march 24, 2024
“BE BRAVE. Even if you’re not, pretend to be.” ~ Unknown Ya’ll, I have never seen canned boiled peanuts, let alone at my local Kroger. I didn’t buy any because…….. just, no. They were in the canned vegetables aisle. Has … Continued
“BE BRAVE. Even if you’re not, pretend to be.” ~ Unknown Ya’ll, I have never seen canned boiled peanuts, let alone at my local Kroger. I didn’t buy any because…….. just, no. They were in the canned vegetables aisle. Has … Continued
“A bottle of water can be $.50 cents at a supermarket, $2 at the gym, $3 at the movies, and $6 on a plane. Same water. Only thing that changed its value was the place. So the next time you … Continued
“Soothe with Gentle Words Soothe with Patient Ears Soothe with Healing Touch Soothe with Warm Gestures Soothe with Kind Thoughts Soothe with Compassionate Actions Soothe with Serene Presence” ~ Buddha Groove My friend Hannah Gibson dropped by the office to … Continued
“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.” ~ Mary Oliver While our basketball team under Calipari has underperformed yet again in the NCAA tournament, our baseball team has been stellar. This crew (Jen Bartlett, not pictured) took advantage of the … Continued
“One day, you’ll look back and realize you worried too much about the things that don’t matter.” ~ Unknown Lots of people frown on street food, particularly hot dog carts. The first time I went to New York City, which … Continued
“We enter life with an inhale. We exit life with an exhale. And in between, we live for those moments that take our breath away.” ~ Unknown I’ve probably mentioned that I’ve got a thing for Waffle Houses. Actually, I’m … Continued
“That’s all we want in the end, to be acknowledged, to be appreciated, and to be told we’ve been missed and loved.” ~ R. M. Drake I promised you the rest of my story at the Balsam Mountain Inn, so … Continued
“Self-care is knowing your emotional triggers and not surrounding yourself with people who deliberately provoke them.” ~ Unknown I was going to finish up about the Balsam Mountain Inn – there was one final chapter – but seeing as it’s … Continued
“May your heart always be joyful And may your song always be sung May you stay forever young” ~ Bob Dylan Yesterday, you saw the outside—well, most of the outside—of the Balsam Mountain Inn. Today, we’re having a look at … Continued
“Don’t let anyone ruin your day. It’s your day. Ruin it yourself.” ~ Unknown Would you stay in this hotel? This is the Balsman Mountain Inn in Balsam, a small hamlet in western North Carolina. It was built between 1905 … Continued