Wed
life

Call to Action | Hurricane Matthew Flood

A SPECIAL CALL TO ACTION to benefit those in Eastern North Carolina that suffered extensive flood damage resulting from hurricane Matthew. Read this blog post to get the details on this extraordinary effort to occur during the week of Oct. 30 - Nov 6. 

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Mon
recipes

Keifer Pear Preserves

It's pear season here, but that doesn't mean sweet, juicy Southern versions of Boscs or an Anjous. Instead our pears, called Keifers, are hard as a rock, have a grainy jicama-like flesh, and are covered in an unpleasant, often bitter skin. Yum! No, they don't make great snacks, but they do make the most crisp, distinct fruit preserves I've ever had. 

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Sat
life

Yosemite

My family vacations as a kid meant a 1 day trip to the NC mountains- 5 hours in the car, 1 hour at the Daniel Boone Restaurant, 3 hours at Tweetsie Railroad, a stop at a road-side stand for some apples, then back in the car again headed home. 

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