Prize Pumpkins and Pig Racesby Suzelle Sinclairsuzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “There are three things I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin”~Linus, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown The end of summer brings with it the celebration of harvest. Agricultural fairs have long been a tradition in the Carolinas. Attending a fair is […]
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Autumn Color in the CarolinasbySuzelle Sinclairsuzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” ~F. Scott Fitzgerald Bright sunny yellow flows into flaming orange, with a tinge of green and specks of crimson. All of this majestic color in one tiny leaf. It fluttered to the ground as I sat on
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The Tastes of Autumn by Suzelle Sinclair suzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt leaves.” ~Ann Drake PAINTING BY SUZELLE SINCLAIR The chill in the air playfully pressed against my coffee cup, creating patterns with the rising steam. Curled up on my patio lounge
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Celebrating Kernersville Pastby Suzelle Sinclair suzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”William Faulkner Images on thin tissue paper, layered one over another. History is like that. Events happen and people pass in the same place separated only by time. Autumn has always been a time when those who have past before us
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Stroll Through a Winter Wonderlandby Suzelle Sinclair suzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “Within you is the light of a thousand suns.” Robert Adams Each day grows shorter and darkness descends upon us earlier and earlier each evening. It may seem ironic to call this the season of light, but it is in the darkness that the light appears brightest.
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A Stroll Through Beautiful Garbageby Suzelle Sinclair suzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “…bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.” Isaiah 61:3 The months
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Holiday Lights SeriesbySuzelle Sinclair suzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.” ― Roy T. Bennett After so much isolation during the pandemic, I was excited to be able to gather with family and friends
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February 1, 1960bySuzelle Sinclairsuzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “Equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it.” ― Maya Angelou ORIGINAL ART BY SUZELLE SINCLAIR I woke on Saturday morning excited about my plans for the day. Gracie, my faithful pup, lay sleeping at the foot of
A Journey Inside the Hive by Suzelle Sinclair suzelle.sinclair@earthlink.net “The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.” -Saint John Chrysostom The last of the afternoon sun made golden streaks of light across the kitchen table. I sat quietly, absorbing the essence of a weekend well
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PLEASE HELP US TAKE ACTION Ramey Creek, Roaring Fork Creek brook trout stream demise along the Blue Ridge Parkway Arial view courtesy of Andy Hill Mountain True Bottomley Evergreens & Farms, Inc. and Bottomley Properties NC, LLC (Bottomley companies) started clearing land in Alleghany and Surry County along Ramey creek off the Blue Ridge parkway.
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