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OCTOBER 2, WEDNESDAY
MARSHALL FLOODING Today Susie sent me photographs of the devastation in Marshall with mud and debris everywhere including inside the shops and restaurants that we like so much. I will put these on here when I get internet access. Before
OCTOBER 2, WEDNESDAY
MARSHALL FLOODING Today Susie sent me photographs of the devastation in Marshall with mud and debris everywhere including inside the shops and restaurants that we like so much. I will put these on here when I get internet access. Before
OCTOBER 1, TUESDAY
HUNGER RELIEF Today my son Tom and I drove to the Asheville Farmer’s Market to deliver donations of water and food and and money which a friend of his on the Maryville basketball team when he was in college almost
OCTOBER 1, TUESDAY
HUNGER RELIEF Today my son Tom and I drove to the Asheville Farmer’s Market to deliver donations of water and food and and money which a friend of his on the Maryville basketball team when he was in college almost
SEPTEMBER 30, MONDAY
WELL TO DO AND JUST GETTING BY I read in the Washington Post and New York Times that Swannanoa has been devastated, wiped off the map. But I look out from the deck of my son’s house at the Asheville
SEPTEMBER 30, MONDAY
WELL TO DO AND JUST GETTING BY I read in the Washington Post and New York Times that Swannanoa has been devastated, wiped off the map. But I look out from the deck of my son’s house at the Asheville
SEPTEMBER 28, FRIDAY
EXPLORING ASHEVILLE Today, a day after the hurricane, we drove around north Asheville and Montford stopping at the bridge across the French Broad River to marvel at the swiftness and high level of the river in which the roofs of
SEPTEMBER 28, FRIDAY
EXPLORING ASHEVILLE Today, a day after the hurricane, we drove around north Asheville and Montford stopping at the bridge across the French Broad River to marvel at the swiftness and high level of the river in which the roofs of
SEPTEMBER 27, TROPICAL STORM HELENE
Today was the day that hurricane Helene arrived with force in Asheville, Swannanoa and Marshall, the towns that I have been writing about. The Swannanoa river is a small river about 50 feet to 100 feet wide which in times
SEPTEMBER 27, TROPICAL STORM HELENE
Today was the day that hurricane Helene arrived with force in Asheville, Swannanoa and Marshall, the towns that I have been writing about. The Swannanoa river is a small river about 50 feet to 100 feet wide which in times
SEPTEMBER 26, THURSDAY
It turns out that this Thursday was a surreal day. I was up at 3:15 a.m. and out of my Airbnb at 3:45 a.m.. The taxi ride to the airport was quick, but the lines there were long. Hurricane Helene
SEPTEMBER 26, THURSDAY
It turns out that this Thursday was a surreal day. I was up at 3:15 a.m. and out of my Airbnb at 3:45 a.m.. The taxi ride to the airport was quick, but the lines there were long. Hurricane Helene
SEPTEMBER 25, WEDNESDAY
INTERNET FRUSTRATION On my last day in Bogata I got a message from American Airlines saying that even though I had a basic ticket because Miami airport was likely to be affected by hurricane Helene which was predicted to be
SEPTEMBER 25, WEDNESDAY
INTERNET FRUSTRATION On my last day in Bogata I got a message from American Airlines saying that even though I had a basic ticket because Miami airport was likely to be affected by hurricane Helene which was predicted to be
SEPTEMBER 24, TUESDAY
LOOKING FOR A BARBER In the afternoon I decided to get a haircut. I had seen barber shops in Bogota with their red and white striped symbol outside. But then I walked along Carrera 7 I couldn’t find any. I
SEPTEMBER 24, TUESDAY
LOOKING FOR A BARBER In the afternoon I decided to get a haircut. I had seen barber shops in Bogota with their red and white striped symbol outside. But then I walked along Carrera 7 I couldn’t find any. I
SEPTEMBER 30, MONDAY (OUT OF ORDER)
On Friday, September 27, I wrote my response to arrival of Hurricane Helene, now a powerful tropical storm, to Asheville, the day after I flew in from Bogota, Colombia. I am now posting an update on Monday just to let
SEPTEMBER 30, MONDAY (OUT OF ORDER)
On Friday, September 27, I wrote my response to arrival of Hurricane Helene, now a powerful tropical storm, to Asheville, the day after I flew in from Bogota, Colombia. I am now posting an update on Monday just to let
SEPTEMBER 23, MONDAY
LETTING GO On every trip in the week before I leave I begin to let go. I am sitting in my house in Swannanoa, but something in me anticipates my being somewhere else, wondering in this case about Colombia, so
SEPTEMBER 23, MONDAY
LETTING GO On every trip in the week before I leave I begin to let go. I am sitting in my house in Swannanoa, but something in me anticipates my being somewhere else, wondering in this case about Colombia, so
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 