer and Dean Kahl. We are all

SEPTEMBER 12, FRIDAY

FRIENDSHIP I drove to College View Drive, my old street, and got a ride with Don Collins and Paul Magnarella to McDonalds in Black Mountain where we joined Dusty Benedict, Phil Diehn, Sheldon Neuringer and Dean Kahl. We are all

SEPTEMBER 11, THURSDAY

THE GREEN FIELDS Today I was back in familiar musical territory. The band playing in the evening at Zadie’s on the patio by the river had three members and a guest singer and was the kind of music that I

SEPTEMBER 11, THURSDAY

THE GREEN FIELDS Today I was back in familiar musical territory. The band playing in the evening at Zadie’s on the patio by the river had three members and a guest singer and was the kind of music that I

SEPTEMBER 10, WEDNESDAY

BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM AND ARTS CENTER This evening Susie got us tickets to attend a concert of experimental music at the Black Mountain College Museum in Asheville. We arrived earlier and looked first at the exhibit of Black Mountain

SEPTEMBER 10, WEDNESDAY

BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MUSEUM AND ARTS CENTER This evening Susie got us tickets to attend a concert of experimental music at the Black Mountain College Museum in Asheville. We arrived earlier and looked first at the exhibit of Black Mountain

SEPTEMBER 9, TUESDAY

IN PRAISE OF TECHNOLOGY Today was Apple’s yearly announcement of the new electronic devices in what was a slickly produced show filled with hype. And I was ready at 11 for the for the show that began at 1, waiting

SEPTEMBER 9, TUESDAY

IN PRAISE OF TECHNOLOGY Today was Apple’s yearly announcement of the new electronic devices in what was a slickly produced show filled with hype. And I was ready at 11 for the for the show that began at 1, waiting

SEPTEMBER 8, MONDAY

PICNIC IN TODD AND SUSIE’S PASTURE This is one of the reasons that I moved to Marshall. I am discovering a new world in which everyone lives in rural hollows (hollers) of the Appalachian mountains, people who have abandoned city

SEPTEMBER 8, MONDAY

PICNIC IN TODD AND SUSIE’S PASTURE This is one of the reasons that I moved to Marshall. I am discovering a new world in which everyone lives in rural hollows (hollers) of the Appalachian mountains, people who have abandoned city

SEPTEMBER 7, SUNDAY

COLLEGE VIEW DRIVE STREET POTLUCK Once a year the residents of College View Drive and invited guests come together and have an outdoor potluck. It was supposed to have been on Saturday, but heavy rain was predicted, so the event

SEPTEMBER 7, SUNDAY

COLLEGE VIEW DRIVE STREET POTLUCK Once a year the residents of College View Drive and invited guests come together and have an outdoor potluck. It was supposed to have been on Saturday, but heavy rain was predicted, so the event

SEPTEMBER 6, SATURDAY

WALNUT BAKERY AND MORE Camille, a baker, who made the long trip to Rob Amberg’s birthday party in Letojanni, Sicily, two years ago where she was going to bake the birthday cake but instead got eaten alive by some insect,

SEPTEMBER 6, SATURDAY

WALNUT BAKERY AND MORE Camille, a baker, who made the long trip to Rob Amberg’s birthday party in Letojanni, Sicily, two years ago where she was going to bake the birthday cake but instead got eaten alive by some insect,