by Christine | Jan 28, 2020 | Welcome Column
I am not sure if it is growing up with very little or spending a great deal of time with my grandparents who lived through the depression that causes me irritation when I see waste. My grandparents were quite frugal as a result of their humble Appalachian upbringing...
by Christine | Sep 5, 2017 | Welcome Column
I am not sure if it is growing up with very little or spending a great deal of time with my grandparents who lived through the depression that causes me irritation when I see waste. My grandparents were quite frugal as a result of their humble Appalachian upbringing...
by Christine | Oct 12, 2017 | Welcome Column
We have so very many members of our bluegrass family in harm’s way due to the raging fires around the state. Thoughts and prayers, for sure. But please, stay informed and vigilant using social media and all information sources. At some point any of us...
by Christine | Oct 13, 2017 | Welcome Column
We have so very many members of our bluegrass family in harm’s way due to the raging fires around the state. Thoughts and prayers, for sure. But please, stay informed and vigilant using social media and all information sources. At some point any of us...
by Christine | Jun 22, 2019 | Welcome Column
How many memories do you have of waving good-bye to your loved ones, as they leave to go home or leave for an adventure? I have scores myself and until May, my most memorable good-byes were in airports wishing safe travels and spilling plenty of tears as I say...
by Christine | Oct 14, 2010 | Welcome Column
The fingertips of my left hand are burning as I type this. Banjo players have girlyman calluses compared to guitar players, but I spent the day playing guitar at Isleton yesterday and my digits are not happy campers. The rest of me, however, had a great time. There...
by Christine | Nov 25, 2017 | Welcome Column
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ? John Banville, The SeaI had what I would call a “chance meeting” a couple of months with a stranger far-far away from me in life and cultural experience, and yet, we seemed to ride piggy back on each other’s heart and...
by Christine | Nov 26, 2017 | Welcome Column
(EDITOR’S NOTE–Robin’s Welcome yesterday was so hard-hitting that we decided to leave it up another day.)“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” ? John Banville, The SeaI had what I would call a “chance meeting” a couple of months with a...
by Christine | Nov 21, 2007 | Welcome Column
One day last week while pushing my shopping cart through the produce section at SavMart I heard half a cell phone conversation, my end coming from a scruffy, late twenties man pushing his own cart. We were in the leafy greens section. “WHAT? You’re kidding me. Well...
by Christine | Jun 3, 2007 | Welcome Column
This is just about the perfect time of the year for me. For starters, I wasn’t able to learn to read until I was in the third grade, which meant that I was, for all intents and purposes, way behind my classmates from kindergarten through graduate school, which meant...
