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45 Acres of Enchantment
Buying a century-old mountain farmhouse was a magical history tour for the Seichrist family. Pippa Seichrist, whom you may remember as a recent Laurel feature artist, says, “Thirty years ago my husband and I lived in Atlanta and longed for a retreat from the crazy crowds. We drew a wagon wheel around the Metro Hub to encompass anything within a …
Passion for Health & Commitment to Healing
When Cindy Barloga, BSN, RN, got out of nursing school almost four decades ago the only positions available were in Oncology. Her first reaction was, “This is going to be so depressing.” But she quickly learned that a cancer diagnosis was not a death sentence. A majority of cancer patients were and are survivors, and with early detection, …
Community Yoga
The Highlands Rec Department is offering free Community Yoga and Gentle Movement sessions at the Town Ball Field Tuesdays from 5:30 to 6:15 P.M. The sessions are led by Certified Yoga Teacher Rachel Kinback. “People of all ages and ability levels are invited to meet for fun, expressive Gentle Yoga and Movement,” says Ms. Kinback. “This 45-minute guided practice will …
Cherries & Chocolate
On a slow summer day, what could be better than a bowl of creamy, tasty and surprisingly healthy ice cream? This ice cream can be made without the ice cream machine, and whomever you serve this ice cream to will never guess that it was made without any dairy and/or sugar. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups 100 percent Pure Tart Cherry Juice …
Relax and Restore
Whether it’s the sweet sense of accomplishment or plain old relief, it usually feels good to complete a task, a to-do item or an appointment. But what happens when you take on too many responsibilities, when you find yourself on the hamster wheel going around and around but really going nowhere? Those positive feelings can easily shift to feelings …
You Know the Adage – Use it or Lose it? It’s TRUE
The human body is designed with precision and durability. When the body is being used as it’s designed, it usually responds with great results. Why wait until it’s too late?! I have witnessed and experienced so many recoveries and healing episodes that I’m convinced the more I use my body fully, no matter what my age, the better it responds …
Getting Under Your Skin
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac are some of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis. These plants contain an oil called urushiol, which can trigger an allergic reaction when it comes into contact with the skin. Contact can occur either by directly touching the plant or by touching objects that have been exposed to the plant’s oil, which …
Preserve Your Rhythms
Sleep is sleep, right? I drink a glass of wine before bed to guarantee a good snooze. It might make me snore, but, hey, the louder the snore the deeper the sleep. Four hours of shut-eye and I’m good to go. Share these assumptions with the experts at Mission Health and they’d politely respond, “Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong.” Recent …
Layers of Sugartown
When I moved to Franklin in 2005, I learned my way around by the waterways. The Little Tennessee led me to the Cullasaja, which led me up the mountain, which led me to work in Highlands. I didn’t know it then, but I was traveling layered trails of history. Native Americans followed deer paths and streams. European pioneers adopted Cherokee …
Grandfather’s Clock
The very first article I wrote for The Laurel was printed in March of 2005 and it was about the grandfather clock that Col. John A. Zachary brought with him from Surry County, North Carolina, around 1833 when he moved to what was to become Cashiers Valley. Following is a reprint of that story with a few updates: This is …
The Fine Craft of Gardening
No craft is as deeply rooted in the history of the Plateau as gardening. As the world became more industrialized through the 19th century, our isolated mountain oasis was still a harsh and unforgiving place to live. So much is owed to the pioneers that settled Cashiers, in particular, Elvira Zachary. Elvira grew up working alongside her father in …
Wild and Wonderful
It’s one thing to see pictures of the local wildlife in books or on Facebook. It’s a wholly different experience to see them in person. Of course, the best place to see wildlife is in their natural habitat, though a personal encounter with a bear is far from entertaining. On July 12 and 13, the 16th Annual Mountain Wildlife Days …
