State Fair 2008
What is your favorite time of year? Mine is State Fair Time. I think it should be a state holiday! I look forward to seeing all the agricultural exhbits that celebrate our history of crafts, farming, and small industry.
I’ve included a few images from my visit on Monday. You have a few [...]
Fresh pasta in Pittsboro
If you happen to be in the vicinity of Pittsboro, NC, around dinner time, I highly suggest a stop for take out pizza and pasta, especially the pasta, at the Neighborhood School Pizzeria on Thompson Street.
A friend of mine had raved about this place for ages. I don’t live anywhere near Pittsboro [...]
Saturday I Went Out Voting….
I’ve never before voted early. I’ve never before even known it was possible, except for expatriates, etc.
This past weekend, I put on somewhat-better-than-the-usual-Saturday-gardening clothes and my Obama button and went (as promised here last week) to my county seat (pop. 2,226) of Pittsboro, NC, and eagerly cast my vote. [...]
Monday, October 13, 2008 Dovecote at Fearrington Village
October 13, 2008 at 6:33 pm · Filed under Post Sunday’s Post, Uncategorized ·Tagged Dovecote at Fearrington Vilage, Dovecote at Fearrington Village
For my December column in Metro Magazine, I’m once again listing great places to see Christmas design, places to buy wreaths, greenery and bows, plus places to buy great gifts [...]
Chocolate Town Redux
I’m back in Hershey, PA this week. The last time I was here I saw the “Kiss Kar”,
so I thought it was ironic that while driving down the road last week in my small town of Pittsboro, NC I came across the Oscar Mayer “Wienermobile“.
Are there any cars like this that I’m missing? [...]
The Parks at Meadowview
in Pittsboro, NC
$500,000 to $1,000,000
Enjoy as many parks as you would find in an entire town, all within your private neighborhood! Take the family to Swing Garden Park, and watch the children delight in the many playgrounds. Venture to Holiday Park for seasonal displays and activities or to Meadowview Park, complete with [...]
Zoe
Last week I got a chance to work with rising model, Zoe Power. We had a long shoot in the studio last Thursday as well as location shoots around Pittsboro on Sunday. She stayed very upbeat and energetic throughout the shoots, making my job very easy. On Friday I had set up a shot using [...]
Southern Independent Booksellers in Mobile
I’m back now from a quick, exhausting, but really fun trip to Mobile, Alabama for the Southern Independent Booksellers Association (SIBA) conference. The exhausting part came from missing an early flight out of Newark Saturday morning and then being delayed by two hours getting back to Newark on Sunday. So goes [...]
Chatham County GOP Opening Ceremonies
Old Glory flying free!
Our Chatham County GOP Logo & Sign
Well, it’s been a long, eventful day thusfar. We opened up our HQ’s around 10 a.m this morning and it was pretty successful. I’ve posted a few pictures of the day and will have tons more information in the upcoming weeks during [...]
In prime time, five “regular” Americans spoke at the Democratic Convention. By far the best of the five, in my humble opinion, was Pamela Cash-Roper, a retired nurse from Chatham County, Pittsboro, NC. (And I’m not just saying that because I’m a resident of Chatham County.)The N&O did a nice story. Below, courtesy of the Chatham Journal, she talks about the response in Chatham County to her high national profile: More Republicans for Obama.
Despite my partiality to public servants (I am the wife of a police officer), I think these men and women, much like teachers and nurses, are far under appreciated, disrespected by many and, yes, underpaid.
I wanted to pay homage to these people on this Thankful Thursday because I took particular note of the services they performed during the half marathon event last weekend.
You can’t literally shut a city down, closing major thoroughfares on one of the busiest days of the year in one of the largest summer tourist beaches on the east coast without a LOT of cooperation and collaboration. On top of the typical “last hurrah for the summer” visitors, VA Beach was swarmed with the runners and their friends and families last weekend, making for a boiling pot.
I can assure you, the majority of the fire, rescue and police personnel that were there were working “off-duty”. They volunteered to commit to working this event on what would normally be a scheduled day off for them.
I tip my hat to the supervisors of these fine organizations and the city leaders who assuredly put in countless hours of preparation coordinating this event and solidifying my safety and the safety of hundreds of thousands of others.
I have been witness to what it takes to pull an event like this together (Halloween on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill - UNC). Truly, the general public has no idea the effort that is put forth and I’m not convinced that they realize that the lives of these men and women are put on the line each and every day they walk out the door, working their regular shift or an “off-duty gig”, so that I can freely come and go about my daily business or run a half marathon knowing they’d be there to catch me if I fell.
I am deeply proud of the service my husband offers to the Town of Chapel Hill and I am sincerely grateful for the Sheriff’s Department here in our little town of Pittsboro. And while we’re continually asked to say “thank you” to the soldiers we see in the airports or out and about, please don’t forget to acknowledge your local law enforcement and fire and rescue workers as well. They are the ones keeping you safe here at home - everyday.
I have added over 100 pictures from the Woods vs Camelot soccer game at http://chathamphotos.com/gallery/v/80829woods/
You can view pictures from the Northwood High School Football Picture Day at http://chathamphotos.com/gallery/v/80821northwood/
Our First Guests
August 19th, 2008 by Elizabeth
Last week, Steven and I had the marking of our first guests coming to visit. We were delighted to have Janet, Joe & Robert in our little home for a few days. This was also an extra special trip for Janet & Joe because it meant returning to their [...]
I bet you think you know what a good neighbor is… I thought I did, too, when I lived in Northern Virginia - 12 miles from Washington, DC…in the same neighborhood, on the exact same street I grew up on.
Costly Jordan Lake clean-up rules hit an interesting speed bump
North Carolina’s Rules Review Commission met Thursday to look over the state Environmental Management Commission’s proposed rules for cleaning up Jordan Lake — a key part of state government’s initiative to force clean-up of the manmade lake, an effort that’s drawn criticism from local governments for [...]
North Carolina bound
July 6, 2008
We are planning a trip to North Carolina next week. We are staying in Asheville with Wendy’s family for the first half of the week, and Durham-Chapel Hill for the second half.
Through word of mouth we heard about a Goat Dairy in Pittsboro, NC call Celebrity Dairy that is also a [...]
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Yesterday was tricky
Trying to figure out what to do when people or places were not dictating my next move. I did get my wash done, went for a short walk, dropped off a birthday card for my niece and was happy to do my Friday routine of NewsHour, Washington Week, NOW and [...]
How to Argue and Stay Married!
By Betty Phillips
After the honeymoon, when you realize that 50% of all marriages actually do end in divorce, marriage partners begin to realize the enormity of the tasks involved in staying happily married. Positive conflict management becomes a high priority in keeping marriages together. All couples argue, even in successful [...]