“Time is fleeting and I’m not waiting to wear purple Or red or kiwi or orange or magenta or any…
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Cove LIfe
Spring in the Cove is just as beautiful as any other time of the year and I can spend hours…
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Whitetop Mountain Ramp Festival
On the way to Whitetop Mountain two friends taking in the afternoon sun while another friend, below, watches peacefully.Spring means…
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Blackberry Winter
I never, ever tire of looking down the valley, towards the head of the Cove; in late afternoon and early…
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Ag Day
It’s been raining and raining and raining and raining and…remember the old Andy Griffith comedic routine? It’s been a wet…
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Since The Late Unpleasantness
We’re the third owners of Thistle Cove Farm, at least, since The Late Unpleasantness as Leslie Shelor once told me….
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Cove Life
Today was breathtakingly beautiful. The sky reminded me of New Mexico, with wide sweeping vistas, white white clouds and the…
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Photography Meme
Kate, over at Chronicles of a Country Girl, has a photography meme and I’ve decided to play. If you’d like…
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Jenny and Heritage Apple Trees
“Jenny, with a J, ta very much,” says the new one. She’s made herself at home, holds her own against…
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Blustery Cold and Snowy Day
It’s been a day, several actually, but there’s no way to catch up, only to say a few words before…
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Happy Birthday!
“Give me my flowers while I live.” Grandmother had this saying on her living room wall and it’s always meant…
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