When you think “salad,” do you visualize a boring pile of vegetables? Or do you imagine the same salad that you eat day after day, because you don’t really know […]
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easier than ever to become overwhelmed by the ever-changing fad diet, exercise program and need for instant gratification. Yoga works like no other system of […]
The Plateau is gorgeous this time of year, and there’s nothing better than getting out in the sunshine to enjoy the beauty and get a little exercise. The great thing […]
It has been over a decade since I wrote an article about the well-known 15-stanza square-dance banjo tune known as “The Ballad of Kidder Cole.” I concentrated more on the […]
How much money did the chicken get for crossing the road to make a guest appearance in this column? A poultry sum. The Hall Family has endowed Highlands’ history with […]
This large sparrow, the Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), looks more like an American Robin than, say, a House Sparrow, but a member of the sparrow family it is. There are […]
Jimmy Maurin recently received a once-in-a-lifetime Birthday present from his three son-in-laws. It was a fantastic golf tour of Ireland, arranged through Laurel contributor Tom Chillemi, PGA, owner of Tom’s […]
The Black-Eyed Susan’s real name is Rudbeckia hirta. The genus was named for Olaus Rudbeck, a professor of Botany from the University of Uppsala, in Sweden. The botanical name of […]
A lot of times people will ask me where they can fly fish “in Highlands or Cashiers.” The truth is that most of the best fishing in Western North Carolina […]
“Hello?” called the voice of worry from the other side of a cluster of evergreen and blueberry bushes. My boyfriend and I were sitting and snacking in a patch of […]
