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Wakey Wakey, Eggs and Bakey!
Last night, Eric called me to rise from the couch and heating pad where I had nested to come outside. It was hard, but I...
Things I Love: BEING An OPTIMIST WHO IS PERFECTLY CALM AND NOT ON FIRE
I AM TOTALLY FINE. REALLY! *sigh* So, I truly am going to be fine, but I am currently full of emotional turmoil over the state of...
Asheville Herb Festival 2014
Asheville Herb Festival 2014 This year was the 25th anniversary of the Asheville Herb Festival. I have attended every year but one...
Honey (and Cider!) around Asheville – 2013
Beekeepers from places as diverse as the Fynbos region of the Western Cape of South Africa, Brazil, Turkey, and Vancouver Island in Canada are sending jars...
Ticks and Lyme Disease: Western Medicine
Chapter 1: The Bite Chapter 2: The Next Steps Chapter 3: The Basics of Lyme Chapter 4: Antibiotics Chapter 5: ALL DONE (Western Medicine) So...it...
Tree Identification – North Carolina Conifer (Solved!)
Identified: Colorado Blue Spruce! Update: This North Carolina Conifer has been successfully identified as a Colorado Blue Spruce by the awesome folks...
WNC Farm Profiles: Hickory Nut Gap Meats
Pepperoni. Hot Sopressata. Sweet Sopressata. I keep trying to get a picture of these amazing meats for you all, but it's been impossible. Every Saturday,...
Spelunking 101 and Plant Identification Help
Here is a photo post for y'all to enjoy...they don't capture the reality of the smell of the leaves, the sound of the rushing stream...
Apple Picking & Processing 2011
I live in an incredibly beautiful and bountiful area. Western North Carolina has so much to offer in the way of local, healthy food that...
Earth in her Self-cleaning Cycle
The moon is waxing, closer now to full... There are daffodils swaying on the hillside, and lilies of some sort poking their green lances up...
Appalachian Spring: Plant Identification 1 (Solved)
Alright, so I am currently habitating in and about Enka-Candler, NC on the edges of the Pisgah Forest. It's a beautiful place, and I am...