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New column: “It’s time to savor summer, even if it’s in small sips”

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

The Fourth of July has passed, and we have reached what I consider to be summer’s pinnacle. Its high point. This should be a marked moment–a time for consideration. This, and more, in my newspaper column this week. I sure … Continue reading →

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New column: “30 ingredients for an old-fashioned summer”

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

Summer is coming! Let’s do it the old-fashioned way–with (mostly) free, simple pleasures for young and old. I’ve a bunch of ideas in this week’s newspaper column. Thirty, to be exact. Thanks for reading! To read, click here.

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New column: “June is a gift of a month, meant for us all”

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

Today’s column is up at The Greenville News, and it’s a shout-out to the month of June–that door-opener to summertime. I hope y’all enjoy! Read here.

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New Column: “Summer can still be magic for young and old”

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

Hi, all! Today’s column at The Greenville News is up, and it’s all about childhood summers in the South, and regaining some of that summer magic today–no matter how old we may be. Read it here. And if you like … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming Summer

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

The rhododendron are blooming in the Pisgah National Forest. Milky white with pink centers, in fanning green bushes tall as trees. On my favorite trail they grow like a great tunnel, canopying above. Running beneath them yesterday, the smell was … Continue reading →

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