2018

Gail on Tinker Cliffs with wintry Catawba Valley below, Jan. 21, 2018

Cold n Urban

Kurt's January hikes included braving the cold weather, an old favorite and beautiful views.
This photo of F. Scott Fitzgerald was taken in Asheville in 1935. He was 39, alcoholic and unsure of his talent.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Asheville Days

By the time “The Great Gatsby” author F. Scott Fitzgerald and his troubled wife Zelda reached Asheville in 1935, they were already in a period of serious decline.
Cookie on Chestnut Ridge Loop Trail, 12/10.

Through the Cold

Cold weather couldn't deter Kurt and family from their monthly hikes. Read on about his December 2017 adventures.
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Hand-Painted Gems, Just Around the Corner

Suzi Parron is the author of “Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement” and “Following the Barn Quilt Trail.”
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Growing Forgiveness

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them. —Mitch Hedberg

Departments

Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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