We have been having a lot of quiet days lately, easing into the blue dawn. Miss Sadie was wistful when she realized that I was going to North Carolina. On the one paw, she wanted to go with me. On another paw, she was still recovering from the excitement of visiting Baxter the Innocent and […]
Deep in the northern darkness tiny candles glow, urging us to be our best and bravest selves. Tonight is the first night of Chanukah, and the first night of Advent. I have two little presents for you. You may choose either . . . or both! The Giant Draft Protector is pulled back to let […]
Besides being an excellent source of sisters, grits, and bizarre botanicals, it turns out that North Carolina is a great place to spend November. I flew out of Cherry Capital Airport just as the Dreadful Dismals arrived in northern Michigan, and landed at Charlotte-Mecklenburg in time for a bonus autumn. I had no idea that camellias […]
I’ll tell you what I learned about North Carolina in four days of visiting two sisters and one new brother-in-law. It’s still autumn there They like cars as much as we do and drive them a lot faster It is possible to go bull riding right down the road from the farm market It is […]
When the Country Mouse (who used to be a City Mouse) goes to visit the City Mice there are always astonishing and/or wonderful sights, particularly when the trip involves quantities of driving and not-driving-while-sitting-on-I-75. You'd think I'd have lots of photos for you, but you'd be wrong. And the ones I do have are odd. It was that sort of weekend.
Babs invites you to do a little holiday shopping at a Carnegie library.
December 3, 2010
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