slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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The Back Forty this afternoon. We’re in the midst of the first full snow day of this storm. Five inches with a layer of ice first thing this morning, more snow coming down now at noon with several more inches expected. My husband is a help desk tech and is set up in the next…
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Today the big snowstorm began. We haven’t had a significant amount of winter weather in years, so everybody is very excited. I worry about my 90 year old mother, who is a three hour drive away. She is without power but has a woodstove and a pile of wood inside. She says that she is…
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A woven cloth square with a soy batik sample that I made in one of Melanie Testa’s classes long ago.
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It snowed today, but nothing stuck. It was just pretty. The crystal ball gazers say that we’ll get several inches on Wednesday and everybody is excited and checking the forecast every few minutes. We drive the Yankees crazy.
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Ridges Mountain Nature Preserve is a hidden gem in Randolph County we were introduced to by the Triad Hiking Explorers and this hike’s leader, Mike Johnson. It is an easy hike and the boulders at the top are magnificent. Right away I found a snake skeleton and proclaimed the trip a success. Of course I…
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On this day I cleaned out my closet and stuffed a couple of garbage bags full of gently used clothes to donate somewhere. I also very carefully cleaned my grandmother’s quilt, which is very raggedy and an unfortunate shade of pink: I love the old fabrics, which I am guessing are from the 1930s but…
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First Friday at GreenHill Gallery and the City Arts Center. Local students had a stunning installation of figures made from clear packing tape – “We Have a Dream: The March on Washington Packing Tape Project.” Description from http://downtownfridays.com/listings: “African American Atelier Inc. – 200 N. Davie Street In celebration of Black History Month, the Atelier…
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I am not familiar with this kind of oak and need to research it. It has such interesting acorn caps.
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I love this church building, especially the roof angles and windows.
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Ginkgo trees are different because they are so ancient.
slowly she turned 