Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Some places speak distinctly. Certain dank gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwrecks. ~Robert Louis Stevenson I'm sure you remember Treasure Island, an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The book influenced our … Continue reading Main Street – Marked With An X And A Bottle Of Rum
I have reached the last stages of editing my third novel. As background information, the main character, Sarah Collins, is accepted into the highly competitive Architectural History Program at The University of Texas in Austin. Sarah's career is the touchstone for the story. Sarah adopts a Teddy Roosevelt quote for her own purposes when she … Continue reading Waiting For Justice To Arrive While Riding The Rocky Mount Bus
Welcome to Goldsboro: Note the widened sidewalks, the street lighting, the green space and trees, the pattern brick sidewalks, awnings, the beautiful restoration of each facade. Historically correct upper windows, a unified streetscape. How this corner building once looked and then...below... the restoration...my photo a few days ago Once Upon a Time and Today … Continue reading Goldsboro – An Accredited Main Street Program – I Have Things To Show You
By now, the morning sun was just over the horizon and it came at me like a sidearm pitch between the houses of my old neighborhood. I shielded my eyes. This being early October, there were already piles of leaves pushed against the curb—more leaves than I remembered from my autumns here—and less open space … Continue reading The Old Neighborhood – 700 Block Arlington Street
"Oh, to be home again! Under the apple-boughs, down by the mill!" James Thomas Fields Sitting outside at the Mill today was DE-vine. The sky was Carolina blue and the temperature heavenly. I love Books and Beans, a beautiful … Continue reading Monday: A Perfect Few Hours At The Mill
"Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends." —Kate Spade Virginia Dunn Dasher, the original owner of Virginia's Dress Shop could not have imagined that all these years later her daughter, Ginny Dasher Dunn, would still be holding down the corner selling beautiful clothes. The shop moved to 164 SW Main Street in … Continue reading The Shop on the Corner – Virginia’s – THE KRESS BUILDING
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