Life Lived Out Loud

It is late (or early morning perhaps) when I write this. It's been in my mind for days now as I attempt to absorb the tragedies th...

Fall is my favorite season.  I have always felt the magic of the leaves as they turn from green to an array of yellows, reds, orange...

As Father's Day 2018 nears, I am reminded that my dad would have turned 110 years old this year. Though he died more than 30 years a...

I have been luckier than many.  I've had four women in my life who have "mothered" me -- given me love and advice, taugh...

             We came to remember a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, our Stella.  We gathered together on a rainy Sunday aft...

            It is said that actions speak louder than words.  That always reminds me of my father.  He was a thinker and a talker, but...

                              Follow US 74A from Lake Lure up through Chimney Rock and Bat Cave as it climbs its winding way until ...