by Christine | Dec 6, 2017 | Welcome Column
Since Rick re-posted my original column on trains, I might as well post this follow up:“Thank God for the model trains. You know? If they didn’t have the model trains, they wouldn’t have gotten the idea for the big trains.” – Excerpt from the...
by Christine | Nov 26, 2014 | Welcome Column
I’m a very lucky guy. For the past half dozen years or so, I have written a weekly column for the CBA website and THAT means I get to write the column on the day before Thanksgiving – my favorite holiday. Today I’m going to go a little outside the box. I have a...
by Christine | Nov 21, 2012 | Welcome Column
I think I’ve said this before – I love having the Welcome Message on Wednesdays, because that means I get the column on the day before Thanksgiving each year. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, by a long shot. The reason is, Thanksgiving involves the most simple,...
by Christine | Apr 18, 2020 | Welcome Column
A commonality exists in bluegrass, not necessarily for specific songs but for a broad range of interpretations that make up bluegrass music. The draw to the music also includes the camaraderie of those who make up bluegrassers (Pickers and grinners).I first...
by Christine | Nov 26, 2019 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note–Nancy’s piece on Thanksgiving from ten years ago. Some writing just gets better with time. RC) Taking a few moments out from a day of frenzied cleaning in anticipation of our Thanksgiving houseguests’ arrival to jot...
by Christine | Nov 28, 2005 | Welcome Column
Taking a few moments out from a day of frenzied cleaning in anticipation of our Thanksgiving houseguests’ arrival to jot down some thoughts that have occurred to me as I’ve gone about my housekeeping chores. One thought that resonates loud and clear is...
by Christine | Nov 22, 2017 | Welcome Column
Countries like their myths, and the myth of the First Thanksgiving as I learned it in elementary school painted a beautiful picture as a background for this yearly holiday. It went something like this: The Pilgrims, escaping religious persecution, bravely sailed...
by Christine | Nov 28, 2017 | Welcome Column
Thanksgiving Dulcimer, Black Mountain, NCWhy do you sigh on this day meant for singing -a time for the feast of the heart and the soul?Remember the songs we should all be a-humming,the ones for all Pilgrims, not weary but bold.Why is your body so trembling in sorrow...
by Christine | Nov 27, 2013 | Welcome Column
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday and being thankful is deeply woven into the warp and woof of my psyche. I wasn’t supposed to live – I was born very premature in the 1950’s and so every day is an amazing gift for me. Here’s a...
by Christine | Nov 22, 2018 | Welcome Column
Daily Grist; Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous… Albert EinsteinOut of all the holidays that America celebrates, my very favoriteist is Thanksgiving. I have studied about this over the years and I have come to the conclusion that it...
