slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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Evidence that I should not go out in public before 9 a.m. Woman at table: “So where are you from in N.C.?” Me: “Greensboro.” W.A.T.: “North Wilkesboro.” Me: “Greensboro.” W.A.T.: “North Wilkesboro.” Me: “No, Greensboro.” W.A.T.: “North Wilkesboro.” Me: “No, I’m from Greensboro.” W.A.T.: “We’re from North Wilkesboro.” Me: “Oh.” (crickets) Me: “I’m from Greensboro.”…
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(I’m typing in my notes from John C. Campbell Folk School. While I was there, I didn’t have use of a computer. What bliss.) Trip here wasn’t as bad as expected. The part I dreaded was actually the best part. I put on k.d. lang Torch and Twang and belted out songs to calm my…
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I’m headed to John C. Campbell Folk School early tomorrow morning to stay until next Friday afternoon, so I’m gathering my thoughts as much as anything here today. I’ve done battle with a migraine all night so writing on the computer is probably not the wisest thing. I still need to go to Davis Design,…
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I’m sitting here tonight, eating boiled peanuts out of a plastic bag that I bought at a gas station just outside of Marietta, N.C. It has a brand name on the bag. This is bizarre. And also not so good. My godfather, Mr. Wade Page, used to grow peanuts and boil batches of them. They…
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Sandy and I drove down to see my mother for Mother’s Day in Marietta, N.C. Whenever I tell people I’m from Marietta, N.C., they never hear or read the N.C. part. They always think I’m talking about Georgia. It’s on the north side of the North/South Carolina line in Robeson County. We’re talking sand and…
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What a great day! First, I went to the farmer’s market, as usual. Except that today they had an herb fair with some different vendors with lots of unusual herbs. I went looking for one main thing, comfrey. Now, comfrey has to be about the easiest thing to grow for sale, because it is like…
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Yesterday, Sandy and I went by Charlie’s house and I showed Sandy his fishponds. We’re thinking about putting a little one in where the walnut tree was. As I’ve said before, it’s a shame to waste a good hole. I came home and planted the zephyr squash plants just before the rain began. I put…
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Boy, am I having one weird week. On one hand, there is a thorn in my side that is about to be removed, and it is such a relief. On the other, that thorn is likely to tear some jagged edges on its way out, and I am absolutely dreading it. This particular thorn would…
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I made up my mind. I’m going to take a week’s vacation right after graduation, and go to John C. Campbell Folk School for a 5 day oil painting class. I’ve sent them my credit card, and it’s a done deal. Now I have to go buy paints and brushes and all… I’ve had the…
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My MALS class, The Meaning of Gardens, is over. Over. [insert violins] I was really impressed by the variety of projects that people in the class did for their gardens. Mine and a couple of others were basically carrying on a plan that we already had. But some of these folks were new to gardening…
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