Navigating Life with a Horse, Faith, and Common Sense
Derina Pyles Horse Sense “Come on Traveler, for the love of alfalfa, please get your big booty in the trailer! It’s already an hour past the time I wanted to get on the road.” “Calm yourself, Hay-Woman. I just have to double check to make sure I packed some Bute in case my legs get…
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Unofficial Mascot of Southern Summers
Joanna RadfordHome, Farm, & Garden If there were an official plant of summer in Surry County, the humble porch fern would make a strong case for the title. Right up there with sweet tea, lightning bugs, and neighbors waving from porch swings, those big green baskets of ferns have become a staple of Southern front…
Where the Music Still Feels Real
Larry VanHouse This Little Light of Mine In Alleghany County, music is not something we dust off once a year and place on a stage. It is woven into everyday life here. Around these mountains, bluegrass, old-time, gospel, country, folk, Americana, and mountain music still drift through the air as naturally as creek water over…
Navigating Life with a Horse, Faith, and Common Sense
Derina Pyles Horse Sense “I’m not doing it. Not doing it, Hay-Woman. Don’t ask me again, my answer will be the same. I am not going to that kids’ camp this summer!” “Ah, come on Traveler, please! You know it’s for a good cause. The kids there absolutely love you.” “Love me?” I could always…
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