Month: December 2019
Christmas on the Ridge
The advent calendar is up and filled with dollar bills, the pull-down door to the attic is stuck, Christmas cards are all taped up on display, and just maybe there’s a red bulb in the porch light (for Christmas, of course, what […]
Return to the Homeland
Recently, I traveled home for an early Thanksgiving. There’s nothing like that feeling when I get almost through North Carolina and see the hills and mountains ahead of me. I always get excited because home feels close. This time of year the […]
Poppy, Pop-Pop, Dad
“Take Me Home Country Roads” was an anthem to my dad, as it is for many who leave West Virginia only to return. There is no other place like it, and there are no other people like the good people of West […]
I guess it’s true what they say about picking up speed as you’re rolling downhill. I turned 50 this year and the year has raced by to it’s end. I’m not even sure what I did this year… not unlike some foggy […]
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