Bought an old house on 4 acres in Chapel Hill, NC this morning. Walked the land tonight and found our first treasure among the trees and leaves.
Gray Squirrel has doors open to the beautiful day, and this visitor stopped by.
Buying a house and land tomorrow. Stress levels up, annoyance factor high, but so is excitement. Great spot to call home.
Chapel Hill Public Library a perfect place to page through past issues of Dwell Magazine, looking for ideas for the old house we’re about to puchase.
My favorite word: mahalo
Debating whether to make this summer’s visinata (sour cherry liqueur) with Swedish vodka, as I have before to good result, or the Romanian tuica my neighbor gave me when he returned from a recent visit to his home country.
A pause during out moving days to grab coffee and pstries on this Father’s Day.
A gorgeous day at Leavering Orchard in southern Virginia. Sour cherries!
Plans are set: leaving at 6am tomorrow for the drive to Galax, Virginia to pick sour cherries at Leavering Orchard.
While sausages grill / nearby paving crews clamor / rose bounces in breeze
Nice to see that Carrboro’s Gray Squirrel coffee roasters will be moving into larger space, and opening shop in Chapel Hill Public Library.
She moved. Dammit, Amanda was my best barber ever.
Made a cherry pie with frozen cherries left over from last year’s visit to Leavering Orchard in southern Virginia. Headed back there next Saturday with my friend Rose. Not the best lattice crust, but sure hope it tastes great.
81 jars of peanut butter kept me alive during Service as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in the South Pacific.
In the midst of packing up a house for our move in a couple of weeks. So much paper, so many photos. But also lots of family history going back more than 100 years. Oh, and dust.
Holiday weekend. Family bike ride into Carrboro. Cappuccino at Gray Squirrel.
Duke School of Medicine celebrating Dr. Sam Katz, chair emeritus of Department of Pediatrics and highly regarded champion of childhood immunization - he developed the measles vaccine! He supported, recruited and celebrated women in medicine and science. Can still be seen around the medical center.
Photo of my father, taken ~60 years ago by my grandfather.
It’s become a Sauturday morning ritual: cappuccino at Gray Squirrel (Carrboro, NC), and writing in my journal.
Carrboro Farmers Market on a cool morning, the produce and flowers and meats and cheeses and products so glorious, and musician on a banjo and guitar. Splendid!