When It Rains… Again
It rained again this week. Yes, we’ve had a few consecutive days of sunny weather here in the southeast, but early in the week found us back with the familiar clouds and dreariness. The overcast
Category: Nature Speaks
Lesson from a Cold Snap
Another weird round of weather has once again beset us here in Atlanta. If you can ignore seemingly endless amounts of rain (I mean, backyard sinking, mud-hole making, ditch digging, tires spinning, R.A.I.N.), the bright
When the Power is Out
Have you seen the pictures and been tracking the damage left through the southeastern United States by Hurricane Michael? Areas of several states were impacted, and while North Carolina didn’t take the brunt of the
Before Winter Comes
I just got back from a brief weekend in the mountains with my girlfriends. Our annual retreat isn’t one of those get-aways where you pack so many activities into the time that you end up
Starting Over
My vegetable garden failed this year. I guess technically it wasn’t a total failure since it did produce some food… a couple of watermelons, a mess or 2 of beans, some zucchini and enough tomatoes
Sands of Time
My oldest son, Ryan, just entered his second month of his overseas internship in Italy, apprenticing under three highly skilled master blacksmiths. He spent his first month in a small town south of Bologna with