Honoring the Past, Building a Future
When I write for this blog, I often think of us sitting together and talking on one of the benches along Main Street under the shade of the maturing crepe myrtles. It amazes me that later in July, it will be the beginning of three years when I started the blog. The very first post … Continue reading Celebrating 3 Years With You On Main Street Rocky Mount
How long has it been since you thought about Johnny Gruelle's famous Raggedy Ann & Andy stories? Visiting the Twin County Hall of Fame Museum with Jane Gravely and Lanny Shuff before the exhibit moved to the , I wasn't fooled for a minute. The framed smiling faces of the Inductees were quiet as I … Continue reading Twin County Hall of Fame – After the Lights Go Out!
"Why are you insisting on these rules and regulations, when I'm the good guy here. I'm fixing an otherwise over-looked house that is spiraling downward. I am willing to put money into the project to improve the neighborhood. There's a boarded up house, for heaven's sake, next door." -An objection from Stepheny's writing world … Continue reading Historic Preservation Commission – A Door is a Door is a Door Or Not! – Part 2
Buying property in a Historic District comes with certain responsibilities. "We are only the caretakers of these houses, which were here before we owned them and which will be here after we are gone. They contain the wood from the old-growth forests, they are monuments to the skill of those who labored to build them, … Continue reading The ‘Badass” Historic Preservation Commission or Not! – Part 1
Are you familiar with the term the borrowed view? This is a technique where a distant view is incorporated into the garden setting and becomes part of the design. (My 2013 Photo - Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo - illustrates the concept.) Though I am the eternal optimist, I'm not happy! Come and sit a spell on one … Continue reading General Eisenhower and ‘The State of Things’ on Rocky Mount’s City Council
With a wonderful friend, the day really got started over lunch at the Prime Smokehouse. I LOVE the Smokehouse! There is a Prime Rib sandwich on the menu just now that is delicious. I LOVE the food, the people who own and run it, the customers at all the tables who never mind if you ask … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Rocky Mount Cheer Leader
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