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Jul 24 min read
Oh Shenandoah
As I have said in previous blogs, I never take the blessing of travel for granted. We have been fortunate to gaze on breathtaking vistas...
May 268 min read
Commencement 2024
Dr. Kevin Cherry, Vice President of the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, former state historian of North Carolina, and this year's...
Apr 1715 min read
Car Talk*
My son-in-law describes himself as a “car guy” and the more I’ve thought about it, so am I. Now, though I have done a brake job and...
Nov 7, 20231 min read
My November Guest
by Robert Frost My Sorrow, when she's here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the...
Apr 21, 20237 min read
Story of a Patriot
It was 1963 when I saw it for the first time. I was 13 years old and it had just turned six. I was on my first trip to Colonial...
Mar 13, 20235 min read
Women Talking
It always seems we get behind in our movie watching. Suddenly the Academy Awards are upon us, and we have to cram for the exam. We don’t...
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