Whether we were walking along a country road or following a mountain trail, a fresh little spring was… Read More
My Room, My Retreat
My little bedroom was my retreat when I was sick or feeling bad. But most of the time… Read More
Home Sweet Home
Mom and Dad were married for twenty three years before I was born. At first, they lived in… Read More
Freedom Is Not Free
In the 1991 my husband, his uncle and I were in Johnson City, TN at the VA Hospital…. Read More
Springtime in the Appalachian Mountains
It’s springtime in the Appalachian Mountains. The deep snows of winter have melted. Budding trees show their splendor… Read More
The Big Christmas Tree, The Sheep & Me
The year was 1987. It was just three days until Christmas and we didn’t have a tree. The… Read More
Fishing in Helton Creek
The brooks, branches, creeks and rivers are a sight to behold as they wind their way through these… Read More
The Iron Workhorse & The Devil
The Virginia Creeper Train was a real iron workhorse. It came into Ashe County in 1915 hauling lumber,… Read More
The Church Dinner & The Snake Handler
The summer I was 16 years old a man in our community was asking for folks to work… Read More
The Candy Man
My great uncle Jim was a jovial man, a pleasure to be around. He lived in a small… Read More