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Moving Right Along

For a while now I have known I wasn’t taking care of me well. Many of you know the drill.…

being thrifty, exercise, life change, nutritionist, Physical therapy, post-menopause, weight loss

Let’s Have a Great 2022

They say that what you are doing at midnight onNew Year’s Eve sets the stage for how your year will…

Betty White, Desmond Tutu, health, healthcare, Historic Sharpe House, Keith Rhyne, Life, new year, platelets, tea

Catch Up Time

I hope you all have had amazing holidays and are ready to round out the year well. It’s a crazy…

Christmas, family, Friendship, hot air balloons, Life, relationships, travel

A Walk Through Town and Around the Neighborhood

It was a beautiful morning for a walk. In the summer I moved about a ten minute walk from our…

autumn, fall, leaf, leaves, NC, Statesville, walk, walking

My Friend’s Memorial Service Brightened My Day

I woke up feeling a bit sorry for myself yesterday. I was feeling disconnected from some friends and wondering if…

Christian, death, friends, Friendship, God, Jesus, Life, memorial service, spiritual blahs

Thinking About Friendship

“You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can’t forget.…

death, friends, Friendship, Life

A Small City’s Film Festival With Big Talent

Our small city of Statesville, NC, had its film festival this weekend. It’s called Full Bloom. This is the 7th…

Aulcie, Full Bloom Film Festival, Iredell Arts Council, Juan Pablo Reyes, NC, older actresses, Samland, Saving Juliette, Statesville, The Legacy Sessions

So Much Going On

August was a great month, yet I failed to share it with you. I had some lovely and memorable moments.…

Claire Kohler, music festivals, NC, new author, spa day, Statesville, Westglow Spa

It’s Been a Week!

It’s a bit embarrassing how few boxes I have unpacked since I moved last week. I just can’t get motivated…

100-mile yard sale, Billy Graham Library, birthday, donating platelets, Karen's Cakes, moving, pineapple hard cider, Red Cross, sold house, The Bakery Shoppe, unpacking, Wendy Wooten

Moving – and Moving On

I moved this week. If I ever talk of doing it again in the near future, please make me stop!…

change, Dad, Life, moving, moving on, new stage of life, travel, work, writing

A Cat Cafe? Yes!

It was raining here in Statesville and with a young friend visiting from Albuquerque before we set off for balloon…

cat cafe, cats, Crooked Tail Cat Cafe, Greensboro, pet adoption, Winston-Salem

Poetry Out Loud – Part 2

A few more of the poets from Spoken Word. I hope you enjoy them! Two more coming soon.

Iredell Arts Council, Iredell County, local entertainment, NC, poetry, poets, Spoken Word, Statesville

Poetry Out Loud

I’ll be honest. I almost didn’t go to The Iredell Arts Council’s Spoken Word performances that they was held Thursday…

Iredell Arts Council, Les Brown, poetry, poets, Saifah Nadia Sunshine, Samuel J.Fox, Spoken Word

I Honored a Man For Memorial Day, and the Impact Has Overwhelmed Me

“Most of those whom we honor on Memorial Day died young. They never had the chance to raise a family,…

Belmont Cemetery, casualties, hero, life stories, Marvin Gaines, memorial, Memorial Day, NC, providence, remembering, Sgt. Marvin Jerome Gaines Sr., Statesville, Vietnam War, war

The Cattle Sorting Competition

Even though I live in a farming community, I was not around farm life growing up. I have a few…

cattle sorting, competition, cowboys, cowgirls, cows, horses, Love Valley, NC

Girls Today

This is my great niece, Karys. Her name means love, and we have loved her every day of her life.…

beauty, Class of 2020, Girls, graduation, our future, teach them well, what's important, women

Strawberry Fields Time

I loved this image. A dad, well I don’t know for sure it was a dad but he sure looked…

Beaver Farms, farming, farms, NC, pick your own, Statesville, strawberries, strawberry season

