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Summer Flowers Blooming

We snuck away for a few days vacation, as we usually do around Memorial Day, so I can’t report on Arts in the Park. We did make it to the Friends of the Library Booksale, which is always a good … Continue reading

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Katydids and Gospel Music, Fireowrks on July 3 this year

It has been unseasonably hot and dry. Perhaps in compensation, the sunsets have been spectacular, and the katydids have started singing all night. I love to lay on the porch in the hammock and let them sing me to sleep, … Continue reading

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Historic Fannin County in “Images of America” book + Byron Reese Memorial

We had a little cooler weather last week, along with some rain, but it we’ve had a couple of beautiful warm days lately. The rhodendron is continuing to bloom, and I’ve heard the katydids for the first time. As far … Continue reading

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Pickin’ in the Park has started back up

We had a little more rain at our place yesterday, but there was a terrific thunderstorm just a few miles away, in Blue Ridge and east on 515. There was some hail and it was raining so hard that people … Continue reading

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Shifting Fog & Mist

We’ve been having some of what I like to call “mountain weather” – rain and drizzle along with beautiful, shifting fog and mist. Temperatures have been pretty warm, and we’ve had almost 6/10″ of rain at our place in the … Continue reading

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