Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I have a take on tonight's Council Meeting that you won't get from anyone else. On the way home, I thought, Andre Knight and Ruben Blackwell could charm the bees out of a tree. Here are these two handsome men, right off the cover of Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine. Both have a great sense of style and … Continue reading The City Council Meeting From The Second Row-Aisle Seat-July 8, 2019
I have only a few pages left in Charles Krauthammer's book, The Point Of It All. He has been gone a year now and is sorely missed. A syndicated columnist, political commentator, physician, he wrote columns in the Washington Post for 33 years. This book is a second collection about everything from baseball to chess, policy, the space … Continue reading The Rocky Mount Bill of Rights Versus A $18 million Parking Garage
Today, Friday, June 21, our longest day and shortest night of the year, the sun brightened our skies on the first day of astronomical summer in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. As I write this at 5:22 in the afternoon, the sky is an amazing Carolina blue color. The sun remains strong and there is a lovely … Continue reading Rocky Mount’s Summer Solstice – Marking the Day
Another initiation takes place at the Rocky Mount Central Cafe. It's official, a true little citizen has now been baptized in the history, food, and people of a landmark destination downtown. Grammy was on duty today to pick up Annaclaire, 3-1/4-year-old great-granddaughter from VBS. She wanted to go to Sonic, but I suggested this alternative. … Continue reading Rocky Mount Central Cafe Continues to Make Memories
A June 4th morning - I have taken myself off to NABS (Never A Better Sandwich) for a fresh baked Cinnamon bun, and dare I admit, sweet (tea). I am sitting outside listening to soft jazz, the most divine breeze stirring the leaves on the trees and the American flags flapping gently on the lamp posts. … Continue reading It’s a Lovely Day Today – A Morning With SFH on Main Street
Louise Penny is a Canadian author that writes an award-winning mystery series. Recently I finished one of the latest, Glass Houses. Three Pines near Quebec is often the fictitious setting for this excellent series; a village someone finds when lost. In the Authors Note, Louise Penny writes - Some might argue that Three Pines itself isn't … Continue reading Believing in Possibilities -A Rocky Mount Formula Guaranteed To Succeed