Mother’s Day Tea Party

“If you are cold, tea will warm you;if you are too heated, it will cool you;If you are depressed, it…

family, Iredell County, Life, mother's day, NC, News Break, Statesville, tea, tea party

Iredell County Music For You to Enjoy

Well, I promised some extra content from the Iredell Arts Council’s April Local Artist Spotlight. I actually wrote a whole…

Brice Reese, Bryan Olson, Coite Gillion, Iredell Arts Council, Iredell County, NC, News Break, Phoenix Rising, Ronnie Williams, Statesville, Suzanne Phoenix, Sydney Lett, The Broad Pickups, Tonya Wood

Whew! So Much to Share From Iredell County This Week

I’ve been running all over the place lately, between trying to get my house ready to sell (nope, not there…

Amish, Amish Store, art, art exhibit, art teacher, Ashley Stovall, country drive, Hamptonville, Harmony, Howard Family Farm, Iredell Arts Council, Iredell County, NC, pick your own tulips, Shiloh General Store, Shiloh Store, Statesville, things to do in Iredell County, tulips, Union Grove

Happy Easter Weekend 2021

It hasn’t seemed like an overly busy weekend, but when I thought back, yes, it has been. I have been…

COVID, Easter, Easter parade, Eli Yacinthe, Grace Baptist Church, Iredell Memorial Hospital, Meals on Wherls, NC, Sharpe House, Statesville, sunrise service, vaccinations

March Exhibit for the Iredell Arts Council – the Work of Charlie and Susan Frye

I’m going to be writing a lot of local stuff for News Break in the future, and with my love…

art, art competition, Charlie Frye, folk art, Iredell Arts Council, Iredell high schools, Iredell middle schools, John Kopplemeyer, Lenoir, NC, Old Jail, Statesville, Susan Frye, youth art

Wendy Wooten at the Wine Maestro March 19, 2021

Wendy Wooten is a good time. Even if she didn’t sing with that glorious, husky voice, I can assure you…

live music, local music, music, NC, Statesville, Wendy Wooten

Iredell Arts Council Artist Spotlight for March 2021

You know I love my local musicians, It always surprises me when I find how many are out there of…

Artist Spotlight, Bryan Olson, Iredell Arts Council, Jordan Darty, local music, Makenzie Loudermilt, musicians, NC, singer-songwriters, Statesville, The Donner Deads, Walter Finley & April Dawn, what to do in Statesville

Mooresville Arts Sponsor Student Art Show

As someone who didn’t get any genetic talent for art (it all went to my siblings) and never learned art…

art, art contest, Mooresville Arts, students

A Gift From My Dad

I pulled the old electronic scrubber out of my closet. I hadn’t used it for a while, but getting ready…

Dad, gifts from heaven

Happy Valentine’s Day

This is a day that for some is pure joy, for some grief, and for others simply disappointment. Wherever you…

love, Valentine's Day

A Gorgeous Fresco In My Town

Here’a an article I wrote on News Break about a gorgeous fresco we have in my hometown of Statesville, NC.…

art, Ben Long, Crossroads, fesco, frescoes, NC, Statesville

A Little Oasis in Downtown Statesville

I’ve always loved the concept of public art and love the way our city both purchases and rents pieces so…

artists, NC, public art, sculpture, sculpture garden, Sculpture Park, Statesville, travel

A Hike At Lake Norman State Park

It was a beautiful day for a hike. The temperatures were in the 40s, the sun was out, ànd my…

family activities in NC, hiking, hking trails, Lake Norman, Lake Norman State Park, Statesville, Troutman

Just a Little Mill in NC – Linney’s Mill

I was taking my mom for a little drive on a Saturday and ended up at Linney’s Mill, just over…

Alexander County, cornmeal, family owned business, Hiddenite, historic mills, Iredell County, LinneysMill, NC, North Carolina, Satesvilke, small business, TravelNC, TravelNorthCarolina, working mills

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