I was born & raised in Roanoke, Virginia — at least that's what I tell people. Truthfully, we lived a little ways outside the city, smack in the middle of a beautiful county with not much in it. At times, I didn't love it. Life moved slow & somewhat boring compared to my friends who …
Community Fridays: Charleston
I was born in a blizzard — the second biggest blizzard my hometown has ever seen. Maybe that’s why I’m not winter’s biggest fan. And after a long month of snow, snow & more snow, I finally got a few days to visit Charleston, South Carolina. Ocean air & seventy degree breezes will heal my …
Community Fridays: Winter Weather, Spring Fever
Hey, college friends: spring break is here! All my other friends: spring is coming! And yet... I'm looking out my window at snow that just won't go away. This is the hardest part of the year for me: it's cold and it's dreary, the holidays are long gone & summer days are still in the distance. When …
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Community Fridays: What We’re Reading
I've been a bookworm since I was three. I know you think I'm kidding, but I really did start reading in preschool. There is video evidence. Growing up, when I got in trouble, my parents took away books, rather than toys or television. My favorite days of summer vacation each year were spent picking out new …